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Popcorn (1991) 5.3
A "Leatherface" type murderer who wears other people's faces, kills at an all-night horrorthon at an old theatre put on by a bunch of film students. Maggie, the lead character, believes ... See full summary » Director:Mark Herrier |
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Cast
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Maggie
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Tom Villard | ... |
Toby
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| Dee Wallace | ... |
Suzanne
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Derek Rydall | ... |
Mark
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| Malcolm Danare | ... |
Bud
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Elliott Hurst | ... |
Leon
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Ivette Soler | ... |
Joannie
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Freddie Simpson | ... |
Tina
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| Kelly Jo Minter | ... |
Cheryl
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| Karen Lorre | ... |
Joy
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Dr. Mnesyne
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Mr. Davis
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Scott Thompson | ... |
Bearded Guy
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Will Knickerbocker | ... |
Landlord /
Warden
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Ethan Ormsby | ... |
Two Headed Guy
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A "Leatherface" type murderer who wears other people's faces, kills at an all-night horrorthon at an old theatre put on by a bunch of film students. Maggie, the lead character, believes it's really Lanyard Gates, a crazed film maker who killed his family live on stage, fifteen years ago. And now he's back to kill his daughter, Sara, who is believed to be really Maggie. Written by Jason Mechalek
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Pay to get in, pray to get out. See more »Genres:
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Rated R for strong violence, and some language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 February 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Phantom of the Cinema See more »Box Office
Gross:
$4,205,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
DolbyColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Performed by Ossie D and Stevie G
Composed by Ossie D and Stevie G
Lyrics by Alan Ormsby as Tod Hackett, Paul Zaza and Yvonne Murray
Published by Movie Partners Inc.
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Director Alan Ormsby was replaced after three weeks of principal photography by Mark Herrier. See more »Goofs
When "Tina" ties up Bud in his wheelchair, she puts a belt around his body. The belt shifts/rotates around around his body between shots (you can tell by a patch on the belt, which moves around.) See more »Soundtracks
"SCARY SCARY MOVIES"Performed by Ossie D and Stevie G
Composed by Ossie D and Stevie G
Lyrics by Alan Ormsby as Tod Hackett, Paul Zaza and Yvonne Murray
Published by Movie Partners Inc.
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When a group of film students need to raise some cash, they organise a horror movie festival at a run-down theatre, offering fright-fans a selection of old monster movies—complete with their original promotional gimmicks! As a packed house enjoys a triple bill of hokey trash (fictional B-movies 'Mosquito', 'The Amazing Electrified Man' and 'The Stench'), a disfigured killer proceeds to use the movies' gimmicks to bump off the students, whilst wearing a variety of latex masks to deceive his victims.
Popcorn is exactly like its title suggests: a light-hearted, teen-centric, and not-to-be-taken-too-seriously popcorn movie. Although this means it is fairly light on the gore (and features absolutely no nudity), with its pretty nifty horror-film-themed script (that any fan of the genre should get a kick out of), some fine make-up effects, and a genuine sense of fun, this early 90s offering proves to be great escapism for its duration (plus, I'm a sucker for a gorgeous brunette in peril, so the film automatically scores points with me for starring the lovely Jill Schoelen as its helpless female in distress).
The screenplay, by talented genre scribe Alan Ormsby definitely shows that the man knows his stuff when it comes to schlock horror, with the three films-within-the-film taking plenty of good natured swipes at the clichés and conventions of the genre. The cast all give spirited performances, with Dee Wallace-Stone racking up another solid horror film credit, Tom Villard giving a particularly memorable performance as goofy film fan Toby, and the always impressive Ray Walston appearing in a short but welcome cameo.
Occasionally the film gets a little too daft for its own good (the running gag where the hero continually gets hurt soon becomes tiresome), and the ending seems to rattle on forever, but there's easily enough fun stuff in this one to make it worth checking out.
7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.