Servants of Twilight (1991)

Director:

Jeffrey Obrow

Writers:

Stephen Carpenter (screenplay)
Dean R. Koontz (novel)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Based on the novel by Dean R. Koontz, this action packed thriller features Bruce Greenwood as a private...

Plot Keywords:

Antichrist | Based On Novel | Independent Film

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Bruce Greenwood	...	Charlie Harrison
Jarrett Lennon	...	Joey Scavello
Belinda Bauer	...	Christine Scavello
Grace Zabriskie	...	Grace Spivey
Richard Bradford	...	Henry Rankin
Carel Struycken	...	Kyle Barlow
Jack Kehoe	...	Dr. Denton Boothe
Dale Dye	...	Police Officer
James Harper	...	Frank Ross
Bruce Locke	...	George Wong
Kelli Maroney	...	Sherry Ordway
Al White	...	Pete Lockburn
Dante D'Andre	...	Farmer Catalan
Patrick Massett	...	Sandy Breckenstein
Jillian McWhirter	...	Vera Lancaster

Also Known As:

Dean R. Koontz's The Servants of Twilight

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #31047) | Australia:M | UK:15

Goofs:

Continuity: When Christine and Charlie are arguing by the train tracks, Joey is shown from the side with his arms crossed at chest level on the hood of the car. When Joey is shown from the front to speak a line, his arms are up at chin level. When it cuts back to the side shot, his arms are back at chest level.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: Servants of Twilight" (1998)

Not Bad, Even if a Little Bit Predictable

I remember when this movie came out and the video stores really tried to hype this film. Of course, the film went into obscurity for a while and I hadn't seen it for years. I had actually forgotten the name and that it was based off of a Dean Koontz story. With a little bit of searching I was able to watch this movie again and it was just as OK as the first time I had viewed it.

The story is nothing new, just told from a slightly different angle. A six year old boy by the name of Joey is being terrorized by a cult known as "Twilight". This cult believes the end is coming and believes that Joey is the start of it. They believe he is the anti-Christ. Joey's mother hires a detective named Charlie to help them. Charlie soon realizes that this cult means business as they seem to have cultist everywhere and they just can't escape them, no matter where they run to. This all leads to a climax giving you the question whether Joey is or is not the anti-Christ.

Sure, the storyline is nothing new, but, you can still have fun with it. The acting is really not that bad as we have a decent cast with a few familiar faces which include Belinda Bauer (Robocop 2), Grace Zabriskie, Carel Struycken (The Addams Family) and Bruce Greenwood. Also, the movie is directed by a classic B movie director of the 80's, Jeffrey Obrow, who gave us such fine films as The Kindred and The Power.

Well, I think the movie is worth checking out. You won't waste your time. 7/10