Sleepwalkers (1992)

A mother-and-son team of strange supernatural creatures come to town to seek out a virgin to feed on.

Director:

Mick Garris

Writer:

Stephen King

Stars:

Brian Krause, Mädchen Amick, Alice Krige

4 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brian Krause	...	Charles Brady
Mädchen Amick	...	Tanya Robertson
Alice Krige	...	Mary Brady
Jim Haynie	...	Sheriff Ira
Cindy Pickett	...	Mrs. Robertson
Ron Perlman	...	Captain Soames
Lyman Ward	...	Mr. Robertson
Dan Martin	...	Andy Simpson
Glenn Shadix	...	Mr. Fallows
Cynthia Garris	...	Laurie
Monty Bane	...	Horace
John Landis	...	Lab Technician
Joe Dante	...	Lab Assistant
Stephen King	...	Cemetery Caretaker
Clive Barker	...	Forensic Tech

Storyline

Charles Brady and his mother Mary move to a small town. They are sleepwalkers - they can change their appearance and they need the life force from young women. Charles has picked out young Tanya as his next victim. He asks her for a date and invites her home...

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Plot Keywords:

small town | life force | murder | shotgun | stitch | 

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Taglines:

The first Stephen King story written expressly for the scream.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some terror/violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 April 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stephen King's Sleepwalkers

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$30,524,763 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Victor & Grais Productions, Ion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tobe Hooper:  Forensic technician.

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Goofs

In the beginning where Charles is cutting his arm, you can clearly see the outline of the blood patch he is actually cutting.

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Quotes

Mary Brady: No vegetables, no dessert - that's the rules.

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Crazy Credits

Cat's claws slash through the screen after the credits, exposing a green glow beyond.

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Connections

Referenced in Masterclass of Horror (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Sleepwalk"
Written by Johnny Farina, Santo Farina & Ann Farina
Performed by Santo & Johnny
Courtesy of Dischi Ricordi SPA
By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing Inc.

User Reviews

Here kitty, kitty, kitty…

An incestuous mother and son (Krige, Krause) of preternatural origin move to a small town to find a young female virgin (Amick) the son may take the life force of and feed the mother with.

It's Stephen King, who wrote the screenplay, at his not bad best. Interesting music; I've never heard Enya in a horror movie before but surprisingly it works. As with Ron Perlman, I'd pretty much sit through anything with Alice Krige in it.

The down side is that although the mother and son are interesting beings the curiosity about them the movie arouses is not satisfied. What are they? A kind of feline lineage is hinted at as they can morph into variations of cat like creatures yet cats are their mortal enemies (a scratch can be fatal). Where are they from? Egypt is hinted at (the origin of the worship of Bast, perhaps). Why are they called Sleepwalkers (origins of the incubus/succubus/vampire mythologies)?

Despite the questions raised and unanswered the film is still an enjoyable gore-fest horror break from reality.

Worth a rent/buy used, especially for fans of Stephen King's work.