Night Terrors (1993)

User Rating:

3.0/10   

Director:

Tobe Hooper

Writers:

Rom Globus (writer)
Daniel Matmor (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A young girl travels to Cairo to visit her father, and becomes unwillingly involved with a bizarre sadomasochistic...

Plot Keywords:

Marquis De Sade | Sadomasochism | Flashback Sequence | Dungeon | Lesbian Scene

Cast

Robert Englund	...	Marquis De Sade / Paul Chevaller
Zoe Trilling	...	Genie
Alona Kimhi	...	Sabina
Juliano Mer	...	Mahmoud
Chandra West	...	Beth
William Finley	...	Dr. Matteson
Irit Sheleg	...	Fatima
Niv Cohen	...	Chuck
Doron Barbi	...	Ali
David Menachem	...	Arab Market Hustler
Jonathan Cherchi	...	Arab Market Hustler
Howard Ripp	...	Harry, Matteson's Assistant
Zachi Noy	...	Chuck's Father
Ya'ackov Banai	...	Chevalier's Servant (as Yakov Banai)
Joel Drori	...	Chevalier's Servant

Also Known As:

Nightmare
Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors (USA) (complete title)
Tobe Hooper's Nightmare

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Canada | Egypt | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Matrix Surround

Certification:

Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | France:-16 (TV rating) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Jaffa, Israel

Company:

Global Pictures

Trivia:

Director Gerry O'Hara left the project because he didn't want to shoot a screenplay which envisioned the De Sade character in the 18th century.

Soundtrack:

Sound the Trumpet

They got the terror part right...it's a terror to watch!

Tobe Hooper is quite possibly the biggest fluke the horror genre has to offer. Like any other horror fan, I loved the Texas Chainsaw, but I think that in order to put your name in front on a movie title, you should have at least more than one hit movie. I can't really think of any other movie Hooper has done (on his own, don't count Poltergeist) that has really made an impact on the horror genre or film world. And this movie, Night Terrors, just backs up my point.

Poor Robert Englund, I give him credit for at least doing a good job with the awful material he was given. He did what he could. As for the movie itself? Pure drudge. Unnecessary nude scenes every five minutes, a story that must have been penned in an our, and really just awful scenery, music, and cinematography. Nothing in this film is redeemable. Don't waste your time.

Overall, 1 out of 10. I feel sorry for Hooper, his career seems like it was over before it really ever got started. I hope that he's able to pump out at least one more good flick, that way he can do his cult status some justice.