Carnival of Souls (1998)

Directors:

Adam Grossman
Ian Kessner

Writers (WGA):

John Clifford (story)
Adam Grossman (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

Enter... if you dare.

Plot:

A young girl witnesses the brutal rape and murder of her mother by a circus clown and begins to have nightmares when the carnival comes back to town when she is an adult.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Remake Of Cult Film | Evil Circus | Disturbed Childhood | Horror Movie Remake

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bobbie Phillips	...	Alex Grant
Shawnee Smith	...	Sandra Grant
Larry Miller	...	Louis Seagram
Paul Johansson	...	Michael
Cleavant Derricks	...	Sid
Henry G. Sanders	...	Officer Soby
Brendan Dillon	...	Henry
Anna K. McKown	...	Elaine Grant (as Anna Kristen McKown)
Raquel Beaudene	...	Young Alex Grant
Tiffanie Ann Taylor	...	Young Sandra Grant
Joseph S. Griffo	...	Photographer
Robert LaSardo	...	Candyman (as Robert A. LaSardo)
Mark Paskell	...	Clown
Ellen Albertini Dow	...	Mrs. Meltzer
Andrew Craig	...	Worker

Also Known As:

Wes Craven Presents 'Carnival of Souls'

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/terror, a strong sex scene and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R | Spain:18

Company:

Trimark Pictures

Quotes:

Alex Grant: [to Sandra about Louis] I know it sounds impossible, but I know he's here.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Carnival of Souls (1962)

GODAWFUL

Oh well, It was bound to happen. I finally saw the remake of Carnival of Souls. Was it worth it? In a word, NO! Forget the original set up about the lone survivor (Candace Hilligross) of an automobile accident, moving to a small town, and seeing visions of ghoulish people from the other side coming for her. This time around, A young woman (Bobbie Phillips), a victim of sexual abuse by a pedophile clown (comic Larry Miller) when she was younger, encounters the clown years later. He forces her to drive to the river and she deliberately crashes her car into the river.......you know the rest.

This movie is so terrible. It plays like a dirty USA made for TV movies of the week. The acting is similar to anything you would encounter while watching Melrose Place, etc. Wait til you get a load of what the people from the other side look like this time around. Whooo-boy. No expense was spared for the make up effects for these creatures.

I can just imagine the congratulatory slap on the backs the film makers received from each other. These bums probably think the remake of Psycho was better than the original. I think the audience for this movie is for those who think Urban legend, I Know What You Did This and Last Summer, etc. are great classics. I hope those "12 year old of all ages" enjoy the film. I sure as Hell didn't

I read a few months back, that Candace Hilligross was supposed to have a hand with the remake, but those around the making of the film back stabbed her off the production. I hope she has the last laugh when she sees the critical raspberries this film will rightfully receive.