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Neon Maniacs (1986)
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November 1986 (USA) moreTagline:
There are twelve good reasons to be afraid of the dark. And everyone of them is a killer morePlot:
A group of teenagers in San Francisco discover a nest of homicidal monsters living in a tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, but when they try to tell authorities, no one believes them. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Let me ruin your evening... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Clyde Hayes | ... | Steven (as Alan Hayes) | |
| Leilani Sarelle | ... | Natalie | |
| Donna Locke | ... | Paula | |
| Victor Brandt | ... | Devin | |
| David Muir | ... | Wylie | |
| Marta Kober | ... | Lorraine | |
| P.R. Paul | ... | Eugene | |
| Jeff Tyler | ... | Wally | |
| Amber Denyse Austin | ... | Lisa | |
| James Acheson | ... | Ray | |
| Chuck Hemingway | ... | Gary | |
| Bo Sabato | ... | Manello | |
| Jessie Lawrence Ferguson | ... | Carson | |
| John Lafayette | ... | Thomas | |
| Gene Bicknell | ... | Cozzie |
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Finland:(Banned) (1989) | Italy:VM18 | Australia:R | Norway:15 | USA:R | UK:18 | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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Natalie: What's his or her name?Steven: Dog!
Natalie: You named your dog "Dog?"
Steven: See, I thought about 'Cat', but...
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Well, this goofy, gimmick heavy cult monster movie didn't ruin *my* evening. It's silly enough to be somewhat amusing.
A dozen assorted creatures, each with its own style of dress and murder, emerge from inside the Golden Gate Bridge at night and slaughter people. They kill all of Natalie's (Leilani Sarelle) friends, and, of course, when she tells the cops what she saw, they refuse to believe her outlandish story. She makes friends with "nice guy" Steven (Allan Hayes of "Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter") as well as spunky kid Paula (Donna Locke), an avid horror buff who tries to get proof of the creatures' existence and inadvertently discovers that their weakness is contact with good old fashioned H2O.
This little known movie is so 1980's that it hurts, with an all-too-typical electronic music score that is really the crowning touch. The effects are not spectacular but they are acceptable. The picture might have been more fun if it were more stylish or energetic but the director Joseph Mangine is clearly not in his element - usually he's a cinematographer of B movies like "Squirm", "Alligator" and "Alone in the Dark" (1982).
The film suffered some production problems, resulting in recasting of some of the creature performers as well as Mangine handling cinematography as well as direction after the original DP (Oliver Wood) left the production.
Sarelle went on to play Roxy in "Basic Instinct", and debuting actor Andrew Divoff, playing the role of "Doc" here, is now best known as the star of the "Wishmaster" series.
"Neon Maniacs" is okay for what it is but that's about it.
5/10