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Brain Twisters -- College student Laurie Stevens gets a crash course in horror when she discovers that her favorite professor's computer-game research is really a series of mind-control experiments.

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Director:
Jerry Sangiuliano
Writer:
Jerry Sangiuliano (written by)
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Release Date:
1 May 1993 (South Korea) See more »
Genre:
Horror | Sci-Fi See more »
Tagline:
WARNING! An experiment in mind control is out of control ... and the body count is building!
Plot:
Employees of a software company discover a conspiracy to use the games made by the company to control the thoughts of its customers. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Farrah Forke ... Laurie Stevens (as Farrah R. Forke)
Terry Londeree ... Dr. Phillip Rothman
Joe Lombardo ... Frank Turi

Donna Bostany ... Michelle
Elle Thompson ... Yvonne
Shura McComb ... Ted
Heather Ann Barclay ... Denise
Robert T. Hughes ... Wrightnour
Bill Hilkert Jr. ... Pete
Charles Lopresto ... Custodian
Michael Warholic ... Norm
Mitch Kornfeld ... Roger
Gene Malone ... Police Captain
Jonathan Lomma ... Twelve Year Old Boy
Mark Fryer ... Policeman
Johnny Pidgeon ... Policeman
Vic Sangiuliano ... Policeman
Gerald Weller ... Policeman
Doug Massell ... Norm's Buddy
Donald Scioscia ... Derelict
Kelly Patrick ... Dancer in Bar
Carmen Mercadante ... Football Stud in Cafe
Frank Rasieleski ... Superior
Carl Scioscia ... Superior
Laurie Ann Hickey ... Girl Runner
Michael X. Fallon ... Agent
Warren Cox ... Agent
Joe Munley ... Bouncer
Jim DeMichelle ... Police Photographer
Charles Bennett ... Bald Man
Joanne Catalano ... Bald Man's Wife
Agnes Cummings ... Mother
Preston Hughes ... Male Nurse
Joseph McGrail ... Male Nurse
Jim Langan ... Cameraman
Steve Savage ... Murdered Driver
Walter Tetlak ... Ice Cream Man
Albert Barone ... Detective
Reggie Lopp ... Detective
Ed Uhler ... Detective
Michelle Solomon ... News Reporter
Ed Rudnesky Jr. ... News Photographer
Maura Malloy ... Waitress
Greg Gondella ... Truck Driver
Cochise ... Dog
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Directed by
Jerry Sangiuliano 
 
Writing credits
Jerry Sangiuliano (written by)

Produced by
Stanley Bickman .... line producer (as Stan Bickman)
Frank Rasieleski .... executive producer
Dianne Sangiuliano .... producer
 
Original Music by
Larry Gelb 
 
Cinematography by
Tomasz Magierski (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Sandi Gerling 
Keith Reamer 
 
Casting by
Riccardo Bertoni 
Esther Navarro 
 
Art Direction by
Edward Bishop  (as Ed Bishop)
 
Set Decoration by
Gail Ercoli 
 
Costume Design by
Rosemary Ponzo 
 
Makeup Department
Bob Hinkle .... hair stylist
James O'Hora .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Madeline Farris .... assistant production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Briggs .... second assistant director
Bill Burke .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Michael Draper .... drawings: Rathman's
Adam N. Duke .... assistant set decorator (as Adam Duke)
Gail Ercoli .... property master
Katherine Frederick .... property master
Kate Graham .... graphic artist
Ed Rudnesky Jr. .... set designer (as Edward Rudnesky Jr.)
Marianne St. Claire .... assistant set designer
 
Sound Department
Antonio L. Arroyo .... sound mixer (as Antonio Arroyo)
Guido Blanker .... assistant sound editor
Louie Cossa .... video sound effects
Larry Degala .... assistant sound editor
Dennis Fierman .... sound editor
Bernard Hayden .... sound editor
Brian Langman .... sound editor
Pablo Marquez .... boom
Dominick Tavella .... rerecording mixer
 
Special Effects by
Arthur Jolly .... special effects
Pericles Lewnes .... special effects consultant
Kris Sangiuliano .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Paul Chervin .... optical effects
Noel Scheinberg .... optical effects
Moses Weitzman .... optical effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Beaman .... grip
Mel Cannon .... key grip
Russell Day .... gaffer
James J. Ferris .... electrician (as James Ferris)
Dmitry Kibrik .... grip
Todd S. Klein .... dolly grip (as Todd Klein)
Theo Pingarelli .... first assistant camera
Tom Potoskie .... best boy
Frank Sellers .... electrician
Wojciech Wieteska .... second assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leslie Addario .... wardrobe
Mary Beth Cowley .... assistant wardrobe
Patricia Jenkins .... assistant wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
James P. Harte .... assistant film editor
Dean Johnson .... assistant film editor
Jennifer Newman .... second assistant editor (as Jennifer L. Newman)
Michael Tobias .... second assistant editor
 
Music Department
George Graham .... music mixer
George Graham .... music recordist
George J.P. Pegula .... synthesizer programmer
 
Transportation Department
Eddie Stalter .... transportation
 
Other crew
Mohammed Abyaneh .... caterer
William A. Black Jr. .... technical advisor (as William A. Black Jr. M.D.)
Christine Carbo .... caterer
Paul Chervin .... titles
Gerry Coleman .... location manager
Richard Dama .... script supervisor (as Rich Dana)
Gail Ercoli .... dance stager
Gail Ercoli .... location coordinator
Gail Ercoli .... promotions
Madeline Farris .... production office coordinator
Bob Fawcett .... production assistant
Barbara Fazen .... hotel accomodations
Kent Graham .... assistant production office coordinator
Jennifer Newman .... production assistant (as Jennifer L. Newman)
Noel Scheinberg .... titles
Edwin Stalter .... production assistant
Christine Turi .... craft service
Moses Weitzman .... title designer
Moses Weitzman .... titles
Leon Zielensky .... production assistant
 

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Runtime:
USA:91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:16 | South Korea:15
Filming Locations:
Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Farrah Forke is credited as "Farrah R. Forke" in the closing credits, but "Farrah Forke" in the opening ones.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Yvonne has just completed one of Dr. Rothman's mind-altering visual experiments]
Dr. Phillip Rothman:How do you feel now?
Yvonne:Fine... okay.
Dr. Phillip Rothman:Sure?
Yvonne:Yeah, I feel... fine.
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Soundtrack:
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4 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
The title is misleading., 19 October 2010
Author: aaronmocksing1987 from United States

I remember visiting my local rental shack and finding this on VHS for cheap. And by cheap, I mean, it was only 50 cents. We have a place here which still specializes in allowing you to rent VHS copies of movies old, new, and DVDs of yesteryear (although the DVD section in Dos Palos is ridiculously tiny - it's a wonder we have any at all... it looks like a donation bin). I didn't want to buy the movie so I opted out of it, and just decided to blow the two Washington's I had to see if this movie was as advertised.

"A movie about killer riddles? A strange looking mentally challenged man sticking his mouth open in the front cover? Golly gee, this looks like it's gonna be a woolybooger!" And before you ask me what a 'woolybooger' is, it's not something that comes out of your nose. It's from the Lone Gunman show of yesteryear; some fat lard tubby says that in a way that sounds so hilarious, it's random, and amusing. I'll be making that into all of my reviews from here on. But now, back to the show.

This movie is more along the lines of, 'What if Disney did a horror movie?' Sadly, you won't be finding any animated foxes slashing mice to death or cats sinking their teeth into elephants while singing a song about it. It's not even animated, and that's a shame, because I would actually like to see an animated horror movie - just because cartoons are mostly for kids, doesn't mean they're limited to one genre. I would know, because I made one.

Not that anyone supported me.

This movie is boring. The computer is not the enemy, just the mini-boss. A mad scientist tries to turn video games into mind-bending machines on it's users and drive the--- ...wait a minute. Don't video games already do that? Doom told me that it's perfectly okay to fight demons with my bare knuckles, and Super Mario told me that slamming my head into blocks will deliver golden doubloons that I can collect each time. If this was going to be a real brain twister in that sense, the real question is, 'Why did a bunch of idiots decide to make a horror film so ridiculously unhorror-like?' It's slow, it's plodding, and by the time you're finished taking a dump - the movie's done.

Also, Eastwest DVD needs to fix my copy. The movie's so bad it skips halfway and ends the movie before anything really picks up.

Then again... maybe that was the evil computer's bidding.

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