The Mangler 2 (2001) (V)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Director:

Michael Hamilton-Wright

Writer:

Michael Hamilton-Wright (written by)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Escape Before It Rips You Apart.

Plot:

A teenager girl mistakenly downloads the Mangler 2.0 computer virus into her highschool's new state of the art computer system and all hell breaks loose.

Plot Keywords:

Stephen King | Sequel | Second Part

Cast

Lance Henriksen	...	Headmaster Bradeen (as Lance Henricksen)
Chelse Swain	...	Jo Newton
Philippe Bergeron	...	Chef Lecours (as Phillipe Bergeron)
Dexter Bell	...	Will Walsh
Daniella Evangelista	...	Emily Stone
Miles Meadows	...	Corey Banks
Will Sanderson	...	Dan Channa
Jeff Doucette	...	Janitor Bob
David Christensen	...	Paul Cody
Ken Camroux	...	Mr. Newton
Garvin Cross	...	Mr. Vessey
Brenda Campbell	...	Ms. Shaw
Shawn Reis	...	Mr. Walsh
David Horner	...	Voice of The Mangler (voice)
Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff	...	Newton Computer Voice (voice) (as Elizabeth Savenkoff)

Also Known As:

The Mangler 2: Graduation Day (UK) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

USA:97 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Canada:14A | Germany:16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Banana Brothers Entertainment Inc.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning, when Cory is Talking to Emily, there's a crowd of people behind Cory. In the next shot, is a few seconds later, the group is gone.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Security Guard: Freeze!

Movie Connections:

References Good Will Hunting (1997)

Soundtrack:

Splitframe

Ugh. Good thing I didn't pay to rent this.

While most of her peers are away on break, a student genius (Chelse Swain) plans to get revenge on the stern dean of her school (Lance Henriksen) by developing a computer virus that will shut down her high-tech campus long enough to give her and her stupid friends some time to party. Instead, the plan backfires when the computer system takes on a mind of its own, traps the group inside and starts killing them off by manipulating and controlling the electric wiring.

Chelse Swain (THE VIRGIN SUICIDES) fails to convince us she can tie her own shoelaces, let alone is a genius, and the talented Henriksen is sorely wasted as the human heavy, who's eventually transformed into what looks like Plughead from the CIRCUITRY MAN films.

Highly implausible plot, amateurish acting, insipid dialogue, painfully annoying characters and offscreen murders mean don't bother with this "sequel," which is completely unrelated to the 1993 Tobe Hopper film.