Desecration (1999)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Dante Tomaselli

Writer:

Dante Tomaselli (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Tagline:

You Will Burn in Hell...

Plot:

Sixteen year-old Bobby is emotionally damaged by his mother's early death. He accidentally causes a nun's death, unleashing a chain of supernatural events that lead him into the pits of Hell.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Hell | Supernatural | Nun | Demon

Cast

Irma St. Paule	...	Grandma Matilda
Christie Sanford	...	Sister Madeline / Mary Rullo
Danny Lopes	...	Bobby Rullo
Salvatore Paul Piro	...	Mr. Rullo
Vincent Lamberti	...	Brother Nicolas
Maureen Tomaselli	...	Sister Rosemary
Gene Burke	...	Father O'Leary
Ruth Ray	...	Reverend Mother
Helen Palladino	...	Mrs. Cannizzaro
Garret Montanez	...	4 year-old Bobby
Nora Maher	...	Sister Rita
Mark Mamone	...	Sean
Mary Fassino	...	Young Nun
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elena Christiana	...	Paramedic
Rocco Spinelli	...	Bishop

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Bedminster, New Jersey, USA

Quotes:

Brother Nicolas: Here, take this.
Bobby Rullo: Where'd you get them?
Brother Nicolas: They're mine...It's Valium.
Bobby Rullo: Can priests take Valium?
Brother Nicolas: Priests can do many things.

Movie Connections:

References Communion (1976)

Hmm what can I say

Firstly let me say that I am an avid Horror Fan. I collect and love lots of different horror movies from the Italian gore to the more psychological to the plain funny as in Evil Dead. Now, Desecration. What category does this fall into? It maybe has its own unique category. If so, It would be close to the bottom of the pile...where movies you will only ever watch once and still regret doing so, live. To describe the general gist of this movie is quite simple. forget unbelievable surrealism, forget cerebral and beautiful haunting imagery. Try 'a collection of stereotypical horror movie clichés that are thrown together without ANY real sense of structure, meaning and above all no message and no story is forthcoming'.

Even some of these people here praising the movie have admitted it seemed to be going nowhere at times or didn't make any sense. Of the other reviews there is one that stands out and praises this movie as if it is the best movie ever made.... It isn't hard to guess that the reviewer is a keen user of cannabis-Deduced by the nickname, If I am wrong shoot me! - and if I were to view this movie under the influence, I too would probably say 'Wow' 'amazing' 'freaky' etc etc etc. In the grim harshness of reality though (!?), this movie is a total TURKEY. If you are considering buying this trash...be warned, there are better things to spend your money on. Like a new Can opener or something. If you want a cheap alternative to this movie, get a collection of older movie trailers, put them on back to back so it lasts an hour or so, then sit and watch it whilst flicking different coloured lights on and off now and then with some old led Zep or pink floyd music on in the background- playing backwards of course. 0 out of 10