Pandemonium (1982)

Tom Smothers stars as the brave mountie, who along with his trusty horse and bitter deputy Paul Reubens must track down a killer who is stalking coeds at a nearby cheerleader camp.

Director:

Alfred Sole

Writers:

Jaime Barton Klein (as Jaime Klein), Richard Whitley

Stars:

Tom Smothers, Carol Kane, Tammy Alverson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tammy Alverson	...	60'S Cheerleader
Pamela Harlow	...	60'S Cheerleader
Lynn Herring	...	60'S Cheerleader
Jan Speck	...	60'S Cheerleader
Sallee Young	...	60'S Cheerleader (as Sallee Sunshine Young)
Candice Azzara	...	Bambi (as Candy Azzara)
Suzanne Kent	...	Crying Woman
Phil Hartman	...	Reporter (as Phil Hartmann)
Michael Kless	...	Photographer
David L. Lander	...	Pepe
Carol Kane	...	Candy
Eileen Brennan	...	Candy's Mom (as A Friend)
Judge Reinhold	...	Glenn
Bradley Lieberman	...	Chip Jr.
Victoria Carroll	...	Mandy's Mom

Storyline

Tom Smothers stars as the brave mountie, who along with his trusty horse and bitter deputy Paul Reubens must track down a killer who is stalking coeds at a nearby cheerleader camp.

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Plot Keywords:

mounted police officer | cleavage | slutty woman | slutty attitude | horse's head | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 April 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Thursday the 12th

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery - 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Krost/Chapin Productions,TMC Venture

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the horror films this movie spoofs is Carrie (1976). Edie McClurg and Sydney Lassick, who have small parts in Carrie (1976) as the English teacher Mr. Fromm and Carrie's classmate Helen, also have minor parts in "Pandemonium". Lassick appears in the Bus Station scene, which spoofs Carrie (1976), as the homeless man with the "dirty pillows".

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Quotes

[At a crime scene where five cheerleaders have been turned into a "human shish-kebob"]
Photographer: This must be the act of a maniac.
Reporter: Either that, or a very large chef.

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Connections

Spoofs Carrie (1976)

User Reviews

After 30 years of only hearing of it, I'm very glad to finally see Pandemonium

Since today is Thursday, September 12, I thought I'd watch a movie I knew was originally was supposed to be called Thursday the 12th. This was a horror spoof I remembered being promoted on HBO back in the early '80s but for some reason, I didn't get to see this until now on YouTube which retained the original HBO "feature presentation" opening sequence from that time. Anyway, it opens with a football game from 1963 where a murder happens afterwards, then goes to 19 years later when some others will take place. I'll stop there and just say this was very funny to see perhaps because of the way many horror movie references were used to comic effect and the way the performances were gleefully over-the-top the whole time. Depending on your familiarity of many movies and TV shows, you may also get a hoot of how many of the players were recognizable though I was surprised one of them, Phil Hartman, was so small in screen time. I did know he was an associate of another player here-Paul Reubens, best known as Pee Wee Herman-and he hadn't had his big break on "Saturday Night Live" yet so that was probably why his was just a cameo. Anyway, on that note, I highly recommend Pandemonium.