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Blades

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
791
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Blades (1989)
Somewhere in New Jersey, a killer lawnmower stalks a small town's golf course.
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Somewhere in New Jersey, a killer lawnmower stalks a small town's golf course.Somewhere in New Jersey, a killer lawnmower stalks a small town's golf course.Somewhere in New Jersey, a killer lawnmower stalks a small town's golf course.

IMDb RATING
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791
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  • Director
    • Thomas R. Rondinella
  • Writers
    • John P. Finnegan(story)
    • William R. Pace(screenplay)
    • Thomas R. Rondinella(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert North
    • Jeremy Whelan
    • Victoria Scott
  • Director
    • Thomas R. Rondinella
  • Writers
    • John P. Finnegan(story)
    • William R. Pace(screenplay)
    • Thomas R. Rondinella(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert North
    • Jeremy Whelan
    • Victoria Scott
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Robert North
    Robert North
    • Roy Kent
    Jeremy Whelan
    Jeremy Whelan
    • Deke Slade
    Victoria Scott
    Victoria Scott
    • Kelly Lange
    Holly Stevenson
    • Bea Osgood
    William Towner
    • Norman Osgood
    Peter Wray
    • Lyle
    Charlie Quinn
    • Charlie Kimmel
    Bruce Katlin
    • Morgue Attendant
    Lee Devin
    • Squire Evans
    Bill Kimble
    • Sonny Fagan
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    Andy Fertal
    • Bert
    Larry Stromberg
    • Don
    Kara Callahan
    • Jenny
    Jon McBride
    • Don's Friend
    • (as John McBride)
    Andrea Diehl
    • Mrs. Willowbrook
    • Director
      • Thomas R. Rondinella
    • Writers
      • John P. Finnegan(story)
      • William R. Pace(screenplay)
      • Thomas R. Rondinella(screenplay)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Thomas R. Rondinella: the TV director in the control room
    • Goofs
      When the couple are lying on the ground kissing in the opening, they both turn their heads to look (her to her right and him to his left) when they hear the lawnmower. But when the scene cuts to the POV of the mower heading towards them, they're looking in the opposite direction.
    • Crazy credits
      After the closing credits there is a scene in which a hedge trimmer starts up on its own. And then the words: HEDGES Just when you thought it was safe to trim.
    • Alternate versions
      The German video version (rated 'Not under 16') released in 1989 by UFA Video omits 7 seconds of violence.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Tromeo and Juliet (1996)

    User reviews24

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    4/10
    Not a parody, but more of a reenactment of "Jaws".
    This movie is basically a parody of "Jaws". It took me a bit to get it, but once they strung up the lawn mower I finally got it. I realized they were doing "Jaws" before then, but not until that moment did I realize it was almost purely a "Jaws" parody. The problem, it takes itself a bit too seriously for a parody. That is why I say it is more of a reenactment where instead of an ocean they use a golf course, instead of a shark you have a lawn mower, and so on. For some scenes this works and I chuckled a couple of times, at other times there are long stretches of dialogue that just do not belong in a parody movie or a Troma movie for that matter. Still, this is a company known for its bad movies, and this one is better than a lot of the movies I have seen from them. I just wonder why they and Full Moon Entertainment have to always make horror comedy movies rather than straight horror. Seems to me a straight horror would be easier to make because lets face it most of the movies that come out of these two companies get really low scores. Though to be fair Full Moon has done a few straight horror movies in their day. I have never seen one from Troma. This one has its moments especially the scenes in the van where they were really spoofing "Jaws" in this case I think they just needed to make this one a bit funnier.
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    • Release date
      • October 13, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Troma
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Blades - Klingen aus Stahl
    • Filming locations
      • Wildwood, New Jersey, USA
    • Production company
      • Finnegan International Motion Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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