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Title: Sleepwalkers (1992)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Brian Krause | ... | Charles Brady | |
| Mädchen Amick | ... | Tanya Robertson | |
| Alice Krige | ... | Mary Brady | |
| Jim Haynie | ... | Sheriff Ira | |
| Cindy Pickett | ... | Mrs. Robertson | |
| Ron Perlman | ... | Captain Soames | |
| Lyman Ward | ... | Mr. Robertson | |
| Dan Martin | ... | Andy Simpson | |
| Glenn Shadix | ... | Mr. Fallows | |
| Cynthia Garris | ... | Laurie | |
| Monty Bane | ... | Horace | |
| John Landis | ... | Lab Technician | |
| Joe Dante | ... | Lab Assistant | |
| Stephen King | ... | Cemetery Caretaker | |
| Clive Barker | ... | Forensic Tech | |
Charles and his mother Mary move to a small Indiana town, having recently fled Bodega Bay, California after draining and killed a young girl there. They are sleepwalkers - they can change their appearance and they need the lifeforce from young women. Charles has picked out young girl Tanya, whom he meets at a local high school, as his next victim. He asks her out for a date and invites her home - however, she did not suspect his real interest in her. On their first date, a picnic at a nearby cemetery, he attempts to drain the lifeforce from her for himself and his mother. Written by Mattias Thuresson
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Okay, put aside the vampires, werewolves, Godzillas and masked serial killers for a while . What we have here is an entirely new breed of horror species. The Sleepwalkers, as based on Stephen King's unpublished story, are reptile-like creatures that feed on the vitality of young virgins. Charles Brady and his foxy mother are the last of their kind and have a torrid incestuous relationship. But in order not to become extinct, Charles needs to seduce the cute Mädchen Amick so he can suck her dry and pass the energy on to his mum. Pretty far-fetched, isn't it? That's exactly the problem with the whole movie. It tries to be something completely new and inventive but the story fails to give a proper background to these basically interesting creatures. Why are they called Sleepwalkers? Why virgins exclusively? What's their origin and how come they're as good as extinct? How come they have the ability to appear invisible and most importantly why are ordinary cats their biggest threat?
If you don't bother about the constant illogicalness and major plot holes, you'll sure be entertained. 'Sleepwalkers' contains tons of gore (especially near the end when it's a total cop-massacre) and the silly humor. It's pretty amusing to see a chubby cop getting stabbed by a corncob! 'Cop-Kebab!!!!!' Yet, it has to be said, in between the badness, Sleepwalkers does feature some terrific elements and a few highly entertaining trivia-aspects. The beautiful songs 'Boadiccea' by Enya is one of the best sounds ever featuring in a horror movie. And the film is stuffed with fun cameos of other horror directors like Clive Barker, Tobe Hooper, Joe Dante and John Landis. Stephen King himself shortly appears as the cemetery caretaker. The best advice I can give you when watching this film: Switch your brain to 'off' and have fun.