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An electric surge causes a serial killer's soul to end up in a computer system.An electric surge causes a serial killer's soul to end up in a computer system.An electric surge causes a serial killer's soul to end up in a computer system.
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- TriviaApproximately 40 minutes into the movie, a computer is scrolling through a list of names in a phone book, in search of its next victim. The names listed are mostly Hollywood producers. Going through the list slowly reveals Caryn Mandabach (listed as "Caryn Mandab"), Wink Martindale, Lorne Michaels (of Saturday Night Live (1975)), Bill Melendez ("Charlie Brown" specials), Neal Marlens (Growing Pains (1985)), Thomas L. Miller (Full House (1987)) and a host of others. The name the computer is searching for is Terry Munroe, which (maybe by coincidence) happens to be the birth name of actor Stepin Fetchit.
- GoofsAt Terry's ATM and on the computer address search, her last name appears as Munroe. When her son Josh signs in to use the Virtual Reality gear with his friend, he signs as Munroe. On her son's computer info, his name is spelled as Monroe which is what the credits show, recently as December 2020.
- Quotes
Phil Stewart: You don't think a hacker did this do you?
Bram: Well, when you leave it out in the open no self-respecting hacker is going to pass it by.
Phil Stewart: [grits teeth and pulls hair out] Auugghhh! God Damnit!
[tears out of room]
Phil Stewart: Get the hell out of my way!
Bram: You know you don't handle stress very well, Phil.
Phil Stewart: Jesus Christ.
- SoundtracksDon't Call Me Nigger
Performed by Schoolly D (as Schoolly D)
Written by Schoolly D (as Jesse Bond Weaver, Jr.)
Courtesy of Jive Records
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Ghost in the Machine
The worst thing about being an online serial killer is that Internet users can leave comments about how "gay" your murders are.
Fortunately, the serial killer caught in cyberspace here can retaliate against such cowardly remarks.
When the Address Book Killer (Ted Marcoux) gets into an accident, he's taken to the hospital. As his injured body lies inside of an MRI, an electrical storm causes his mind to be transferred into a nearby computer.
Able to continue carrying out his murderous rampage, by possessing electrical appliances, ABK targets Terry (Karen Allen) and the contacts in her little black book.
Now, her and her computer hacker friend must trick the killer into accepting a virus.
Although dated, and poorly acted, this 1993 horror movie has some interesting ideas when it comes to cyber-slayings.
As for how to spot an online serial killer – they're the one who's wearing someone else's profile picture. (Yellow Light)
The worst thing about being an online serial killer is that Internet users can leave comments about how "gay" your murders are.
Fortunately, the serial killer caught in cyberspace here can retaliate against such cowardly remarks.
When the Address Book Killer (Ted Marcoux) gets into an accident, he's taken to the hospital. As his injured body lies inside of an MRI, an electrical storm causes his mind to be transferred into a nearby computer.
Able to continue carrying out his murderous rampage, by possessing electrical appliances, ABK targets Terry (Karen Allen) and the contacts in her little black book.
Now, her and her computer hacker friend must trick the killer into accepting a virus.
Although dated, and poorly acted, this 1993 horror movie has some interesting ideas when it comes to cyber-slayings.
As for how to spot an online serial killer – they're the one who's wearing someone else's profile picture. (Yellow Light)
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Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,086,909
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,854,431
- Jan 2, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $5,086,909
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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