A
group of highschool friends accidentally
wake up the dead on Halloween night with
a ritual at a graveyard while going to a
party which includes vampires ghouls and
werewolves.
However, they arrive at the party and
other places too where they kill or turn
other people into vampires or ghouls.
One of the teens named Phil (Lee
Montgomery) discovers that things are not
normal as they encounter some of these
vampires and werewolves and tries to go
to the police about it but they don't
believe him.
He gets some help by a cheerleader girl
he met before going to the party as she
tries to help him put the undead back in
their graves.
I first rented
this film as it was under horror but
somehow with lots of scenes it seemed
more like a comedy but then in other
scenes its very horror like too so it's a
mix of both.
It's what you'd picture in a Halloween
horror flick with lots of witches,
werewolves, vampires, ghouls and zombies.
Worth watching with a group of friends
for the laugh and fun of it.
The acting is in
nice shape as we get alot of fun
performances. I particularly was fond of
the actress Jonelle Allen as the
head vampiress Lucinda as she looks
mellow but there's something deadly about
her.
Shari Belafonte was also dynamic
on her role as an outgoing teen partygoer
and does well when she turns into a
vampiress too.
I also enjoyed Lee Montgomery as
the sort of dweeby type role of Phil as
he brings alot of chemistry to his
performance.
Mark Blankfield really knew his
craft as a goofy ghoul in the film and
made his role really stand out well.
Jack Bender
is very classy with his work on this one
and can almost be compatable with John
Landis' work on Michael Jacksons
video Thriller with scenes like the
undead leaving the cemetary and then Shari
Belafonte's character performing a
song and dance with the other ghouls.
Yep, there is that influence there.
He was great at coaching his actors to
perform both comedic and scary too.
He does show a great shot on Shari
Belafonte when she reads a chant at
the graveyard with her eyes curling up
and then passing out.
We also have a good shot with Jonelle
Allen coming up from behind Belafonte
in a wine cellar and biting her neck.
There's a great dark shot with supporting
actor Kevin McCarthy trapped by
a ghoul with the ghoul shouting guilty
which leaves a great horror impression.
There's lots of funny direction on
supporting actor Mark Blankfield as
a partying ghoul at the Halloween party
gorging away on popcorn and other events
making up for the creepy moments
happening in this film.
I absolutely love the music
by Brad Fiedel and Philip
Griffin especially when the dead is
resurrected from the cemetary giving the
music that perfect feel.
Shari
Belafonte gets into it big time with
a number called "Get Dead" and
totally rocks big time with her
performance.
Mitch
Crandall: Astratcious Mundabar...
Desmagon.
Vinnie Davis: Moe, Larry,
Curlegon!
Melissa
Cavender: Astrious Mundabar
Desmagon... I envoke your powers. Come
Heed my bidding on this night of nights.
The eve of somehain, all Hallows Eve.
Spirits of darkness, I command you to
rise from your graves. EtLavamous
Sagamaine, All manner of demons. I
emplore your release from Eternal
torment. Testegas Sogamaine. All man are
of dead, renewed by sleep. Thirsting for
blood, this night and forever, he who is
touched by evil, shall become evil.
Sodamous sogamaine. He who has died,
shall rise again, bestamous sogamhaine.
Life to the dead, Death to the living.
Demons arise, arise, arise.
Melissa
Cavender: So what do you think?
Red... or white?
Lucinda Cavender: Red. Deffinatly
Red.
The
Ghoul: Pop... corrrrnnn... gooooood.
Judge
Crandall: Nothing to say to your
sweet old dad?
Phil
Grenville: It's not working!
Sandy Matthews: It will it has
too!
Phil Grenville: Maybe you're
suppose to say some words or something.
Huh? What words?
Sandy Matthews: I love you.
Goodbye Phil.
Phil
Grenville: Captain Jensen, three
reports. Don't you think that adds up to
something?
Captain Warren Jensen: Sure I do.
Warewolves, zombies, vampires and little
green men add up to... lets all have fun
with the cops. I got your report. Happy
Halloween.
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