Scream Dream (1989)

   

Executive Produced, Written & Directed by: Donald Farmer

Starring:


Nikki Riggins .... Derrick
Melissa Moore .... Jamie Summers
Gene Amonette .... Lou
Carol Carr .... Michelle Shock


Release Date:
Direct-to-Video: 1989

 

 

Rating:

 

One of the girls in a rock band is fired from the band. She is, in reality, a witch, and possesses the body of the girl who replaces her in order to take revenge on the rest of the band.

 

When I saw that this was done on a cheap camcorder I knew I was in for trouble. Yet an impressive beginning with a woman sleeping and then it looks like that something monstrous is raping her. Also a chainsaw cutting through her bed and ready to saw her in half. This almost looked like something to watch late at night.

Suddenly some gruesome situations occur while someone is performing a song which made me wonder as to what that is all about.
This all teases you when it shows a couple watching TV and bitching towards one another by what is going on. All of this was so unnatural and amateurish it's not even funny. What's worst is the camera shots are so out of synch.

These two decides to go see a rock show with Michelle Shock rocking it out. All of this looked like watching a music video which took way too long along with bad camera shots on everything. Probably one of the only scene's worth atching in this heap of trash.

After the show the boyfriend asks Michelle for an autograph and making out his girlfriend is his sister which was stupidly set out.
Michelle makes out that she will do oral on him by how it was shot. Then her arms turn into demonic hands and so fourth turning her into a monster. Also the results from what she chewed up is disgusting. Trust me the effects on this are nothing to brag about.

At a theme park two dorky rednecks try and make a move on a woman as this looked so out of place. Plus you could hardly hear the audio it's so bad and terribly shot. It's also so dark you can barely see the people within their discussions.
One of them spots Michelle as one of them asks for some fun and she accepts. Of course we all know that this is a big mistake. A nice shot on her in a room plunging down a knife and doing something canniballistic and smears blood all over her. No folks nothing too graphic as the makers couldn't afford it. Yes, like mentioned, this is a no budget.

Our leading lady Jamie Summers is performing a song at a gig with Michelle watching her perform. This is a long take folks just like the last time mentioned with Michelle.

Some of the settings looked impressive with some candles and a skull as well as Michelle lying there lifeless. A rubber object which looks like a serpeant is lurking near her. This looked extremely amateurish along with the rest of the story that was mentioned.

Jamie spots this woman lifeless and slowly approaches this somewhat dead body. Boy does it look twisted by what she does. Plus close up shots on Michelle's eyes wide open as I must say this take looked fairly decent.

While more amateurish and dull moments like a lustful scene that doesn't seem natural and so fourth I must admit a moment with Jamie now a demonic figure as there's decent shots on her fangs and eyes as well as her claws. She sure looked vicious ready to attack her first prey. I do admit the outfit looked better than what the previous situations were. At the same time it's not top notch either.

A laughable moment is when a woman is in her kitchen and that rubbery serpeant is spying on her. Then this object attacks which was not intense as it was intended to be.

However, an agent whom was killed earlier rises up as a zombie type and attacks one of his clients as I will admit added some fair horror quality during this situation. At the same time nothing too great.

The best moment however is when Jamie turns back into this demonic figure )No there's no special effects folks).
Then she tries to go in for the kill with nice monstrous shots on her in a rage as well as going into battle with her boyfriend Derrick. This looked trashily entertaining but not enough to give it one bat.

Bottom line is that this was one of Donald Farmer's typical really bad horror flicks made on the cheapest video camcorder. Looks like a bunch of friends deciding to make a home movie. I'm surprised movies like this get distributed and released. Lots of phony looking lustful scenes, overly long
rock performances that aren't convinving and no effort for horror effects. Plus really airy and bad audio and unclear screen. You could tell that he didn't put much money into this. Avoid this one at all costs or you'd be bored to death.

The acting is laughable in a bad way in which it looked like they were fresh from the porn industry.

Nikki Riggins (Derrick) played the stud boyfriend of the rocker in the film. He had the right looks and appeal with his long hair and outfit. Yet he is way over the top and can't get into character whatsoever. When he acts in a lustful mood or aggressive it is incredibly lacking.

Melissa Moore (Jamie Summers) in one of her first acting gigs before turning into a scream queen in other trashy b movies on bigger budgets. She was the best out of the cast in which she really tried her best by acting slick with atittude. ALso was okay when she acts vicious in many spots of her performance.

Gene Amonette (Lou) plays an agent in which he is supposed to be obnoxious and hard headed. Does he come off well with this? Absolutely not! He is straining with his cocky and aggressive behavior. He doesn't know how to get into character and gets carried away.

Carol Carr (Michelle Shock
) tries to act wicked with her icy speaking and mysterious attitude. Yet she like the rest doesn't cut it. However she's better than most of the cast mentioned and had the okay looks for this role.

In the beginning of the film a woman sleeping is grabbed and has her top torn off breasts exposed.
A couple of phony looking lustful scene's with a woman barebreasted.
Fully breasted woman exposed for quite a while when she turns into a demon.

Some brief amateurish slaughterings are exposed while a rocjer is singling which is a TV program that we find out later shortly after the beginning of this flick.
A witch bites off a piece of flesh that is in her mouth. .
The witch takes out an inside of someone's and smears it over her body.
Bloodied neck bite is exposed by unconvincingly graphic..
Person's face is mangled.

In the story the music is quite off with toned out electric guitar music in some spots. Other spots for the near terror we hear a laser sounding synthesizer music which was sometimes okay and other times amateurish. Yet a cheesy but enjoyable scene with hyped synthesizer music for a stabbing scene as this was amateurishly fun to listen to. More fun touches with icy sounds for the rubber serpeant ready to attack and other terrorising scenes. Trust me although the music isn't anything great it's better than watch this piece of trash.