976-Evil (1988)
- Starring:
- Stephen Geoffreys, Jim Metzler, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert Englund
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Horror
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This underrated teen-revenge horror film starring Stephen Geoffreys (Fright Night) was the directorial debut of Robert Englund, best known as Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. Geoffreys plays Hoax, a picked-on nerd who lives with his religious-nut mother Lucy (the marvelous Sandy Dennis). One day Hoax calls a 976-line for a "Horrorscope," and the demonic voice at the other end starts giving him wicked advice. Before long, he has killed his brother's girlfriend with tarantulas, slashed the face of a teen tough with his newly-sprouted talons, and gutted several of his tormentors. Only a well-meaning journalist and a sexy schoolmarm can stop the now-demonic Hoax before he sends the whole neighborhood straight to Hell. Granted, the screenplay is rather confused and slow-moving, but Geoffreys and Dennis are great, the effects work by Kevin Yagher is skillful, and this is one of the few teen-horror films with characters that are actually interesting. Look for Robert Picardo (The Howling) in a fun cameo as the diabolical Mark Darke. After a brief stint as a teen star, Geoffreys went on to appear in gay porn films as "Sam Ritter." ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast:
- Stephen Geoffreys - Hoax
- Patrick O'Bryan - Spike
- Sandy Dennis - Aunt Lucy
- Gunther Jensen - Airhead
- Robert Picardo - Mark Dark
- J.J. Johnston - Virgil
- Paul Willson - Mr. Michaels
- Demetre Phillips - Sgt. Bell
- Joanna Keyes - Suzie's Mother
- Cynthia Szigeti - Female Operator
- Tom McFadden - Minister
- J.J. Cohen - Marcus
- Ed Corbett - Santa Claus
- Don Bajema - Deputy
- Jim Metzler - Marty Palmer
- Maria Rubell - Angella Martinez
- Jim Thiebaud - Rags
- Darren E. Burrows - Jeff
- Rene Assa
- Jim Landis - Paramedic #2
- Joe Slade - John Doe
- Christopher Metas - Cashier
- Bert Hinchman - Coroner
- Roxanne Rogers - Waitress
- Lezlie Deane - Suzie
- Greg Collins - Mr. Selby
- Wendy J. Cooke - Gang Girl
- Director(s):
- Robert Englund
- Writer(s):
- Brian Helgeland, Rhet Topham
- Producer(s):
- Lisa Hansen, Paul Hertzberg
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Gore, Violence, Not For Children)
- Categories:
- Horror
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