Mortuary Academy (1991)
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Sam Grimm (Perry Lang) and his brother Max (Christopher Atkins) stand to inherit the mortuary academy that bears their family name in this black comedy. The two brothers must first graduate, and their progress is monitored by school manager Dr. Paul Truscott (Paul Bartell) and the academy's top lecturer Mary Purcell (Mary Woronov). Truscott is blackmailed when he falls in love with a corpse (Cheryl Starbuck), a beautiful cheerleader who choked to death on popcorn. Dickson (Tracey Walter) is the mechanical wizard whose animatronic expertise brings a dead heavy-metal band back to life for one last encore performance. Co-starring Wolfman Jack and Cesar Romero. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Paul Bartel, Mary Woronov, (more)
- Director(s):
- Michael Schroeder
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Mortuary Academy
Sam Grimm (Perry Lang) and his brother Max (Christopher Atkins) stand to inherit the mortuary academy that bears their family name in this black comedy. The two brothers must first graduate, and their progress is monitored by school manager Dr. Paul Truscott (Paul Bartell) and the academy's top lecturer Mary Purcell (Mary Woronov). Truscott is blackmailed when he falls in love with a corpse (Cheryl Starbuck), a beautiful cheerleader who choked to death on popcorn. Dickson (Tracey Walter) is the mechanical wizard whose animatronic expertise brings a dead heavy-metal band back to life for one last encore performance. Co-starring Wolfman Jack and Cesar Romero. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 86 mins
Complete Cast of Mortuary Academy
- Paul Bartel - Dr. Paul Truscott
- Perry Lang - Sam Grimm
- Christopher Atkins - Max Grimm
- Anthony James - Abbott Smith
- Cesar Romero - Captain
- Charles Gherardi
- Dona Speir
- Mary Woronov - Mary Purcell
- Tracey Walter - Dickson
- Lynn Danielson - Valerie
- Wolfman Jack - Bernie Berkowitz
- Cheryl Starbuck - Corpse
- Stoney Jackson - James Dandridge
- Nedra Volz
- Director(s):
- Michael Schroeder
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Violence, Profanity, Nudity, Not For Children, Strong Sexual Content)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language.
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