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The Club
(Demon/Teen/Prom/House) 7*******skulls
*Blood* *Not Particularly Violent* *Lots of Strong Language* *Sexual Situations* *Brief Nudity* *Not Particularly Gory*
1993/Color/88 Min./Imperial Entertainment Corp. & Norstar Entertainment, Inc. & The Ontario Film Investment Program & Devil Productions, Inc./Not Rated
Director...........Brenton Spencer (Blown Away)
Screenplay.....Robert C. Cooper
Music..............Paul Zaza
Producer.........Ilana Frank
Executive Producer.....Peter R. Simpson
Make-up by Eva Coudouloux
Special & Prosthetic Effects by Brock Joliffe, Fran‡ois Dagenaisi
Symphonic score Composed and Conducted by Peter Breiner
Dramatis Personae
John........Joel Wyner
Amy.........Andrea Roth
Evan........Rino Romano
Kyle........Zack Ward
Laura.......Kelli Taylor
Darren......Matthew Ferguson
Mr. Carver..Kim Coates (The Amityville Curse,Red-Blooded American Girl)
Greg........Paul Popowich
Sandra......Nicole Stoffman
M.C.........Colin Simpson
Lisa........Hillary Goldhar
Critique: Reminiscent of the fleeting dreamscape in Ken Russell's "Gothic". The notion that committing suicide condemns one to Satan's handiwork is entertaining. You either conquer tour fears or you die. Fear is evil's only power. This theory is presented as the horror equivalent to Albert Brooks film "Judgment City". Better than average acting, a decent story and in particular, the manipulative direction of Brenton Spencer place this one above the rest of its genre. As far as chess games with evil go this one has the clarity of a Twilight Zone episode with all the surprises and effects you'd expect in a nineties "dreamscape". Can they change their fate? The end took a bit longer than it should have as is so often the case with films that try to emulate the breakneck surprise pace of Evil Dead II (Army of Darkness for one ironic example). The demon has command of the subjunctive were whereas Laura (was) does not a delightfully conscious screenplay choice. A truly modern horror movie in the promblematization of domestic violence and the message to young woman not to run nor succumb.
Good Line: "I am sick and tired of this haunted house shit!" - Kyle
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