Tubi Thursday: Demon Wind (1990)

 This Film has been lingering in my Tubi Queue for a while.
I can only hope that it is a lead in for Spinal Tap's Break like the Wind...

In 1931, a lady and her Husband are under siege by unseen forces, before he is turned into a Demon.

The House suddenly explodes and we jump to the Present.

A man takes his girlfriend and other friends to his family house, but he's hiding alot.

For instance, he has a freaky dream of his mom.
He also met his dad- who he never saw until that day- and then 'Pops' killed himself.

What is going on?

At the nearby Diner- aka the only other Building around- the old man there says to not go to the Farm.

Ah good, that old cliche.

Him and his friends get to the House, but a strange fog- with no Ghost Pirates in it- keeps them from leaving.

One of the poor sods- a young lady- is just offed instantly by being turned into a Doll (why not?) and burned up.

In the Demons' defense, her random and unprovoked comment about 'Don't bury me here' is just asking for trouble!

Two of the gang- one of whom is a now-famous Black Belt and Sports Commentator (and the Cast Member with a Wiki Page)- decide to go out and fight the Demons...just because.

Shockingly, standing in the middle of a field and fighting them with a shotgun doesn't work.
They can't even stop the Demon that is an Uncredited Lou Diamond Phillips (who was married to one of the Assistant Directors at the time).

RIP Guy Who Looks Like Sting.

The group is whittled down in classic '80s Fashion (even though this was released in 1990).

The weirdest one- this lady who was dragged into a cow/horse skull and dies from...um...rubbing against the teeth.

Seriously, the top of her head is bleeding- how?!?

Can our Final Guy and Girl save themselves?

They do, after all, have 2 of the Daggers of Megiddo- no, I'm not kidding.
That's a real Plot Point.

When the big bad finally shows up will they have any clue how to stop him?

To find out, stream the Film (with a nice, HD transfer from 2017) to find out.

It's a big old ball of silly, '80s nonsense.  If you like that kind of thing, it is for you.

Plus, it is called Demon Wind- were you expecting Shakespearean Drama?!?

The Film works as a great bit of cinematic cheese because it takes itself 100% seriously.  It has a 'serious' Plot, serious Actors (one of whom carved out a niche in '90s Skinemax Films/Shows in the '90s) and half a million behind it.  Of course, you should take it seriously!

The Plot involves a whole bunch of amazing coincidences- the Dad was in the Hospital when the House blew up, for instance- and silly contrivances- one of the friends is a Magician who also does Karate!  Said Friend, by the way, drives up in a convertible with the radio playing 'Flight of the Valkyries' to boot!

While it takes a little bit to get to the real silly stuff, Demon Wind is a fun, ridiculous Film that's worth a look.  While it is never convincing per se, the make-up still has a real organic look that you just don't get with all CGI these days.

With a name like Demon Wind, you should know what to expect.  Wait out the first 20 minutes or so and then go along for the ride!