A weird '80s Horror Film that I'd neither seen nor heard of (to the best of my knowledge)?
A freaky monster from your dreams?
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For all of the Nightmare on Elm Street comparisons this one gets, it is more like if David Lynch wrote a Film and David Cronenberg was the Director.
Now just imagine the Film was made for about $100,000.
He talks to his Psychology Teacher about his dreams, which he wrote down as a 3-4 page essay!
I won't SPOIL it, but the Introduction to the Teacher is...unique.
Anyhow, he wants to help our Hero and study his dreams.
He get the help of his TAs (Teaching Assistants) to do this. For some reason, this pair also have a 'will they, won't they' B-Plot that is kind of pointless.
With the Professor, he calls our Hero in the middle of the night and tells him to come over and discuss his dreams.
Shortly after that, the Professor doesn't show up for class and any attempts to call his House end in futility.
The Operator- yes, Phones had those in 1989- won't even acknowledge that the guy ever existed, so the TAs are on their own.
Like the Professor, they start to see the things described in our Hero's dreams in their waking life now. Or were they still asleep somehow?
Their attempts to help, well, don't end super well.
Let's just say that she's not laying down here...and she's also not 'all together' anymore.
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A fun and creative Film, there are just a few caveats for you.
The Budget is pretty low, so you don't get to see much of the Monster.
The Acting is not great all around, although some of them do well enough and feel natural.
The constant cutting between dream and reality might be distracting.
The Acting is not great all around, although some of them do well enough and feel natural.
The constant cutting between dream and reality might be distracting.
With that said, I quite enjoyed this one. It has a unique feel to it, as you are following this guy who's grip on reality is quite loose. When that spreads to others, you begin to really wonder what is real and what is not. It has a fun, unnerving feeling to it.
If you're like me and enjoy Practical Effects, this has quite a few of them to enjoy. Some of them...don't look great, but the majority of them are quite nice. Gross, but nice, that is.
If you like a more straight forward story, this won't sell you.
If you're willing to go along for the ride, check this one out.
If you're willing to go along for the ride, check this one out.
Just be warned- the new image they use to promote it on Amazon Prime (and other places too, I'm sure) is a bit over-the-top...
A strange, but interesting attempt to do something quite different back in 1989. It's worth a look.
I really enjoyed it too, I watched this from the first Home Grown Horrors boxset by Vinegar Syndrome. Neat concept with a distinctly Lynchian "dream" feeling to it. Great write-up!
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