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Splatter University Rating - 7 out of 10 skulls
An underrated film from the early 80's, the decent cast help this film from being a generic slasher. Martin Landau & Jack Palance are terrific as escaped loonies.
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Availabilty - On dvd
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ALONE IN THE DARK (1982)
Suspense/Horror
Dr. Bain (Donald Pleasence) precariously presides over an eerie asylum that houses its fair share of eccentrics and dangerous figures, including the murderous Frank Hawkes (Jack Palance) and the holier-than-thou Preacher (Martin Landau). Not even the arrival of a kindly doctor (Dwight Schultz) on the scene can keep everyone in check. And when the lights go out mysteriously all over town, mayhem rules. …
CAST
Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz, Erland van Lidth, Deborah Hedwall, Lee Taylor-Allan, Phillip Clarke, Elizabeth Ward, Brent Jennings
DIRECTOR
Robert Shaye
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