The Boogeyman (1980)

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Director:

Ulli Lommel

Writers:

David Herschel (writer)
Ulli Lommel (writer)

Release Date:

7 November 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

The most terrifying nightmare of childhood is about to return!

Plot:

Through the reflection in the mirror, a girl witnesses her mother's boyfriend's murder.

Plot Keywords:

Mirror | Reflection | Murder | Brother | Revenge

Cast

Suzanna Love	...	Lacey
Ron James	...	Jake
John Carradine	...	Dr. Warren
Nicholas Love	...	Willy
Raymond Boyden	...	Kevin
Felicite Morgan	...	Aunt Helen
Bill Rayburn	...	Uncle Ernest
Llewelyn Thomas	...	Father Reilly
Jay Wright	...	Young Willy
Natasha Schiano	...	Young Lacey
Gillian Gordon	...	Lacey and Willy's Mother
Howard Grant	...	The Lover
Jane Pratt	...	Jane
Lucinda Ziesing	...	Susan
David Swim	...	Timmy

Also Known As:

The Bogey Man (UK) (video title)

Runtime:

82 min | UK:85 min (extended version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 (re-rating: 1992) (cut) (re-rating: 2000) (uncut) | UK:(Banned) (1984-1992) | UK:X (original rating: 1980) | Finland:(Banned) (heavily cut) (1981) | Finland:K-18 (heavily cut) (1981) (re-rating) | Italy:VM14 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:R | France:-16 | Norway:(Banned) (video version) (1983) | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA

Company:

Jerry Gross Organization, The

Trivia:

Star Suzanne Love is the real-life sister of co-star Nicholas Love, who plays her brother in the film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Lacey and Kevin are at the lake and Kevin says, "Mommy, mommy, I caught a fish, I caught a fish!" He is shouting, yet it is clearly Lacey doing the reeling in - you can see her shirtsleeves and it is a female adults arms and hands. Even more obviously, little Kevin is wearing a long-sleeved jacket.

Quotes:

Dr. Warren: Your mother, did she date other men?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dead Teenager Movie (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Baby Go Bye Bye

surprisingly it didn't suck as much as it should have,

surprising because Ulli Lommel was involved in writing directing and producing this thing.i didn't realise Lommel was behind it until i got it home.by then figured what the hey.i mean how bad could it be,right.after all,i managed to see at least some of Lommel's other travesties,B.T.K and Black Dalia.those were putrid.The Boogeyman however,is not.it has interesting story,some decent performances,and some unusual music/sound effects.it is readily apparent a low budget production,but i could watch it all,without having to pause to vomit,so that's something.no classic by any means,but still...for me The Boogeyman is a 5/10