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September 1980 (USA) moreTagline:
Dark ... Deadly ... Demonic ... morePlot:
This low budget feature from Baltimore filmmaker Don Dohler opens with a spirit entering into a gravesite and reanimating a corpse back to life as Mr... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
I liked it, but I liked Alien Factor a lot too. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Don Leifert | ... | Eric Longfellow |
| Richard Nelson | ... | Gary Kender |
| Elaine White | ... | Marsha Kender |
| George Stover | ... | Dennis Frye |
| Greg Dohler | ... | Scotty |
| Del Winans | ... | Jimmy Barnes |
| Kim Dohler | ... | Kristy Michaels |
| Debbie Vogel | ... | Helen Weiss |
| Richard Geiwitz | ... | Fred |
| Denise Grzybowski | ... | Kristy's Friend |
| Lydia Vuynovich | ... | Angie - Girl in Cemetery |
| Steve Frith | ... | Steve - Man in Cemetery |
| Pam Merenda | ... | Jane Clayton |
| Barbara Shuman | ... | Woman With Dog |
| Tom Griffith | ... | Man With Beard |
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OK, so I have a soft spot for low budget indie movies with typical 70's effects.
Alien Factor, the director's first movie, seemed to me to have one major problem: It was much bigger than its budget. The story had too much to accomplish. It seems to me that with Fiend writer/director, Don Dohler realized that a "smaller" movie would be better suited to his resources.
The script is pure genius at staying within its means. The main cast and locations are kept simple, the F/X aren't stupendous but they do the job and the storyline is out there enough to keep it interesting.
If you like movies with heart that just want to entertain you for 90 minutes or so, FIEND may be worth a watch. It's certainly worth having on your online video rental list or picking up on the cheap at a convention.
If you're looking for tons of gore and naked women, this one's not for you. In fact, big scares aren't really present either, but it did illicit a certain nostalgic feeling for me.