Evilspeak (1981)

Director:

Eric Weston

Writers:

Joseph Garofalo (writer)
Eric Weston (writer)

Release Date:

26 February 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Data incomplete... Human blood required. Thus spake the computer.

Plot:

A military cadet who happens to be a social outcast taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.

Plot Keywords:

Computer | Satan | Revenge | Satanism | Heart In Hand

Cast

Clint Howard	...	Stanley Coopersmith
R.G. Armstrong	...	Sarge
Joseph Cortese	...	Reverend Jameson
Claude Earl Jones	...	Coach
Haywood Nelson	...	Kowalski
Don Stark	...	Bubba
Charles Tyner	...	Colonel Kincaid
Hamilton Camp	...	Hauptman
Louie Gravance	...	Jo Jo
Jim Greenleaf	...	Ox
Lynn Hancock	...	Miss Friedemeyer
Loren Lester	...	Charlie Boy
Kathy McCullen	...	Kelly
Lenny Montana	...	Jake
Leonard D'John	...	Tony

Also Known As:

Evilspeaks (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

89 min | Canada:97 min (video version) | Germany:92 min | UK:100 min | Argentina:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | West Germany:18 (cut) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Australia:R | France:-16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Leisure Investments

Trivia:

Most of the torches for the dungeon scenes were lit by burning rubber cement

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the first shower sequence one of the actors can be seen wearing a jockstrap.

Somewhat Close to PUMPKINHEAD! Seriously!

I was rooting for Clint Howard's character the whole way through and the guy himself definitely tries to put out a good performance, though he does stumble at times. But this "nerd-gets-revenge" flick never let go of my attention. It's not exactly PUMPKINHEAD or CARRIE but the finale is a real fright, the kind of ending that sticks with you some time after the ending credits are over and the tape rewound.