The Last Horror Film (1982)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

David Winters

Writers:

Judd Hamilton (writer)
Tom Klassen (writer)

Release Date:

17 July 1985 (France)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Babes are dying to be in his movie!

Plot:

A New York taxi driver stalks a beautiful actress attending the Cannes Film Festival, which coincides with a series of violent killings of the lady's friends.

Plot Keywords:

Cannes | Film Festival | France | Splatter | Actor

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Caroline Munro	...	Jana Bates
Joe Spinell	...	Vinny Durand
Judd Hamilton	...	Alan Cunningham
Devin Goldenberg	...	Marty Bernstein
David Winters	...	Stanley Kline
Susanne Benton	...	Susan Archer (as Stanley Susanne Benton)
Filomena Spagnuolo	...	Vinny's Mother (as Mary Spinell)
Glenn Jacobson	...	Bret Bates
J'Len Winters	...	Girl In Jaccuzi / Beach Girl Teaser
Sharon Hughes	...	Stripper
Sean Casey	...	Jonathan
Don Talley	...	Cowboy
John Kelly	...	Man In Theatre
Simone Overman	...	Woman #1 In Theatre
Malgosia Casey	...	Woman #2 In Theatre

Also Known As:

Fanatic
Fanatical Extreme (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | France:-12 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:(Banned) | Canada:R (Ontario) (cut version) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

Shere Productions

Quotes:

Jana Bates: I've seen enough fake blood to know the real thing when I see it.

Movie Connections:

Features Can't Stop the Music (1980)

Soundtrack:

Perfect Stranger

Maniac Wannabe

Last Horror Film, The (1982)

** (out of 4)

1980's Maniac was such a hit that producer's wanted a sequel to follow but the director didn't go for that so the producer's went off and made this film that re-teamed Caroline Munro and Joe Spinell. A psychotic taxi driver (Spinell) travels to France to track down his favorite horror star (Munro) so that she'll appear in his latest film. When he can't get close to her he decides to start killing off the people around her. This film had a horrible shoot due to several reasons and some of them show on screen. There are many fascinating ideas thrown around the film but sadly the very poor direction by David Winters really kills things. The idea of a fan killing people and filming it to turn it into a horror film was a nice touch. Another nice touch was adding questions about the controversy of horror films and the effect they have on the public. Both Spinell and Munro are pretty bland in the film but I'm sure a better director would have gotten a bit more out of them. On DVD under the title Fanatic.