Terror in the Aisles (1984)

Director:

Andrew J. Kuehn

Writer:

Margaret Doppelt (writer)

Release Date:

26 October 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Documentary | Thriller

Tagline:

If you can stand more than 100 jolts of 100% pure terror, then you might be ready for 'Terror in the Aisles'.

Plot:

A compilation of trailers and scenes from crime, horror and sci-fi films.

Plot Keywords:

Compilation | Blood | Gore | Hollywood | Splatter

Cast

Donald Pleasence	...	Host / Dr. Loomis (Halloween I & II)
Nancy Allen	...	Hostess / Liz Blake (Dressed To Kill)
Fred Asparagus	...	Featured Moviegoer
Lainie Cooke	...	Featured Moviegoer
Joel S. Rice	...	Featured Moviegoer
Ángel Salazar	...	Featured Moviegoer
Diane Stilwell	...	Featured Moviegoer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bud Abbott	...	Chick Young (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein) (archive footage)
Brooke Adams	...	Elizabeth (segment "Invasion of the Body Snatchers") (archive footage)
Ana Alicia	...	Janet (Halloween II) (archive footage)
Alan Arkin	...	Harry Roat Jr - Wait Until Dark (archive footage)
Susan Backlinie	...	Chrissie Watkins ("Jaws") (archive footage)
Kirsten Baker	...	Terri (archive footage)
Martin Balsam	...	Arbogast (Psycho) (archive footage)
Linda Blair	...	Regan MacNeil (The Exorcist) (archive footage)
Wilford Brimley	...	Blair (The Thing (1982) (archive footage)
Marilyn Burns	...	Sally (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) (archive footage)
Ellen Burstyn	...	Mrs. MacNeil (The Exorcist) (archive footage)
Michael Caine	...	Dr. Robert Elliott (Dressed To Kill) (archive footage)
Veronica Cartwright	...	Lambert (segment "Alien") / Nancy Bellicec (segment "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers) / Cathy Brenner (segment "The Birds") (archive footage)
John Cassavetes	...	Guy Woodhouse (Rosemary's Baby) (archive footage)
Lon Chaney Jr.	...	Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein) (archive footage)
Lou Costello	...	Wilbur Grey (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein) (archive footage)
Joan Crawford	...	Blanche Hudson (segment "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?") (archive footage)
Richard Crenna	...	Mike Talman (Wait Until Dark) (archive footage)
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Laurie Strode (segments "Halloween I & II") (archive footage)
Keith David	...	Childs (archive footage)
Bette Davis	...	Jane Hudson (Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?) (archive footage)
Brad Davis	...	Billy Hayes (Midnight Express) (archive footage)
Robert De Niro	...	(archive footage)
Angie Dickinson	...	Kate Miller (Dressed To Kill) (archive footage)
Eileen Dietz	...	Pazuzu"s Face (segment "The Exorcist") (archive footage)
Shelley Duvall	...	Wendy Torrance (The Shining) (archive footage)
Clint Eastwood	...	Dave Carver (Play Misty For Me) (archive footage)
Morgan Fairchild	...	(segment "The Seduction") (archive footage)
Mia Farrow	...	Rosemary Woodhouse (Rosemary's Baby) (archive footage)
Jeff Goldblum	...	Jack Bellicec (segment "Invasion of the Body Snatchers") (archive footage)
Cary Grant	...	John Robbie (To Catch a Thief) (archive footage)
Roosevelt Grier	...	(archive footage)
Wayne Hackett	...	Christian
Charles Hallahan	...	Vance Norris (The Thing (1982) / Henry (Nightwing) (archive footage)
Gunnar Hansen	...	Leatherface (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) (archive footage)
Deborah Harry	...	(segment "Videodrome") (archive footage)
Rutger Hauer	...	Wulfgar (Nighthawks) (archive footage)
Wings Hauser	...	Ramrod (Vice Squad) (archive footage)
David Hedison	...	(archive footage)
Tippi Hedren	...	Melanie Daniels (The Birds) (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dustin Hoffman	...	(segment "Marathon Man") (archive footage)
Ian Holm	...	Ash (segment "Alien") (archive footage)
Season Hubley	...	Princess (Vice Squad) (archive footage)
John Hurt	...	Kane (Alien) (archive footage)
Amy Irving	...	(archive footage)
Duane Jones	...	Ben (Night of the Living Dead) (archive footage)
Carol Kane	...	Jill Johnson (When a Stranger Calls) (archive footage)
Boris Karloff	...	Frankenstein Monster (Bride of Frankenstein) (archive footage)
Grace Kelly	...	(segment "To Catch a Thief") (archive footage)
Margot Kidder	...	Danielle (Sisters) (archive footage)
Carrie Klein	...	Mom
Yaphet Kotto	...	Parker (Alien) (archive footage)
Elsa Lanchester	...	The Bride (Bride of Frankenstein) (archive footage)
Martin Landau	...	Preacher (Alone in the Dark) (archive footage)
Piper Laurie	...	Margaret White (Carrie) (archive footage)
Ari Lehman	...	Jason - Friday The 13th (archive footage)
Janet Leigh	...	Marion Crane (Psycho) (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis	...	Myron Mertz (archive footage)
Zoë Lund	...	Thana (Ms. 45) (archive footage)
Dean Martin	...	(segment "Scared Stiff") (archive footage)
Teri McMinn	...	(archive footage)
Ray Milland	...	(archive footage)
David Naughton	...	David (An American Werewolf in London) (archive footage)
Jack Nicholson	...	Jack Torrance (The Shining) (archive footage)
Laurence Olivier	...	(segment "Marathon Man") (archive footage)
Heather O'Rourke	...	Carol Anne Freeling (Poltergeist) (archive footage)
Gregory Peck	...	Robert Thorn (The Omen) (archive footage)
Anthony Perkins	...	Norman Bates (Psycho) (archive footage)
Christopher Plummer	...	(segment "The Silent Partner") (archive footage)
Vincent Price	...	(archive footage)
Lee Remick	...	Katherine Thorn (The Omen) (archive footage)
Kurt Russell	...	R.J. (The Thing (1982) (archive footage)
Roy Scheider	...	Sheriff Brody (Jaws I & II) (archive footage)
Tom Skerritt	...	Dallas (segment "Alien") (archive footage)
Sissy Spacek	...	Carrie White (Carrie) (archive footage)
Sylvester Stallone	...	Sergeant Deke DaSilva (segment "Nighthawks") (archive footage)
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Brett - Alien (archive footage)
Amy Steel	...	Ginny Field (archive footage)
Harvey Stephens	...	(archive footage)
Donald Sutherland	...	Matthew Bennell (Invasion of the Body Shatchers (1978) (archive footage)
Gary Swanson	...	(archive footage)
Christopher Walken	...	(archive footage)
Robert Walker	...	Bruno (Strangers on a Train) (archive footage)
Jessica Walter	...	(segment "Play Misty for Me") (archive footage)
Sigourney Weaver	...	Ripley (segment "Alien") (archive footage)
Jack Weston	...	Carlino (Wait Until Dark) (archive footage)
James Woods	...	(segment "Videodrome") (archive footage)

Also Known As:

Time for Terror (Europe: English title) (video title)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:R | Norway:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | UK:18 (cut) | Iceland:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

Kaleidoscope Films

Trivia:

The producers had to edit the film in order to avoid an X rating from the MPAA, despite the fact that none of the films featured had received a rating higher than R when they were initially released.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When mentioning The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Donald Pleasence says the film was inspired by serial killer Ed Gein, pronouncing it Ed Gine, when it fact Gein's name is pronounced Geen.

Movie Connections:

Features The Omen (1976)

Soundtrack:

They're Not Very Nice

Heavy on the 70's flicks but not bad overall.

This film about horror films runs a little over an hour long and tends to focus on the horror/slasher films of the 70's but is still fun to watch. Various clips from several popular films make up the show with Donald Pleasance as a sort of host/narrator as he sits in a crowded theater. Nancy Allen is also along as a hostess. A good warm up for your main horror feature if your inclined to rent a film in that genre for the night.