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2 March 1985 (USA) moreTagline:
They'll get you in the end.Plot:
A young man and his girlfriend move into thre man's old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a need to control ancient demons. | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Cheesy and bad but amusing. more (51 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Peter Liapis | ... | Jonathan Graves | |
| Lisa Pelikan | ... | Rebecca | |
| Michael Des Barres | ... | Malcolm Graves | |
| Jack Nance | ... | Wolfgang | |
| Peter Risch | ... | Grizzel | |
| Tamara De Treaux | ... | Greedigut | |
| Scott Thomson | ... | Mike | |
| Ralph Seymour | ... | Mark (Toad Boy) | |
| Mariska Hargitay | ... | Donna | |
| Keith Joe Dick | ... | Dick | |
| David Dayan | ... | Eddie | |
| Victoria Catlin | ... | Anastasia | |
| Charene Cathleen | ... | Robin | |
| Bobbie Bresee | ... | Temptress | |
| Jamie Bronow | ... | Jonathan Graves, as a child |
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Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Australia:M | Norway:15 (video premiere) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | West Germany:18 | Spain:18Fun Stuff
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Continuity: During the final scene in the basement, there are supposed to be six people under the white sheets, but there are only five. And in the next scene when all the characters are fleeing the house, the one who was missing in the basement is now there. moreQuotes:
[Mike falls over while trying to breakdance]Mike: I think I broke my head.
Eddie: [standing over Mike] Oh, thank God. I thought that you actually hurt yourself.
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Another movie of the 1980's to jump on the "Gremlins" bandwagon, this tells the story of Jonathan (Peter Liapis), who inherits the mansion his Satan-worshipping father Malcolm (rock singer Michael Des Barres) conducted rituals in. Jonathan's curiosity gets the better of him and when he starts conducting rituals of his own, a variety of tiny beasts and a pair of dwarves arrive on the scene.
"Ghoulies" is not exactly a quality horror / comedy, but it didn't suck badly enough for me to actively hate it. In fact, I thought that it was goofy enough to be amusing. The title creatures are a funny (if undeniably ugly) troupe of poorly manipulated puppets and unlike other films of its kind, "Ghoulies" does not go overboard in the gore department. Heck, the lead performances by Liapis and Lisa Pelikan, as his girlfriend, are actually better than I would have expected, and Des Barres' cameo is enjoyably (and not unbearably) hammy. It's also good to see Jack "Eraserhead" Nance in the film's other major cameo.
As long as you go in with low expectations, and do NOT take it seriously (then again, how could you?) it's possible to derive some entertainment out of it.
Followed by three sequels.
5/10