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| 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 | |
| Brian Connolly | ... | Ghoulie (voice) | |
| Annie Stocking | ... | Ghoulie (voice) | |
| Craig Talmy | ... | Ghoulie (voice) |
Directed by | |||
| Luca Bercovici | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Luca Bercovici | written by | |
| Jefery Levy | written by | |
Produced by | |||
| Charles Band | .... | executive producer | |
| Debra Dion | .... | associate producer | |
| Jefery Levy | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Richard Band | |||
| Shirley Walker | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Mac Ahlberg | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Ted Nicolaou | |||
Casting by | |||
| Johanna Ray | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Wayne Springfield | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Kathie Clark | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Tina Kline | .... | contact lens technician | |
| Donn Markel | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Ronnie Specter | .... | hair stylist (as Ronnie Spector) | |
| Ronnie Specter | .... | makeup artist (as Ronnie Spector) | |
| Judith Fiske Stockley | .... | contact lens technician | |
| Michael Deak | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Brad Arensman | .... | executive in charge of post-production | |
| Peter Manoogian | .... | executive in charge of production | |
| Hugh McCallum | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Betsy Magruder | .... | first assistant director | |
| William James Murray Jr. | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Richard Alsop | .... | lead man | |
| Sandy Corner | .... | art office manager | |
| Douglas Fox | .... | property master (as Doug Fox) | |
| Karen Kornbau | .... | co-art director | |
| Steven L. Meyer | .... | construction supervisor (as Steve Meyer) | |
| Ian Scheibel | .... | assistant props | |
| Cynthia Sowder | .... | co-art director (as Cindi Sowder) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas B. Arnold | .... | sound mixer (as Doug Arnold) | |
| Ken Beauchene | .... | additional sound mixer | |
| G.W. Brown | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Ed Callahan | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Gordon L. Day | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Walter Charles Gorey | .... | additional boom operator (as Walter Gorey) | |
| John Kwiatkowski | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Bob Minkler | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Debbie Pinthus | .... | boom operator | |
| Craig Talmy | .... | special effects sound | |
| Stan Wetzel | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Lee Strosnider | .... | sound mixer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Howard Berger | .... | additional ghoulie operator | |
| R. Christopher Biggs | .... | special effects makeup and ghoulies: mechanical and makeup imageries (as Chris Biggs) | |
| John Carl Buechler | .... | special effects makeup and ghoulies designer | |
| Lynn Buechler | .... | additional ghoulie operator | |
| Everett Burrell | .... | special effects makeup and ghoulies: mechanical and makeup imageries | |
| Rob Cantrell | .... | special effects makeup and ghoulies: mechanical and makeup imageries | |
| Mitch Devane | .... | special effects makeup and ghoulies: mechanical and makeup imageries (as Mitch De Vane) | |
| Roger George | .... | pyrotechnician | |
| Cleve Hall | .... | additional ghoulie operator | |
| Kenneth J. Hall | .... | additional ghoulie operator (as Ken Hall) | |
| Roger Kelton | .... | set special effects | |
| John Vulich | .... | special effects makeup and ghoulies: mechanical and makeup imageries | |
Stunts | |||
| Rick Barker | .... | stunts | |
| Linda Lee Franklin | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Joey Alvarado | .... | electrician | |
| Danny Bilson | .... | second assistant camera | |
| David Boyd | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Kevin Brennan | .... | gaffer | |
| Dennis Clark | .... | electrician | |
| Stephen Crawford | .... | additional electrician | |
| Jerry Day | .... | additional grip | |
| Brian Dean | .... | additional grip | |
| Rick Faigh | .... | additional electrician (as Rik Faigh) | |
| Tony Friedkin | .... | still photographer | |
| Kevin Galbraith | .... | electrician | |
| Howard Herrington | .... | additional electrician (as H. Herrington) | |
| Ray Maichen | .... | additional key grip | |
| Ray Maichen | .... | best boy | |
| Ron McCausland | .... | key grip | |
| Tim McGinnis | .... | best boy gaffer (as Tim McGinnes) | |
| Michael Molnar | .... | additional grip | |
| Andrew Roach | .... | additional electrician | |
| Michael Stocks | .... | grip | |
| Wayne Stroud | .... | additional grip | |
| Vance Trussell | .... | electrician | |
| Michael Wilson | .... | additional assistant camera | |
Casting Department | |||
| Anthony Barnao | .... | assistant to casting director | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Jill M. Ohanneson | .... | costumer (as Jill Ohanneson) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Brad Arensman | .... | executive in charge of post-production | |
| Holly Austin | .... | negative cutter | |
| James Knight | .... | additional assistant editor | |
| Thomas Meshelski | .... | assistant editor (as Tom Meshelski) | |
| Lynda Rescia | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Tom Scurry | .... | additional assistant editor | |
| Juliet Avola | .... | post-production (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Richard Band | .... | composer: additional music | |
| John Richards | .... | scoring engineer | |
| Tom Villano | .... | music editor (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Jeff Broadstreet | .... | set production assistant | |
| Bennah Burton-Burtt | .... | assistant to executive producer (as Bennah Burton) | |
| Sheri Callan | .... | assistant production accountant | |
| Robert Dawson | .... | title designer | |
| Duane DellAmico | .... | security officer (as Duane Dell'Amico) | |
| Don Diers | .... | production assistant | |
| Jim Drewry | .... | security officer | |
| Vladimir Ferkelman | .... | production assistant | |
| Cathy Mickel Gibson | .... | controller (as Cathy Mickel-Gibson) | |
| Jeff Holder | .... | craft service | |
| Richard Kocik | .... | office production assistant | |
| Robert Lange | .... | production counsel | |
| Frank Rehwaldt | .... | office production assistant | |
| Sharron Reynolds | .... | script supervisor (as Sharon Reynolds) | |
| Jay Sedrish | .... | production accountant | |
| Debra Spidell | .... | office production assistant | |
| Aron Warner | .... | production coordinator | |
| George Escalera | .... | craft service (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Marion Gibbons | .... | special thanks: Hollywood Heritage Society | |
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This is another revisit from long ago but, instead of time having added to its luster a' la my recent screening of GORILLA AT LARGE (1954), it has only revealed it as the silly piece of junk it always has been. Sporting several of the same crew members who would later be reteamed for TROLL (1986; see my comments above), it deals with the Satanic goings-on in an abandoned Italian villa perpetrated by the long-lost son of a Cult leader (whose demise occurs at the film’s very start) to the eventual indifference of his goofy, pot-headed group of friends (including Mariska Hargitay, the daughter of Mickey Hargitay and Jayne Mansfield, who had escaped unscathed in the freak car accident which took the life of her actress mum).
Unfortunately, unlike the preceding Gremlins or the later Trolls, the titular creeps don’t have much of a personality; they are the handiwork of John Carl Buechler who later stepped behind the camera to inflict on an unsuspecting world such works of dubious artistry as TROLL (which, actually, wasn’t half-bad), Friday THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD (1988; which has already receded irretrievably into my subconscious) and even GHOULIES III: GHOULIES GO TO COLLEGE (1991)!!
Apart from a mercifully brief but equally embarrassing turn from David Lynch mascot Jack Nance at the start and end of the film, the cast is peopled by obnoxious characters – from the hero who turns green-eyed when in the throes of Satanic possession to the clumsy, lock-jawed Morrissey-lookalike hunk of the party. Not that it matters but, for some reason, the end of the film reverses most of the evil that had happened throughout, making this a singularly pointless venture in the annals of screen history (and its being followed by three sequels all the more baffling)!