Shadows Run Black (1986)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Howard Heard

Writers:

Craig Kusaba (story)
Craig Kusaba (screenplay) ...

Genre:

Crime | Horror

Tagline:

Pray He Kills You Before You Scream

Plot:

A detective investigates a series of killings committed by a serial killer known as "The Black Angel." He begins to suspect that it might not be just a random group of murders. |

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Serial Killer | Murder | Slasher | Gagged And Bound

Cast

Elizabeth Trosper	...	Judy Cole
William J. Kulzer	...	Rydell King
Shea Porter	...	Morgan Cole
George Engelson	...	Priest (as George J. Engelson)
Dianne Hinkler	...	Helen Cole
Julius Metoyer	...	Billy Tovar
Terry Congie	...	Lee Faulkner
Lee Bishop	...	Police Officer
Jacqueline Rochelle Brodley	...	Girl in Forest
Carl Nubile	...	Boy in Forest
Nealie Gerard	...	Prostitute
Gérard Thomas	...	Janitor
Brianne Siddall	...	Girl at Police Counter
Richard Escobedo	...	Arresting Officer
Marc Christopher	...	Detective at Station

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Belgium:16 (video rating) | UK:18

Company:

Mesa Film

More humble beginnings

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

A serial killer by the name of The Black Angel is on the loose in a college campus,slaying girls or boys without discrimination.College party animal Jimmy Scott (Kevin Costner) falls under the heavy eye of Detective King (William J Kulzer) a short-fused,foul-mouthed detective driven by his own personal needs to track down the killer on account of his own daughter's savage killer not being found years before.But when Judy (Elizabeth Trosper) one of the sexiest girls on the campus starts getting heavy breathing phone calls,it looks like she may become the next target if King can't find the killer in time.

Kevin Costner makes an early film appearance as the prime suspect (long before the days of Dawson's Creek this was obviously one of those pioneer movies that cast actors about ten years too old to be playing college students in their roles.)He gives a terrible performance like everyone else,but then he was probably having his daydreams of staring in epic tales of epic frontiers and district attorneys who root out presidential assassins,unlike the other stars who just faded into oblivion after this film was made (there seem to be a few who think Costner should have done the same,but,there you go...) The film was made in 1986,but looks more like it was made in 1976.The dodgy lighting and wooden sets are here in all their glory,obviously a very low-budget effort all round.Yep,this is definitely another one of those 'before-they-were-famous' efforts that linger at the back of the CVs of stars like Costner like flies on sh*t.*