The Supernaturals (1986)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Armand Mastroianni

Writers:

Michael S. Murphey (writer)
Joel Soisson (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

There are strangers in the woods and a century of hatred is about to erupt.

Plot:

Nichelle Nichols is an army sergeant who leads her platoon into the woods of the deep south on a training exercise...

Plot Keywords:

Teenkill | Impalement | Severed Arm | Bunker | Murder

Cast

Maxwell Caulfield	...	Pvt. Ray Ellis
Nichelle Nichols	...	Sgt. Leona Hawkins
Talia Balsam	...	Pvt. Angela Lejune
Bradford Bancroft	...	Pvt. Tom Weir
LeVar Burton	...	Pvt. Michael Osgood
Bobby Di Cicco	...	Pvt. Tim Cort
Scott Jacoby	...	Pvt. Chris Mendez
Richard Pachorek	...	Pvt. Ralph Sedgewick
John Zarchen	...	Pvt. Julius Engel
Margaret Shendal	...	Melanie
James Kirkwood Jr.	...	Captain (as James Kirkwood)
Patrick 'Grampy' Davis	...	Old man (as Patrick Davis)
Robert V. Barron	...	Old Vet (as Robert Barron)
Chad Sheets	...	Jeremy
Mark Schneider	...	Recruit #1

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (cut) (1990) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Trivia:

Maurice Gibb, who has a cameo appearance in the movie as a Union Soldier, was originally slated to do the score. A cut of the movie with his score is circulating but the released version features that of Robert O. Ragland instead.

Movie Connections:

References Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Decent attempt at a zombie flick.

I've read some pretty extreme (both positive and negative) reviews for this movie, but it's really a very middle-of-the-road affair. It's directed competently enough to keep you from feeling that you totally wasted your time with it, but it's also so derivative that it can even be called a ripoff (especially of Herschell Gordon Lewis' "Two Thousand Maniacs"; it has practically the same plot). The opening sequence is the best. (**)