Death by Dialogue (1988)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Thomas Dewier

Writers:

Thomas Dewier (writer) and
Susan Trabue (script and additional dialogue)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

You'll never let your imagination run away with again.

Plot:

A guy and four of his friends visit his crippled uncle, a taxidermist who lives with his housekeeper next to a movie set. Pretty soon people start being killed in the manner they are in the script of the movie being filmed next door. |

Plot Keywords:

Movie Set | Script | Female Nudity | Supernatural | Biker

Cast

Ken Sagoes	...	Lenny
Laura Albert	...	Linda
Lenny Delducca	...	Cary
Kelly Sullivan	...	Shelly
Jude Gerard Prest	...	Gene (as Jude Gerard)
Judy Gordon	...	Ms Camden
Theodore Lehmann	...	Uncle Ive (as Ted Lehman)
R.J. Walker	...	Thorn
Gerry Rand	...	Det. Benjamin
Larry Barsky	...	Coroner
Mark Ginther	...	Evil Spirit
Robert Lee	...	Evil Spirit
Dana Dru Evenson	...	Evil Spirit (as Dana Evanson)
Charla Driver	...	Evil Spirit

Runtime:

Germany:89 min (video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Australia:M | USA:R | West Germany:16 (video rating) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ms Camden: Who's down there?
Thorn: Just me, Ms. Camden.
Ms Camden: Mr. Thorn, what business have you in the cellar?
Thorn: Settin' traps, ma'am.
Ms Camden: I realize you are new around here. However, your responsibilities lie outside of the house. I suggest that you return to yours at once.
Thorn: Yes, ma'am.

Movie Connections:

References Bambi (1942)

Soundtrack:

Night of Our Lives

Ken Sagoes' first (and last!) leading role.

It turned out to be a mess.

"Death By Dialogue" is your typical low budget direct to video crap that is produced after someone's fame. The movie's tag line shown in the cover is "Staring Ken Sagoes, the survivor from "A Nightmare On Elm Street Part III". Sagoes character, Roland Kincaid became an instant favorite on the Elm Stree series and it's very lame to cast him only because of that and worse, make publicity on him.

Anyways, "Death By Dialogue" is a joke. There's involuntary humor, cheesy (I mean CHEESY) f/x and boring situations that could desperate the most patient Horror fan. This isn't a must see even to criticize or laugh about. Please, stay away from this trash and don't get fooled by the cover art or the premise, which is as dumb as you can get.

Ugh.