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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   307 votes
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Director:
Stephen Sayadian
Writers:
Stephen Sayadian (writer)
Jerry Stahl (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1 December 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
the MAD doctor is in.
Plot:
Mrs. Van Houten has shown signs of losing touch with reality, and her husband discusses possible treatment with Dr... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
holy #$%&!...what is this? more

Cast

  (in credits order)
Madeleine Reynal ... Dr. Caligari
Fox Harris ... Dr. Avol

Laura Albert ... Mrs. Van Houten
Jennifer Balgobin ... Ramona Lodger
John Durbin ... Gus Pratt
Gene Zerna ... Les Van Houten

David Parry ... Dr. Lodger
Barry Phillips ... Cesare
Magie Song ... Patient in Straitjacket

Jennifer Miro ... Miss Koonce

Stephen Quadros ... Scarecrow
Carol Albright ... Screaming Patient
Catherine Case ... Patient with Extra Hormones

Debra Deliso ... Grace Butler
Lori Chacko ... Patient in Bed

Marjean Holden ... Patient in Bed
Nina DePonca ... Human Lamp (as Vera Butler)
Salvador Espinoza ... Spanish Patient / Baby Man
Joseph Baratelli ... Shoe Salesman on Video
April Hartz ... Shoe Customer on Video
Anthony Robertson ... Patient in Doorway
Tequila Mockingbird ... Door Tongue
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Randall William Cook ... Asylum Patient (as Randy Cook)
Texacala Jones ... Asylum Patient
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Directed by
Stephen Sayadian 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Stephen Sayadian  writer
Jerry Stahl  writer

Produced by
Joseph F. Robertson .... producer
 
Original Music by
Mitchell Froom 
 
Cinematography by
Ladi von Jansky 
 
Film Editing by
G. Martin Steiner 
 
Production Design by
Stephen Sayadian 
 
Art Direction by
Stephen Sayadian 
 
Costume Design by
Belinda Williams-Sayadian 
 
Makeup Department
Lisa Lowe .... makeup artist
Sheri Short .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Abbe Wool .... production manager
 
Art Department
Nancy S. Fallace .... property master (as Nancy Fallace)
 
Sound Department
Walter Anderson .... boom operator
Dennis Carr .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Ken Diaz .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Sean 'Duke' Amerson .... best boy (as Sean Amerson)
Alicia Craft .... second assistant camera
Dan Kneece .... Steadicam operator
Paul Maibaum .... camera operator
Mike Mandel .... key grip
Vojislav Mikulic .... second assistant camera (as Voya Mikulic)
Abram Perlstein .... still photographer
Ernest Paul Roebuck .... gaffer
Marc Saltarelli .... camera operator
 
Music Department
Alex Acuna .... musician: percussion
 

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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
USA:R
Filming Locations:
Fullerton, California, USA
Company:
Steiner more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Final film of Fox Harris. more
Quotes:
Mrs. Van Houten: [after burning her hand] Help me, Doctor Caligari, help me!
Dr. Caligari: That smell of burnt flesh - always reminds me of something.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996) more

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User Comments

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5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
holy #$%&!...what is this?, 14 October 2003
8/10
Author: peterc-8 from boston ma

I saw this flick when it first came out and just recently re-discovered it on the 2 for $5.00 table at the local video store. YOW it is goofier than I remember. High-1980's weirdness. A bit of the incomprehensible nutty flavor you'd expect from an Alfred Jarry play, minus the gravity. Dreadful production values, but cool costumes and great innovative homemade sets - really cool overall look and feel. Entertaining, clever, creepy and crappy all at the same time. The script?!?! Err...unique...(how's that for diplomacy?). One of a kind film.

Belongs in the same category as Liquid Sky and the first couple of years of music videos made for MTV.

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