Popcorn (1991)

Director:

Mark Herrier
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Writers:

Mitchell Smith (story)
Alan Ormsby (screenplay)

Release Date:

1 February 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Buy a bag, go home in a box.

Plot:

A "Leatherface" type murderer who wears other people's faces, kills at an all-night horrorthon at an old theatre put on by a bunch of film students...

Plot Keywords:

Cult Favorite | Film Festival | Revenge | Stage | Slasher

Cast

Jill Schoelen	...	Maggie
Tom Villard	...	Toby
Dee Wallace	...	Suzanne (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Derek Rydall	...	Mark
Malcolm Danare	...	Bud
Elliott Hurst	...	Leon
Ivette Soler	...	Joannie
Freddie Simpson	...	Tina (as Freddie Marie Simpson)
Kelly Jo Minter	...	Cheryl
Karen Witter	...	Joy
Ray Walston	...	Dr. Mnesyne
Tony Roberts	...	Mr. Davis
Scott Thompson	...	Bearded Guy
Will Knickerbocker	...	Landlord / Warden
Ethan Ormsby	...	Two Headed Guy
Ben Stotes	...	Hatchethead
Ken Ryan	...	Radio Announcer
Matt Falls	...	Lanyard Gates (as Mat Falls)
Cindy Tavares-Finson	...	Gloria Gates
Giana Hanly	...	Sarah Gates
Barry Jenner	...	Lt. Bradley
Suzanne Hunt	...	Dr. Latimer
Robert Dickman	...	Skeeter
Thom Adcox-Hernandez	...	Corky
Bruce Glover	...	Vernon
Munair Zacca	...	Doctor
Bobby Ghisays	...	Judge
Lori Creevay	...	Marge
Ed Amatrudo	...	Boy Friend
George O.	...	1st Hood
Nico Bernuth	...	2nd Hood
Rohan Henry	...	3rd Hood
Maki Fame	...	Lab Technician
Kimio Satoh	...	Scientist
Fumito Naozaki	...	Miner #1
Adam Ornsby	...	Student in Theatre
Hikonori Washina	...	Miner #2
Von B. von Lindenberg	...	Student in Theatre (as Von Von Lindenberg)
April Harris	...	Student in Theatre
Ray Garaza	...	Student in Theatre
Mike Stephens	...	Student in Theatre
Wayne Farnes	...	Student in Theatre
Guy Christopher	...	Student in Theater
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phillip V. Caruso	...	Student in Theatre (uncredited)
Daniel Selby	...	Student in Theater (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Herrier
Alan Ormsby		(uncredited)

Writing credits
Mitchell Smith		(story)
Alan Ormsby		(screenplay) (as Tod Hackett)

Produced by
Ashok Amritraj	....	producer
Howard Baldwin	....	executive producer
Bob Clark	....	producer
Shaun Costello	....	associate producer (as Warren Evans)
Gary Goch	....	producer
Karl Hendrickson	....	executive producer
Howard Hurst	....	executive producer
Sophie Hurst	....	co-producer
Torben Johnke	....	producer

Original Music by
Paul Zaza		(as Paul J. Zaza)

Cinematography by
Ronnie Taylor

Film Editing by
Stan Cole

Casting by
Joseph D'Agosta

Production Design by
Peter Murton

Art Direction by
John Myhre

Set Decoration by
Jerri Thrasher

Costume Design by
Heidi Kaczenski

Makeup Department
Carmen Dodaro	....	hair stylist
Mary Sue Heron	....	makeup artist
John Murdoch	....	makeup artist
Tim Turner	....	makeup effects assistant: Roark Productions (uncredited)

Production Management
Natalie Thompson	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Dupont	....	first assistant director
John Wildermuth Jr.	....	second assistant director

Art Department
James Edward Ferrell Jr.	....	property master
Jeff Ginn	....	assistant art director
Hugh Scaife	....	set dresser
Tom Wilkinson	....	property master

Sound Department
Bryan Day	....	sound
John Gare	....	sound re-recording mixer
Terry Gordica	....	sound editing supervisor
Terry Gordica	....	sound mixer
Barry Jones	....	sound mixer
Oscar Lawson	....	sound
James Porteous	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Frank C. Carere	....	special effects (as Frank Carere)
Robert Clark	....	special effects makeup supervisor (as Bob Clark)
Georgio Ferrari	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
John Furniotis	....	special optical effects

Stunts
Shane Cardwell	....	stunt coordinator
Derek Rydall	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Chic Anstiss	....	camera operator
Jon Cassar	....	camera operator
Chris Faulkner	....	key grip
David Fisher	....	gaffer
Richard Lannaman	....	unit camera operator

Casting Department
Dee Miller	....	location casting

Editorial Department
John Meakin	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Maggie Craig	....	script supervisor
Lisa Katcher	....	script supervisor
Sally Porteous	....	location manager
Fran Solomon	....	production coordinator
Debbie Wilkinson	....	assistant: Mr. Marks

Production Companies

• Century Films
• Movie Partners

Distributors

• CMV Laservision (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1992) (Canada) (VHS)
• Elite Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (????) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Studio Three Film Corporation

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Norway:15 (video premiere) | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Kingston, Jamaica

Company:

Century Films

Trivia:

After three weeks of shooting, Amy O'Neill was replaced by Jill Schoelen.

Goofs:

Continuity: When The Possessor puts a mask of Toby on, in front of Maggie, he then takes it off and puts it on a metal tray. He then takes a second mask and puts it on. then, when he goes to put the second mask down, the mask of Toby, which he left on the tray, is now placed on a foam dummy head.

Movie Connections:

References "George of the Jungle" (1967)

Soundtrack:

POCOMANIA DAYS

Good cast, terrible movie

A bunch of kids set up a theatre to have an all-night horror movie marathon. However, as the night goes on, there's somebody among them killing them off one by one. Who is it...and why? I saw this in a theatre way back in 1991. I was looking forward to it--but boy! It did not work at all. The premise is a good one, they have a very appealing young cast and some pros like Dee Wallace Stone on board...but it doesn't work. The story stops making sense halfway through (that could be because of some huge editing before the film was released), the killings are relatively bloodless (how this got an R rating is beyond me) and the unmasking of the killer at the end was boring and stupid.

It's really too bad--this movie had potential. With a better script this could have become a great horror film. As it stands though it's mostly forgotten and the cast itself seems embarrassed by it (I heard Stone won't talk about this one). I give it a 3 and that's just for the cast.