Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)

Director:

Anthony Hickox

Writer:

Anthony Hickox (writer)

Release Date:

11 May 1992 (Japan)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

A killer is waiting... In the past, present and future.

Plot:

In this sequel, a couple must use a portal through time to defeat evil.

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Evil | Compass | Murder | Lawyer

Cast

Zach Galligan	...	Mark Loftmore
Monika Schnarre	...	Sarah Brightman
Martin Kemp	...	Baron Von Frankenstein
Bruce Campbell	...	John Loftmore
Michael Des Barres	...	George
Jim Metzler	...	Roger
Sophie Ward	...	Elenore
Marina Sirtis	...	Gloria
Billy Kane	...	Nigel
Joe Baker	...	The Peasant
Juliet Mills	...	The Defense Lawyer
John Ireland	...	King Arthur
Patrick Macnee	...	Sir Wilfred
David Carradine	...	The Beggar
Alexander Godunov	...	Scarabis

Also Known As:

Lost in Time
Space Shift: Waxwork II

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Germany:18 | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Electric Pictures

Trivia:

Flying saucer landing seen on Sarah's stepfather's TV is from Lobster Man from Mars (1989).

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Sarah, in Scarabis's castle, says that they are 700 years from the present day. Yet, George quotes Shakespeare, making it more like 500 years from the present day.

Quotes:

Sir Wilfred: [in the form of a raven] When you first used Solomon's locket, you opened a doorway to another universe... Cartagra...
Mark Loftmore: Cartagra?
Sir Wilfred: ...the place where the true battle between good and evil is played out for eternity.
Mark Loftmore: I still don't...
Sir Wilfred: Let me try putting this in a more earthly way: Sarah and you have actually stumbled into God's Nintendo game, where He and the devil fight it out, using their various Time Warriors as different characters... forever trying to tip that delicate balance one way or another.

Movie Connections:

References Back to the Future Part II (1989)

Soundtrack:

Also Sprach Zarathustra

Better than the first, and completely underrated as a genre flick.

It's not very often that you can catch a horror film that pays so much homage to the genre that is actually enjoyable and not completely painstaking. Whomever was behind the concept of this film and script were clearly have a good time, and personally I thought it turned out very well.

Despite the fact that it wasn't a huge budgeted release, everything holds up. It's the imagination that goes into the script ( Yeah, it's all a spin off of other films, but done very well. ) that really brings a cool energy to this film. It'll have you munching on the popcorn.

If you're a genre fan, you will get a smirk out of this film. If you don't, I guess you're one of the types that can't have a good time with the horror concept being tossed around into the realm of satire and comedy as it is in this film.

I'm really surprised there's not a bit more buzz about this film. I think it's a true cult classic and absolutely surpasses the first in every way. Do what is in your power to see this film if you haven't.