Night Terrors (1993)

User Rating:

3.0/10   

Director:

Tobe Hooper

Writers:

Rom Globus (writer)
Daniel Matmor (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A young girl travels to Cairo to visit her father, and becomes unwillingly involved with a bizarre sadomasochistic...

Plot Keywords:

Marquis De Sade | Sadomasochism | Flashback Sequence | Dungeon | Lesbian Scene

Cast

Robert Englund	...	Marquis De Sade / Paul Chevaller
Zoe Trilling	...	Genie
Alona Kimhi	...	Sabina
Juliano Mer	...	Mahmoud
Chandra West	...	Beth
William Finley	...	Dr. Matteson
Irit Sheleg	...	Fatima
Niv Cohen	...	Chuck
Doron Barbi	...	Ali
David Menachem	...	Arab Market Hustler
Jonathan Cherchi	...	Arab Market Hustler
Howard Ripp	...	Harry, Matteson's Assistant
Zachi Noy	...	Chuck's Father
Ya'ackov Banai	...	Chevalier's Servant (as Yakov Banai)
Joel Drori	...	Chevalier's Servant

Also Known As:

Nightmare
Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors (USA) (complete title)
Tobe Hooper's Nightmare

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Canada | Egypt | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Matrix Surround

Certification:

Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | France:-16 (TV rating) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Jaffa, Israel

Company:

Global Pictures

Trivia:

Director Gerry O'Hara left the project because he didn't want to shoot a screenplay which envisioned the De Sade character in the 18th century.

Soundtrack:

Sound the Trumpet

Interesting almost

I like Tobe Hooper's work, but like all artist he has hits and misses. I think that horror is a very personal thing, akin to what turns a person on sexually. What is hot for one is an off for another.

The movie has an interesting concept.

I feel the acting is good. Robert Englund is wonderful as the Marquis De Sade and it was nice to see William Finley again. (He is also in one of my all time fav's "Funhouse" also directed by Hooper. )

Set design, editing, costuming, score and photography all have a very 80's feel to it although the movie was filmed in 1993. It has that high glossy feel to it.

The movie is neither as artist as it would have like to have been, nor is it completely terrible. Trust me there are A LOT worse out there. If you like Robert Englund, or have a kind of fascination for the Marquis, then this maybe worth your time. But if you are looking for chills, gore or T&A skip it.