Carnage (1984)

User Rating:

2.5/10   

Director:

Andy Milligan

Writer:

Andy Milligan (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

See household appliances slice and dice... people!

Plot:

Carol and Jonathan, a newlywed couple, move into their new house which is haunted by the ghosts of another newlywed couple who commited suicide in the house three years earlier. |

Plot Keywords:

Couple | Newlywed | Suicide | Ghost | Haunted House

Cast

Leslie Den Dooven	...	Carol Henderson
Michael Chiodo	...	Jonathan Henderson
John Garitt	...	Walter
Deeann Veeder	...	Susan
Chris Baker	...	Ann Webb
Jack Poggi	...	Minister
Dennis Malvasi	...	Tony (as Albert Alfano)
Che Moody	...	Mother-in-Law
Rosemary Egan	...	Margaret
Ellen Orchid	...	Judy
Chris Georges	...	Mark Webb
Bill Grant	...	Dad
Judith Mayes	...	Martha
Lola Ross	...	Rose Novak
Lon Freeman	...	Nathan Frye
Joseph Vitagliano	...	Plumber
Victor Logan	...	Dr. Marcus
Willis Karp	...	Ray Trail
Susan Ortiz	...	Secretary
William Cooner	...	Burglar #1
David Marks	...	Burglar #2

Directed by
Andy Milligan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Andy Milligan		writer

Produced by
Lew Mishkin	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Andy Milligan

Film Editing by
Gerald Bronson

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andy Milligan	....	assistant director (as Gerald Jackson)

Sound Department
Gene Jones	....	sound editor
Dennis Malvasi	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Milligan	....	grip (as Joi Gogan)
Andrew Willis	....	lighting technician

Transportation Department
Richard Gleasi	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Richard Karlson	....	interior consultant
Kathy Zoumis	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Jaylow International Films Inc.

Distributors

• Media Home Entertainment (1986) (USA) (video)
• Video Instant Picture Company (VIPCO) (1984) (UK) (VHS)
• Video Treasures (1990) (USA) (VHS)
• EastWest Entertainment (2004) (worldwide) (DVD)
• EastWest Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Hell House (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:R (Ontario) | UK:18 (cut) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Jaylow International Films Inc.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Carol starts doing yard work she spends an entire scene trying to force her left glove on her right hand. This flawed take is the one that made the final print. In subsequent scenes she's wearing her gardening gloves correctly.

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Muchachada nui: (#3.11)" (2009)

Not too bad Milligan cash-in of 'Amityville Horror'

One of Andy Milligan's better efforts, this is basically a cash-in of Amityville Horror, a low-budget production and a less competent version.

That it is such a cash-in is evident from the plot, religious icons, and specifically from the wholesale rip-off of the infamous shot of the spooky Amityville house in ever-increasing zoom cuts used to emphasize that it's a haunted house. Unfortunately, this is done in amateur style here.

Much else about the film is amateurish, but done with intensity so that it is enjoyable nonetheless. There's plenty of moments where you'd think a little bit more effort would greatly improve the production, but then that would be hindsight. Who really knows what obstacles such a low-budget effort has except those involved? Acting is also lacking, though not without merit, especially the actress playing the Mother-in-Law, she's particularly good and attractive as well.

The gore quotient is fairly high, yet done with minimal budget, so some effects are good and some are lesser. There's such items as hand chopped off, decapitation, disemboweling, stuff that was typical for the time. This can be gotten cheaply on a $1 DVD from EastWest DVD as a double feature with Class Reunion Massacre, also a decent low-budget entry.