He believes every movie is worth watching once and, as a film fan and critic, believes that even the worst movies offer something in return. Night train to terror 1985 night train to terror 1985. Then the train conductor goes into a cabin where god and satan are debating the value of what they offer mankind and which souls they should have, which leads into a car crash and the first story of an anthology. Its a brilliant decision that ultimately turns three turkeys into one massive thanksgiving feast.
Barbara wyler, jamie scoggin, stacey lyons, linda maderas, melanie montilla, chantel morogeus, byron yordan, richard sanford, lori. I can never decide what my favorite thing about this movie is. Night train to terror 1985 movie theaters moviefone. Cameron mitchell, john phillip law, merideth haze, ferddy mane, jay schlossbergcohen. The final story shows us the adventures of a server of satan. The filmmakers of night train to terror have literally trimmed the fat out of three lesser horror movies, excising extraneous dialogue and plot, and have included the best bits into one 93 minute feature film. The interviewer, joe, tries to get him to talk about night train to terror but cohen barely mentions it. Night train to terror is a 1985 american independent horror film written by philip yordan and directed by jay schlossbergcohen, with segments directed by.
This movie is cobbled together like some frankenstein project from three other movies. Vinegar syndrome is an exploitation film focused distribution company. The best part is, its not just a single movie but three films crammed into one. I remember watching this in theaters back when it came out, unlike most parents then and now, my mom let me and my two older brothers see these kinds of. How dare the ones in this film assume i have nothing to do.
It pays homage to a variety of classic suspense films such as strangers on a train 1951, the lady vanishes 1938, and the maltese falcon 1941, though the plot bears only passing resemblance to any of them. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. I remember watching this in theaters back when it came out, unlike most parents then and now, my mom let me and my two older brothers see these kinds of movies, she brought us with her to see them. September 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message. The only new footage here are the scenes dealing with the rock band and god and satan.
However, some other students have placed a womans corpse stolen from the university medical school during the christmas vacation in the bed instead. Nov 19, 20 given the right audience, night train of terror is a perfect 5 stars for its lunacy and entertainment value. After a tenure in spain with producer samuel bronston, yordan relocated to utah, where he wrote ultralow budget films about bigfoot and the mormon church in conjunction with local theatre and film professionals, many of whom pop up in the cast and crew of night train to terror among them charles moll, later richard moll, the chromedomed. In the first story, the case of harry billings, a man is kidnapped and taken to an insane asylum where he is put under hypnosis and lures victims to be tortured and murdered as part of an organharvesting operation. Night train to terror 1985 unrated film movie and film. Night train to terror is actually three features from director john carr, two of which were miserable bombs and one of which was apparently never finished, that the producers then cut down to the barest minimum of footage deemed necessary to make them into the anthology chapters.
One involves an insane anylum with some very interesting treatment plans. The song everybody but you sung by joe turano from the. The first part or in some versions, the third part of this anthology horror film, case of harry billings starring richard moll, was edited from an unfinished, unreleased horror film, scream your head off although copies of it are reported to be available. One involves an insane asylums with some very interesting treatment plans. Once a man under hypnosis torturing other victims in a hospital and kills, a young couple who is involved in a cult of death and a helper of the devil, who wants to destroy humanity. I know from the wikipedia page that this movie is well. Featuring the original scream queen, the film stars jamie lee curtis along with david copperfield, ben johnson and hart bochner. God ferdy mayne and satan tony giorgio are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals as they watch their stories unfold. With barbara wyler, jamie scoggin, stacey lyons, linda maderas. Night train is a 2009 directtovideo mystery thriller film produced by rifkineberts productions and stars danny glover, leelee sobieski, steve zahn and matthias schweighofer. God and satan are aboard a train and discuss the fate of three individuals. The three stories, involving an insane asylum, a death club, and satans son, are told in a trio of vignettes.
The movie and creepshow if youre looking for well thought out and entertaining anthology films. Night train to terror 1985 directed by gregg tallas, tom. This article needs additional citations for verification. When the fabled star of rhodesia diamond is stolen on a london to edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, sherlock holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible. The transfer is good, and the audio commentary by the hysteria is very good. Released 1985, night train to terror stars maurice grandmaison, robert bristol, faith clift, marc lawrence the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The train makes an unexpected stop to pick up several scottish policemen, led allegedly by inspector mcdonald boyd davis. Night train to terror 1985 directed by gregg tallas. Apr 12, 2019 this movie is cobbled together like some frankenstein project from three other movies.
Under initial scruitiny, the film appeared to be three features that had been edited down to become chapters in an athology piece, and ten minutes or so of research proved that to be true. Jun 01, 20 a montage of all of the music video segments of everybody but you from the film night train to terror 1985. Directed by john carr, phillip marshak, tom mcgowan. God and satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals. When the fabled star of rhodesia diamond is stolen on a london to edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, sherlock holmes must discover.
Jay schlossbergcohen, usa, 1985, vinegar syndrome, horror. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Feels like sitting through a horror film festival with a heavy finger resting on the fastforward button, zooming to all the grisly goodies before its on to the next sinister story. Satans supper edited into the claire hansen segment. The film is similar to creepshow, tales from the hood and terror. Holmes informs mcdonald that duncanbleek is really moran, and mcdonald arrests moran and finds the diamond in his vest, but moran seizes a policemans gun and pulls the emergency cord to stop the train. Night train to terror is a really, really bizarre little movie with an even more bizarre behindthescenes story. Watch night train to terror 1984 full movie free streaming.
The audioonly interview with director jay schlossbergcohen is a nonstop rant about his life. A montage of all of the music video segments of everybody but you from the film night train to terror 1985. God and satan discuss the fates of three people on a train. On a train bound for hell, god and satan decide the fates of three. Aboard a fast moving train bound for hell, god and satan decide the fates of three unfortunate mortals. Three years after a prank that went terribly awry, the six college students responsible are targeted by a masked killer at a new years eve party aboard a moving train. A police detective and a private eye disagree on tactics while investigating a train passengers murder. Get ready to go off the rails with the cult 1980s horror anthology film night train to terror. As a fan of this film, i had to have this combo pack. At a college fraternitys new years eve party, a reluctant alana maxwell is coerced into participating in a prank. One involves an insane asylum with some very interesting treatment plans. The song everybody but you sung by joe turano from the film. Music and lyrics by charlene brown arrangement by robert oconnor vocals by joe.
At least the musicians in that had a wider repertoire. The stories of the people in question are told in a trio of very strange vignettes. The fact that the band on the train has more members than polyphonic spree and spends hours rehearsing the same song over and over again at. Imagine god and satan riding aboard a train as they observe and discuss the dark fate of three. This cheesy lowbudget mid80s marvel is actually a threepronged horror anthology, with the wraparound tale taking place on an illfated train. Awful anthology of stories, night train to terror is a train wreck of a movie, one that is highly forgettable, and really not worth your time watching.
A fraternity masquerade party aboard a chartered train turns deadly when a psychotic classmate sets out for murderous revenge. With ben johnson, jamie lee curtis, hart bochner, david copperfield. Night train to terror comes to you on home video for the very first time in its original aspect ratio and restored in 2k from 35mm film elements. The movie opens in the middle of a fullblown 80s music video, complete with headbands and spandex.
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