The Boogens
| The Boogens | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James L. Conway |
| Produced by | Charles E. Sellier Jr. |
| Written by | David O'Malley Jim Kouf (as Bob Hunt) |
| Starring | Rebecca Balding Fred McCarren Anne-Marie Martin Jeff Harlan |
| Music by | Bob Summers |
| Cinematography | Paul Hipp |
| Editing by | Michael Spence |
| Distributed by | Jensen Farley Pictures (USA) |
| Release date(s) | 1981 |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $600,000 |
The Boogens is a 1981 horror movie starring Rebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie Martin, and Jeff Harlan.
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[edit] Plot
A small construction team of four men work to reopen an abandoned silver mine 100 years after a mysterious massacre forced the Army to shut it down. What they don't know is that their excavating has inadvertently freed some amphibious reptilian creatures lurking deep within the mine shafts.
[edit] Production
The screenplay was written by David O'Malley and Jim Kouf (as Bob Hunt), directed by James L. Conway, and produced by Charles E. Sellier Jr. and Bill Cornfold.[1]
[edit] Release
The film opened in US theaters on September 25, 1981. The distributor was independent outfit Jensen Farley Pictures. The film is notable for having received a positive review from author Stephen King in Twilight Zone magazine.
The film saw a belated VHS video release in the mid-90s via Republic Pictures.[2] It has not been released on DVD and has since remained out of print.
[edit] References
- ^ Canby, Vincent. "The Boogens (1982)". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/85645/The-Boogens/overview.
- ^ "Company Credits for The Boogens". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082094/companycredits. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
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