Doom Asylum
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| Doom Asylum | |
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 Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Friedman |
| Screenplay by | Rick Marx[1] |
| Produced by | Steve Menkin[1] |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Larry Revene[1] |
| Edited by | Ray Shapiro |
| Music by |
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| Distributed by | Filmworld/Academy Entertainment |
Running time | 78 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90,000 (estimated) |
| Box office | $476,340 |
Doom Asylum is a comedy slasher film written by Rick Marx and directed by Richard Friedman. The film stars Michael Rogen, Patty Mullen and, Kristin Davis, in her film debut, and was released direct-to-video in March, 1988.[citation needed]
Plot
Attorney Mitch Hansen and his fiancée Judy LaRue get into a car wreck that results in Judy being killed. During an autopsy on the seemingly-dead Hansen (which disfigures his face), he wakes up and kills the medical examiners. Ten years later, a group of friends, including Judy's daughter Kiki, have a picnic near the asylum where Hansen was held. A punk band is using the asylum to practice some songs. However, Hansen still inhabits the asylum and plans to go after any perceived intruders.
Cast
- Patty Mullen as Judy LaRue / Kiki LaRue
- Ruth Collins as Tina
- Kristin Davis as Jane
- William Hay as Mike
- Kenny L. Price as Dennis
- Harrison White as Darnell
- Dawn Alvan as Godiva
- Farin as Rapunzel
- Michael Rogen as Mitch Hansen
- Harvey Keith as Medical Examiner
- Steven G. Menkin as Assistant Medical Examiner (credited as Steve Menkin)
- Paul Giorgi as Fake Shemp
Release
The film was released on VHS as Doom Asylum from Academy Home Entertainment.[1][2]
Reception
In his overview of 1980s horror films, Scott Aaron Stine declared it similar to other horror comedy films, finding it neither funny or scary and that the film was "sophomoric drivel.", finding the film to be "jokes are stale, and the special effects are mostly awful."[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Stine 2003, p. 110.
- ^ a b Stine 2003, p. 111.
Sources
- Stine, Scott Aaron. The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. McFarland. ISBN 0786415320.
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External links
- Doom Asylum at IMDb
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