Blood Theatre
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| Blood Theater/Movie House Massacre/Blood-O-Rama/The Movie House Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Rick Sloane |
| Written by | Rick Sloane |
| Produced by | Rick Sloane |
| Starring | Mary Woronov, Johnathon Blakely, Jenny Cunningham, Joanna Foxx |
| Cinematography | Bill Fishman |
| Edited by | Rick Sloane |
| Music by | Rick Sloane |
| Distributed by | Moore Video/Retromedia Entertainment/Active Home Video |
Release date | 1984 |
Running time | 75 Min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Blood Theater (a.k.a. Movie House Massacre) is an Independent Film Slasher/Horror Comedy. It was the first feature film by director Rick Sloane.
The film includes many bizarre movie theater related deaths, such as being fried inside a popcorn machine, stabbed in the ticket booth, electrocuted by a film projector, decapitated by a projection booth partition, stabbed while a movie is playing on screen, smoke inhalation from burning film and a telephone receiver which breaks apart while a dying girl screams hysterically into it.
The majority of the movie was shot at the historic Beverly Warner Theater in Beverly Hills, which was also a location in the film Xanadu. It was later demolished and the site became a bank building.
All the movies which play at the Spotlite Theater Multiplex in this film, were short films made by Rick Sloane while he attended Los Angeles City College. They include Clown Whores of Hollywood, Chainsaw Chicks, Amputee Hookers and Nightmare Of The Lost Whores.
Cast
| Actor / Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Mary Woronov | Miss Blackwell |
| Jenny Cunningham | Jennifer / Ellen |
| Jonathan Blakely | Original Owner |
| Andrew Cofrin | Adrian |
| Joanna Foxx | Selena |
| Stephanie Dillard | Darcy |
| Rob-Roy Fletcher | Dean Murdock |
| Daniel Schafer | Malcolm |
| David Millbern | Original Owner (Younger) |
| Cynthia Hartline | Jamie Hart |
| Lisa Lindsley | Lisa |
| Joni Barnes | Dee-Dee |
| Carl Bressler | Pimp |
| Troy Martin | Pie Victim |
| Tony Goldman | Police Officer |
| Paul Schubin | Police Officer |
| Bruce Nangle | Ellen's Lover |
| Barrie Metz | Multiplex Employee |
Reception
Film critic Scott Weinberg panned Blood Theatre, writing "Rare is the film that fails so resoundingly in two separate genres at the exact same time."[1] TV Guide also criticized the movie, calling it "incredibly inept".[2] In 2014 Chiller wrote that the film is considered by some to be one of the worst horror films ever made but stated that "if you appreciate incredibly ‘80s hair and clothes, and the uniquely bizarre, very intentional humor of director Rick Sloane (Hobgoblins; the Vice Academy series), there is much here that will warm your heart."[3]
See also
References
- ^ "The Movie House Massacre (Blood Theater)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ^ "Movie House Massacre (review)". TV Guide. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ^ "13 Haunted Things That Are Not Houses". Chiller. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
External links
- Blood Theatre at IMDb
- Blood Theater/Movie House Massacre/Blood-O-Rama/The Movie House Massacre at AllMovie
- Blood Theatre Theatrical Trailer
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