The Boogens
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| The Boogens | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | James L. Conway |
| Written by | David O'Malley Jim Kouf (as Bob Hunt) |
| Produced by | Charles E. Sellier Jr. |
| Starring | Rebecca Balding Fred McCarren Anne-Marie Martin Jeff Harlan |
| Cinematography | Paul Hipp |
| Edited by | Michael Spence |
| Music by | Bob Summers |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Jensen Farley Pictures (USA, original) Paramount Pictures (USA, current) Citadel Films (Canada) |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $600,000 |
The Boogens is a 1981 American horror film directed by James L. Conway and starring Rebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie Martin and Jeff Harlan. The title refers to scaly turtle-like monsters that are released from an abandoned and boarded up silver mine to wreak havoc.
Plot
A small construction team of four men work to reopen an abandoned silver mine, 100 years after a mysterious massacre forced the military 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.
Production
The screenplay was directed by James L. Conway, produced by Charles E. Sellier Jr. and Bill Cornfold, and written by Thomas C. Chapman, David O'Malley and Jim Kouf (as Bob Hunt).[1]
The opening credits made use of several still image zoom (zoom burst) and panning techniques that predate by several years the motion effects popularized by filmmaker Ken Burns, which later became hugely popular features in Apple Inc.'s iMovie software program.
Parts of the film were shot in Park City, Kamas, Ontario Mine, Mayflower Mine, and Heber in Utah.[2]
Release
The film opened in US theaters on September 25, 1981, distributed by independent outfit Jensen Farley Pictures. The film notably received a positive review from author Stephen King in The Twilight Zone Magazine.
The film was belatedly released on VHS video in the mid 1990s via Republic Pictures.[3] In 2012, Olive Films sub-licensed the film from Paramount and The Boogens was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 7.[4]
Reception
On aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it currently holds a 33% approval rating based on nine reviews.[5]
References
- ^ Canby, Vincent. "The Boogens (1982)". The New York Times.
- ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
- ^ "Company Credits for The Boogens". imdb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ http://www.horrordvds.com/vb3forum/showthread.php?threadid=43439
- ^ "The Boogens (1982)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
External links
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