The Ogre (1989 film)
| The Ogre (aka Demons III: The Ogre) | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover art | |
| Directed by | Lamberto Bava |
| Written by | Dardano Sacchetti Lamberto Bava |
| Produced by | Edmondo Amati Massimo Manasse (executive producer) Marco Grillo Spina (executive producer) |
| Starring | Paolo Malco Virginia Bryant Sabrina Ferilli Stefania Montorsi Patrizio Vinci Alice Di Giuseppe David Flosi Alex Serra Lamberto Bava Roberto Dell'Acqua Frank von Kuegelgen |
| Cinematography | Gianfranco Transunto |
| Edited by | Mauro Bonanni |
| Music by | Simon Boswell |
Production companies | Dania Film Devon Film Reteitalia |
| Distributed by | Trans-Global Pictures (1989, United Kingdom) (VHS) |
Release date | 1988 |
Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Ogre (aka Demons III: The Ogre, The Ogre: Demons 3, House of the Ogre and La casa dell'orco[1]) is a 1988 Italian horror-made-for-TV film directed by Lamberto Bava and written by Dardano Sacchetti.[2] It was the last of four films made for the TV series Brivido Giallo; other films include Graveyard Disturbance, Until Death and Dinner with a Vampire. Like the very similar Zombi series, it has little-to-no-relation to the films it claims to be a sequel to, and it was also followed by many unofficial sequels.
The Ogre was released in some areas as the unofficial third entry into Bava's Demons series,[3] but the official "Demons 3" was actually Michele Soavi's The Church. For another unofficial third entry, see Umberto Lenzi's film Black Demons, released in some countries as Dèmoni 3/Demons 3.
Synopsis
Cheryl, an American writer of horror novels, travels with her husband Tom, and their young son Bobby, to a villa in rural Italy for a few weeks of vacation, and for Cheryl to work on her latest book. When Cheryl begins having nightmares from when she was a child of being stalked by an ugly being, an ogre, she tries to persuade her sceptical husband that the villa has a curse on it and it is using its power to manifest her nightmares into reality, including the demon/ogre. Cheryl must find a way to face her fear and somehow defeat the ogre before it starts claiming victims.
Releases
The film was released on Region 1 DVD by Shriek Show. Though the alternate title Demons III: The Ogre is present on the box art, the title card on the film itself is still just The Ogre.
References
- ^ Normanton, P. (2012). The Mammoth Book of Slasher Movies. Mammoth Books. Little, Brown Book Group. p. 141. ISBN 978-1-78033-041-9. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Paul, L. (2013). Italian Horror Film Directors (in Italian). McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7864-8749-3. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ Newman, K. (2011). Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s. Bloomsbury. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-4088-0503-9. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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