Alone in the dark is another one of those 80s horror flicks that embraces the silly side of life. Ymmvalone in the dark 1982 if you meant one of those, just click and go. Alone in the dark is one of the most polished of the golden era slasher movies and one of the first films produced by new line. Jul, 2017 vhs trailer for the 1982 horror thriller alone in the dark, directed by jack sholder, starring jack palance, donald pleasence and martin landau. Too frightened to breathe thanks to a major power cut, a gang of psychopaths breaks out of the haven maximum security mental institute in order to lay siege to the psychiatrists who have tormented them over the years with their bizarre theories. Alone in the dark 1982 homicidal psychopaths escape during a blackout, do some looting, terrorize a hated psychiatrist and visit a punkrock club. Opening sequence from jack shoulders cool little 1982 cult item with a great cast including jack palance, donald pleasence, martin landau and dwight schultz. Spike lee tcm 2012 2 on charles laughtons night of the hunter duration. Sep 17, 2016 nostalgia critic takes on the uwe boll movie alone in the dark with some help. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. The plot tells about a psychiatrists family who are besieged by four escaped mental patients during a power blackout. Bain operates a psychiatric recovery home because we all know thats always a fun occupation during halloween. I saw this in a theatre in 1982 and it scared me silly.
Alone in the dark 2 is a video game published in 1994 on dos by imotion, inc its an action game, set in a detective mystery, horror, survival horror, interwar, puzzle elements and amnesia themes, and was also released on mac and pc98. Jack sholders alone in the dark was never a great movie. As for the good guys, it is tempting to say this is one of donald pleasances oddest or worst roles, though i think hes playing leo bain exactly as sholder wanted. Alone in the dark, a series of video games and films alone in the dark 1992 video game, the first in the series of alone in the dark video games. From the description above, it becomes even more obvious that alone in the dark does not follow the standard slasher formula. The film is presented in an anamorphic widescreen 1.
Nostalgia critic takes on the uwe boll movie alone in the dark with some help. Alone in the dark 1982 main theme by renato serio duration. Starring jack palance, donald pleasence, martin landau, dwight schultz. Most definitely not to be confused with the 2005 christian slatertara reid stinker of the same name, the 1982 alone in the dark has a characterstrappedbyfiendswhovecutthephoneline second half that wouldnt work in todays cell phone era, but that last half is. A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctors house. Provided to youtube by iipdds alone in the dark the screen tones the solitary gourmet.
Rent alone in the dark 1982 starring jack palance and donald pleasence on dvd and bluray. On the third floor of the home houses all the real loonies. Alone in the dark has a great cast thats strangely underused, and its derivativeness and slight lack of spark make it an eternal underling to much. Alone in the dark was filmed before friday the th part 3 where jason finds his old hockey mask in a shed and abandons the burlap bag that he previously used to hide his face, but friday the th part 3 was released first and takes the first hockey mask prize. His cases delve into the dark corners of the world, searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations. Alone in the dark, a 1982 horror movie featuring jack palance, donald pleasence, and martin landau. Do not rent the uwe boll alone in the dark by accident. Picture detail is very sharp, with the darker scenes and there a lot of them here being very easy to make out. Pleasance, and landau ensure that, while it might get a little dry and silly at times, alone in the dark sure isnt. Theres a moderate amount of gore a nasty throat ripping by way of a small garden rake. Alone in the dark is a 1982 american slasher film cowritten and directed by jack sholder in his directorial debut, and starring jack palance, martin landau, donald pleasence, dwight schultz, and erland van lidth.
Download alone in the dark 1982 1080p webrip x264rarbg. Lovecrafts universe, where ancient evils of unimaginary power play with human lives. Sep 07, 2009 alone in the dark 1982 a bunch of crazies escape an asylum during a blackout and seek revenge on a doctor and his family. Instead of things jumping out at you to get scares, alone in the dark creates a creepy atmosphere that continually builds throughout the film, with almost no cheap scares along the way. The inmates on let loose upon an unsuspecting town and mayhem ensues when they target the home of pleasances dr. In most of the games, the player controls private investigator edward carnby, who goes to investigate a haunted mansion or town that is full of undead creatures. Alone in the dark 1982 a bunch of crazies escape an asylum during a blackout and seek revenge on a doctor and his family. Alone in the dark dvd 1982 region 1 us import ntsc.
Alone in the dark never made a big splash in the public consciousness and so these days the title is more likely to bring to mind one of uwe bolls most notorious video game adaptation craptastrophes, which is a shame because this is a forgotten gem of the early slasher period. It had me jumping and two sequences one involving a baby sitter on a bed and the other with blood dripping on a womans face had me cringing. Image has done an excellent job with the transfer of alone in the dark. Alone in the dark, alone in the dark 1, alone in the dark 2, alone in the dark 3. It borrows less from friday the th or halloween and more from straw dogs or assault on precinct. But 23 years after its release, it continues to be a very good one. Its writerdirector jack sholder was the editor of the slasher classic the burning, directed the great, but much maligned, nightmare on elm street part 2. Alone in the dark dvd, 1982 martin landau, jack palance, donald pleasence. Its not entirely clear if they borrowed the use of the goalie mask from friday the, part two.
Staring martin landau, jack palance, donald pleasence and erland van lidth. Most definitely not to be confused with the 2005 christian slatertara reid stinker of the same name, the 1982 alone in the dark has a characterstrappedbyfiendswhovecut the phoneline second half that wouldnt work in todays cell phone era, but that last half is. Alone in the dark does a great job of building up suspense, which is a lost art that you dont get with todays films. Alone in the dark is a survival horror video game series, originally developed by infogrames. Z nation season 1 bluray 2014 this is 100% genuine product. Occasionally a scene will feature them running over a bicycle courier for his hat, or turning up at potters house to menace his family while hes out, but sholder is obviously going for the less is more technique, so that by the last act, when the potters and their new friend phillip clark are under siege in the home, alone in the dark is. Seeing it over 20 years later, its not as scary but still is an above average horror film.
Alone in the dark 2 faqs, walkthroughs, and guides for pc. Absolutely classic flick, among other great things it features donald pleasance as the doctor in charge of the nuthouse the psychos escape from his character is a parody of the pioneering humanist psychiatrist r. Download alone in the dark 1982 1080p webrip x264rarbg or any other file from movies category. Alone in the dark, though still a low budget film in most respects, had a slightly higher media profile and more prominent release than some movies of its ilk at the time, evidenced by the audience drawing potential of featuring donald pleasance halloween as the pot smoking, hippieleaning head psychiatrist of the institution, and jack. If you want to start a main aloneinthedark1982 page, just click the edit button above. Alone in the dark 1982 on dvd 0143811628 from image ent directed by jack sholder.
The script written by sholder, robert shaye, and mike harpster is filled with funny dialogue and a few twists. Alone in the dark 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Vhs trailer for the 1982 horror thriller alone in the dark, directed by jack sholder, starring jack palance, donald pleasence and martin landau. A memorable soundtrack, excellent voice acting, and a thrilling story will keep you hooked for hours. We actually have a number of regular customers based in the us, canada and australia who never have problems with our region 2. Along in the dark is a highly charged psycho thriller that wants to be a black comedy.
Alone in the dark was released only three months after friday the th part iii, so im not really sure if this was a direct reference or merely coincidence. Its writerdirector jack sholder was the editor of the slasher classic the burning, directed the great, but much maligned, nightmare on elm street part 2 and the brilliant the hidden 1987. Can mankind defeat the army of darkness unleashed by an ancient evil cult edward carnby is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena. In alone in the dark the director jack sholder creates a great deal of suspense, tension and action in this slightly odd slasher, all of the characters are either oddballs, lunatics, or both. Alone in the dark, alone in the dark 1, alone in the dark 2, alone in the dark 3 package info.
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