When a psychiatrist, her son, her brand new husband who is an exrock star and her former patient, move into an old mansion, the last thing they worry about is a voodoo curse. A reporter who hears about his activities accompanies him on his rounds. Thats right, scared stiff is amistad 1997 by way of poltergeist 1982, except far more progressive than the former and much less frightening than the latter. But after the compelling prologue the film settles into a typical 80s possessionhaunted house movie featuring little gore, no nudity, cheesy special effects, and evil pigeons. I was able to find out that director richard friedman also directed doom asylum. Watch scared stiff 1953 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion.
Scared stiff 1987 strange visions come to haunt a singer when she, her son, and her psychiatristturnedboyfriend move into an old colonial house that is haunted by the ghost of a. Gallery of 7 movie poster and cover images for scared stiff 1987. Scared stiff 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Scared stiff the masterson curse 1987 rotten tomatoes when a psychiatrist, her son, her brand new husband who is an exrock star and her former patient, move into an old mansion, the last. He uses his gift to help the police to solve a murder. Scared stiff is a horror movie that involves a family that moves into a haunted house. Also, dont confuse this movie with paul verhoevens total recall. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. When you hear about a film titled scared stiff, with no prior knowledge of what it might be about, there are a number of natural conclusions one might come to. Kates a single mom rock star recovering from a nervous breakdown. Scared stiff 1987 film, a hong kong film starring chow yunfat. Scared stiff is an 80s horror movie following a singer, her son, and her psychiatristturnedboyfriend who move into an old colonial house that is haunted by the. Few movies have been as hard for me to find information about as 1987 s scared stiff. The outing 1987 aka the lamp is a lesser known horror entry that borderlines on being good, but is too confused to make it a classic.
Apr 23, 2019 few movies have been as hard for me to find information about as 1987s scared stiff. Erics revenge and doom asylum, so it was only natural that i was curious about his other genre film from the 1980s. Though the scares are few and far between, and its more of a drama than a horror it is definitely something that grabs a hold and doesnt let go. Currently, on netflix instantwatch, it is an easy find and a really good movie. If youre looking for a haunting, quiet, and subtle ghost story, 1987 s scared stiff sure aint it because damn, this movie is bonkers. Scared stiff is a 1987 hong kong comedy thriller film directed by lau karwing. It certainly has its moments, but there are so many elements that are left unanswered and too many scenes that just dont make sense. Scared stiff 1987, an american horror movie directed by richard friedman. You know stuff like the house movies, the gate, ghoulies, spookies, the kindred, neon maniacs. But no, as you might suspect, it is this movie that stinks stinks real bad. Scared stiff is a seriously bonkers hong kong film that starts off as a comedy, turns into a slasher film and then has a supernatural stephen kings christine turned to. Eric frederick flynn kay sarah kendall, an artist with emotional issues decides to take a trip with her husband david alan mcrae, her brother eric frederick flynn and her sisternlaw brooke carol kottonbrook.
Before all is said and done were swept away to the present year of 1987. Download war is boring bored stiff scared to death in the worlds worst war zone. The movie stars andrew stevens, mary page keller, david ramsey and josh. Scared stiff 1987 a rock star mary page keller, her son and her psychiatrist andrew stevens move into a southern mansion haunted by a slave driver david ramsey. But fans of the film are now finally rewarded with the now typical top class arrow treatment. With andrew stevens, mary page keller, david ramsey, josh segal.
Strange visions come to haunt a singer when she and her boyfriendpsychiatrist move into the old hou. The curse vhs, 5 of 7 highresolution movie posters in this group. Strange visions come to haunt a singer when she, her son, and her psychiatristturnedboyfriend move into an old colonial house that is haunted by the ghost of a ruthless slave owner. It is also the title of a japanese horror movie released in the same year. If youre looking for a haunting, quiet, and subtle ghost story, 1987s scared stiff sure aint it because damn, this movie is bonkers. Though it wont scare anyone over the age of 8, it is still a compelling tale. Scared stiff starts off with an impressive opening set in the mid1800s with great costumes and period detail, a voodoo ritual, and a quasimodo sidekick. Scared stiff is a 1987 american supernatural horror feature film. Exploring scared stiff the horror movie with heart duration. The major difference the only thing that does in fact distinguish it from a tv movie is the addition of some overthetop the evil dead 1981styled gore and popcorn effects. This movie besides the nutty professor is one of the rare greats of that era and im glad to have a copy i can call my own. Released 1987, scared stiff stars david ramsey, mary page keller, andrew stevens, nicole fortier the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
As youd likely expect from director richard friedman, scared stiff can be a wild ride and while some stretches are a little slow, the overall movie is a lot of fun and packed with bizarre moments. Goodbadflicks looks into the long history of scared stiff. Scared stiff 1987 film, a hong kong film starring chow yun fat. But after the compelling prologue the film settles into a typical 80s possessionhaunted house movie featuring. Scared stiff is a 1987 hong kong comedy thriller film directed by lau karwing and starring eric tsang, chow yunfat. In fact, you have to understand its merely a very simple story about an unusual person who has a special ability. Ive searched high and low for this movie for quite sometime and was at my wit end trying to find it. This article is within the scope of wikiproject horror, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to fictional horror in film, literature and other media on wikipedia.
Scared stiff started as a mark frost script the second frost written movie weve covered this week, along with the believers, but grew into complete lunacy, packed with every single shock tactic possible, from exposed brains to body horror style transformations and precgi digital effects. Its loaded with super fun special effects and the creativity is offthewalls insane. David j howe brings us his thoughts on the bluray release of the 80s horror movie, scared stiff, which is out on the 22nd april. Not many hk movies have the subtleties that you are looking for. Kate hears a piano playing by itself and sees the ghost of the slave. He travels to his mansion where his wife has given shelter to several slaves who are in the midst of a ceremony creating an amulet to protect her from his rages. Strange visions come to haunt a singer when she and her boyfriendpsychiatrist move into the old house that is haunted by the ghost of a slave owner. Unfortunately, that is exactly what they should be worried about, and this horror movie explains why.
Im hoping it will explain what was left for the viewers imagination in the first installment. Find similar and related movies for scared stiff 1987 richard friedman, richard s. The thing is, the comedy hits, the slasher stuff is effective and the stuntwork in the finale is awesome too. The narrative might sound a little been there, done that, but the premise goes in some odd directions and. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. If you would like to participate, you can edit one of the articles mentioned below, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and contribute to the general project discussion to talk over new ideas. May 20, 2019 goodbadflicks looks into the long history of scared stiff.
Strange visions come to haunt a singer when she and her boyfriendpsychiatrist move into the old house that is haunted by the ghost of a. Tales of sex and death, a collection of horror stories by ramsey campbell. Ive been watching his movies since i was knee high to a duck and of all his movies, solo and with dean scared stiff is my alltime funniest favorite. The narrative might sound a little been there, done that, but the premise goes in some odd directions and especially. These vary from the cute a psychiatric patient who unzips his forehead to reveal his. Scared stiff 1987 primewire 1channel letmewatchthis. The major difference the only thing that does in fact distinguish it from a. Scared stiff is a 1987 hong kong comedy thriller film directed by lau karwing and starring eric tsang, chow yunfat and michael miu. Scared stiff richard friedman, 1987 i know the place is big and all, but how do you not notice the dead house painter hanging outside by your sons bedroom window. In just about every way, scared stiff resembles a tv movie ghost story. The curse movie vhs cover a cover gallery for vhs videos the curse media a glowing meteor lands on a farm and causes, among other things, bizarre mutations in this 1987 cult classic. Overview of scared stiff, 1987, directed by richard friedman, with david ramsey, nicole fortier, andrew stevens, at turner classic movies. Scared stiff 1987, an american horror movie directed by richard friedman scared stiff pinball, a game featuring horrorshowhostess elvira scared stiff. This film has been seen as a hong kong takeoff on the plot of the 1987 us thriller dreamscape.
Scared stiff is a film directed by richard friedman with andrew stevens, mary page keller, david ramsey, josh segal, year. Scared stiff never even made it onto dvd, though it did hit laser disc in addition to video. Scared stiff 1987 best scenes mary page keller, andrew stevens duration. A man find he has the ability to read peoples dreams after a serious car accident. A cheapie 80s haunted house movie sounded like fun anyway. Exploring scared stiff the horror movie with heart youtube.
Scared stiff 1987 stream and watch online moviefone. By melissa garza what killed him wasnt a nightmare. Actually, i assumed the police were removing the dead house painters body when they came over to take away the skeletal remains of the two people that had been languishing up in. Id recommend watching scared stiff, but id also recommend waiting for it to go on sale. Find movie and film cast and crew information for scared stiff 1987 richard friedman, richard s. Upon a shallow inspection it comes across as lowbudget 1980s horror cheese, but dig a little deeper and it becomes clear just how bizarrely ambitious and filled with challenging. Scared stiff begins with a slave auction in 1857 where slave master george masterson is enraged.
After david buys an old charleston mansion and kate and her son move in with him, strange events occur including the discoveries of a secret hidden attic and the diary of the murderous slave trader who owned the home. Is it entirely successful as either a horror movie or social commentary. A psychiatrist donates his time to help the mentally ill street people of hong kong. Scared stiff is a seriously bonkers hong kong film that starts off as a comedy, turns into a slasher film and then has a supernatural stephen kings christine turned to eleven scrapyard car mindcontrol crashing finale. Scared stiff is an 80s horror movie following a singer, her son, and her psychiatristturnedboyfriend who move into an old colonial house that is haunted by the ghost of a ruthless slave owner. Financial analysis of scared stiff 1987 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. After seeing a poster for this movie on one of the walls in satans storybook, i was reminded that i had it in my watchlist. Kate, an actress, her therapist husband, david, and kates son move into an old house that they later find out belonged to an evil slaveholder. Scared stiff 1987, andrew stevens horror movie videospace. Scared stiff is the 1953 remake of the 1940 bob hopepaulette goddard vehicle the ghost breakers, reupholstered for the talents of dean martin and jerry lewis. Scared stiff 1987 classic horror movies posters, creepy. Scared stiff is directed by richard friedman who is the man behind phantom of the mall. Its tacky, garish, politically incorrect on multiple levels and somehow, against all odds, entertaining as hell.