Ive been trying to pare down my collection, so i was kind of hoping it would suck because i didnt like the other 3 films. 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. It was also the first film released by new line cinema dr. Theres a moderate amount of gore a nasty throat ripping by way of a small garden rake. Youre edward carnby back in action in the wildest western epic this side of the grave. 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. If you want to start a main aloneinthedark1982 page, just click the edit button above. The 3rd floor patientsparanoid former pow frank hawkes, pyromaniac preacher byron preacher sutcliff, obese child molester ronald elster.
Dan potter has just arrived in the psychiatric haven of dr. Finally someone else that fully appreciates alone in the dark, i love this damn film, it is such a mean spirited and frightening slasher. For alone in the dark 3 on the pc, gamefaqs has 2 faqs game guides and walkthroughs. Will cookson alone in the dark live acoustic duration. Not to be confused with its recent hollywood namesake, alone in the dark is one of those films released during the early 80s slasher heyday that has just been dieing for a dvd release. Alone in the dark 1992 video game, the first in the series of. Download alone in the dark 1982 1080p webrip x264rarbg or any other file from movies category. Everything about the film is rubbish, the acting, the plot, the creatures, the cgi, all are crap. 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. Alone in the dark, a 1982 horror movie featuring jack palance, donald pleasence, and martin landau.
Alone in the dark dvd, 1982 martin landau, jack palance, donald pleasence. Mar 14, 20 alone in the dark 1982 image long neglected thriller. Keeping it golden all star slasher alone in the dark bloody. A memorable soundtrack, excellent voice acting, and a thrilling story will keep you hooked for hours. 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. Opening sequence from jack shoulders cool little 1982 cult item with a great cast including jack palance, donald pleasence, martin landau. 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. Everybody told me alone in the dark was an bad film but being a fan of the games, i bought it anyway, big big mistake. 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, a 1982 horror movie featuring jack palance, donald pleasence, and martin landau 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. Alone in the dark, a series of video games and films. 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 1982 american slasher film directed by jack sholder and starring jack palance, donald pleasence, and martin landau.
Alone in the dark 1982 full film drive in halloween edition. Realise par jack sholder avec donald pleasence, jack palance, martin landau. Alone in the dark 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Alone in the dark is a 1982 american slasher film cowritten and directed by jack sholder in his. 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 better films, but its still worth seeing for many reasons. 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. Staring martin landau, jack palance, donald pleasence and erland van lidth.
The plot tells about a psychiatrists family who are besieged by four escaped mental patients during a power blackout. Its name cast, relative intelligence, and style gradually earned its reputation. The inmates on let loose upon an unsuspecting town and mayhem ensues when they target the home of pleasances dr. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. For those accustomed to typical slasher movie conventions, alone in the dark 1982 may not be your cup of tea. Lovecrafts universe, where ancient evils of unimaginary power play with human lives. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Alone in the dark will intentionally disappoint those looking for the first thing alone, while those who like myself are looking for a more intelligent slasher movie will be pleasantly. Released for the pc in 1994, the game returned to the gameplay style of the original game. Agreed on all counts v, the performances are nearperfect, landau always cracks me. This is derceto, a legendary louisiana mansion where, against your better judgment, youre drawn into a.
Can mankind defeat the army of darkness unleashed by an ancient evil cult edward carnby is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena. Dement alone in the dark 1982 trailer original us youtube. The men on the 3rd floor are the extremely dangerous lunatics who decide to kill. I saw this in a theatre in 1982 and it scared me silly. A version of the game for windows 95 was released as alone in the dark.
Alone in the dark dvd 1982 region 1 us import ntsc. 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 1982 image long neglected thriller. 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 is 1982 slasheresque horror movie directed by jack sholder note, and it stars dwight schultz, donald pleasence, martin landau and jack palance. Alone in the dark is the title of several works of fiction. Bain operates a psychiatric recovery home because we all know thats always a fun occupation during halloween. Home video trailer from lionsgate home entertainment. 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. Only three months later, november 12th, 1982, another sicko with a penchant for murder got ahold of one too. Alone in the dark 3 enjoy up to 70 hours of gameplay piecing together this dusty puzzle and breaking the grip of the towns curse. Its also interesting to see bleeder wearing a hockey mask in the film.
One of the first titles actually produced for, rather than just distributed by new line. Image has done an excellent job with the transfer of alone in the dark. It was the directors debut film as well as an early. Picture detail is very sharp, with the darker scenes and there a lot of them here being very easy to make out. Alone in the dark 3 faqs, walkthroughs, and guides for pc. 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. Alone in the dark 3 is a video game published in 1995 on dos by imotion, inc its an action game, set in a horror, survival horror, western, interwar, puzzle elements. 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. Rent alone in the dark 1982 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Will cookson alone in the dark the flash 3x23 promo. Download alone in the dark 1982 1080p webrip x264rarbg. Martin landau, jack palance and donald pleasence star in this film about several homicidal maniacs who escape from an asylum during a blackout and terrorize their doctor and his family. Renato serios score isnt particularly groundbreaking, but it does manage to establish a mood befitting a horror flick.
Every cobwebbed corner holds a new clue, but be warned. Now, the greatest mystery of his past is about to become the most dangerous. Vhs trailer for the 1982 horror thriller alone in the dark, directed by jack sholder, starring jack palance, donald pleasence and martin landau. Ymmvalone in the dark 1982 if you meant one of those, just click and go. He finds out that an film crew has disappeared while making an western film in a place called slaughter gulch. Starring jack palance, donald pleasence, martin landau, dwight schultz. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Alone in the dark is an almost intentionally formula slasher movie. Seeing it over 20 years later, its not as scary but still is an above average horror film. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. His good friend, emily hartwood from alone in the dark, is among the disappeared.
Alone in the dark, alone in the dark 1, alone in the dark 2, alone in the dark 3 package info. His cases delve into the dark corners of the world, searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations. It was also the first film released by new line cinema. 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. About this game sharpen your spurs and polish your sixshooter. During a citywide blackout, four clinically insane murderers escape from a mental asylum and seek out the home of one of their psychiatrists. No, this alone in the dark appeared in 1982 1, an initiallyoverlooked offering in the slasher genre. Dont waste your money on this dross, buy something good like the shining or poltergeist. Alone in the dark 1982 on dvd 0143811628 from image ent directed by jack sholder. In the few years preceding 1982, the slasher movie craze made these movies so. 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.
Rent alone in the dark 1982 starring jack palance and donald pleasence on dvd and bluray. 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. But 23 years after its release, it continues to be a very good one. Alone in the dark 1982 r 1h 32min horror, thriller 12 november 1982 usa a quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctors house.
Alone in the dark 1982 homicidal psychopaths escape during a blackout, do some looting, terrorize a hated psychiatrist and visit a punkrock club. Jack sholders alone in the dark was never a great movie. 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. 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. Season of the witch 1972 black sunday 1977 supermarkt 1974 subwaystories tales from the underground 1997 radio inside 1994 appointment at eleven 1959 memories of murder 1990 uno koichiro no nurete noru 1982. Alone in the dark 3 was the last game to utilize the same engine and characters as the original game.
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