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Alone in the Dark

Name: Alone in the Dark
Released: 1982-11-12T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 5.8

When the lights go out, the terror begins.

1982 • 93 min • ★ 5.8 (167) • Released

Horror Thriller

A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.

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Original title: Alone in the Dark
Language: EN
Country: US
Budget: $1,000,000
Revenue: $1,400,000

Reviews & Ratings 2

Wuchak

Jun 13, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

**_Inmates escape the loony bin with Pleasence, Palance and Landau_** During a blackout, several violent patients break out of a progressive asylum in New Jersey (Jack Palance, Martin Landau & Erland Van Lidth) and threaten a new doctor and his family at their farmhouse (Dwight Schultz, Deborah Hedwall, etc.). Donald Pleasence is on hand as the eccentric head of the facility. "Alone in the Dark" (1982) is a fairly obscure horror flick that borrows from “Silent Night, Bloody Night” (1972), “Halloween” (1978) and “Night of the Living Dead” (1968). Pleasence, Palance and Landau are a highlight; basically veteran actors making some extra cash in their twilight years and having a good time doing it. Lee Taylor-Allan (Toni) and Carol Levy (Bunky, the babysitter) stand out on the feminine front. The latter is good-looking, but needed to eat some cheeseburgers. While nothing spectacular, the movie has some welcome quirks and highlights, such as the idea of a “progressive” sanitarium, Toni’s situation (she’s recovering from a recent nervous breakdown), the contrasting of different levels of crazy whether inside or outside of mental institutions and the performance of The Sic F##ks at a local club. Speaking of the latter, a member of the band ran into Palance several years later and informed him who he was. Jack responded, “We were all sick f##ks in that movie.” The film runs 1 hour, 32 minutes, and was shot in New Jersey (Ridgewood, Newark, Hillsdale and Englewood). GRADE: B-/C+

JPV852

Oct 4, 2021 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

Simple but entertaining suspense-thriller with a fun cast that includes Jack Palance, Martin Landau and Donald Pleasence. The horror element was decent and acting pretty solid for the most part. The one minor twist in the finale I had an inkling about yet was still effective. Would make for a great viewing on Halloween night. **3.75/5**

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blackout escape escaped mental patient mailman maniac meat cleaver mental illness mental institution murder revenge siege slasher

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Cast 19

Jack Palance

Frank Hawkes

Donald Pleasence

Leo Bain

Martin Landau

Byron "Preacher" Sutcliff

Dwight Schultz

Dan Potter

Erland van Lidth

Ronald "Fatty" Elster

Deborah Hedwall

Nell Potter

Phillip Clark

Tom Smith / Skaggs

Brent Jennings

Ray Curtis

Gordon Watkins

Detective Burnett

Carol Levy

Bunky

Keith Reddin

Billy

Annie Korzen

Marissa Hall

Lin Shaye

Receptionist at Haven

Larry Pine

Harry Merton

Frederick Coffin

Jim Gable

Laura Esterman

Woman Voyager

Michael Earl Reid

Cursing Voyager

Steve Dash

Dr. Barkin

Michael Medeiros

Club Manager

Crew 10

John A. Gallagher

Location Scout

Tom Savini

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Jack Sholder

Director

Robert Shaye

Producer

Rachel Talalay

Production Accountant

David M. Goodman

Production Assistant

Renato Serio

Original Music Composer

Jack Sholder

Screenplay

Jack Sholder

Story

Robert Shaye

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US Release Dates 1

Nov 12, 1982

R Theatrical