Doom Asylum
Doom Asylum is a comedy slasher film written by Rick Marx and directed by Richard Friedman. The film stars Michael Rogen, Patty Mullen and, Kristin Davis, in her film debut, and was released direct-to-video in March, 1988.
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| Directed by | Richard Friedman |
| Produced by | Steve Menkin[1] |
| Screenplay by | Rick Marx[1] |
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| Cinematography | Larry Revene[1] |
| Edited by | Ray Shapiro |
| Distributed by | Filmworld/Academy Entertainment |
Running time | 78 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90,000 (estimated) |
Plot
Attorney Mitch Hansen and his fiancée Judy LaRue get into a car wreck that results in Judy being killed. During an autopsy on the seemingly-dead Hansen, disfiguring his face in the process, he wakes up and kills the medical examiners. Ten years later, a group of friends, including Judy's daughter Kiki, have a picnic near the asylum where Hansen was held. A punk band is using the asylum to practice some songs. However, Hansen still inhabits the asylum and plans to go after any perceived intruders.
Cast
- Patty Mullen: Judy LaRue / Kiki LaRue
- Ruth Collins: Tina
- Kristin Davis: Jane
- William Hay: Mike
- Kenny L. Price: Dennis
- Harrison White: Darnell
- Dawn Alvan: Godiva
- Farin: Rapunzel
- Michael Rogen: Mitch Hansen
- Harvey Keith: Medical Examiner
- Steven G. Menkin: Assistant Medical Examiner (as Steve Menkin)
- Paul Giorgi: Fake Shemp
Reception
In his overview of 1980s horror films, Scott Aaron Stine declared it similar to other horror comedy films, finding it neither funny or scary and that the film was "sophomoric drivel.", finding the film to be "jokes are stale, and the special effects are mostly awful."[2]
References
- Stine 2003, p. 110.
- Stine 2003, p. 111.
Sources
- Stine, Scott Aaron. The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. McFarland. ISBN 0786415320.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)