La noche de Halloween, una niñera se ve obligada a cuidar a un mocoso que no para de gastarle bromas pesadas. Para colmo de males, el trastornado padre del niño se ha escapado de un manicomi... Leer todoLa noche de Halloween, una niñera se ve obligada a cuidar a un mocoso que no para de gastarle bromas pesadas. Para colmo de males, el trastornado padre del niño se ha escapado de un manicomio y planea hacerle una visita.La noche de Halloween, una niñera se ve obligada a cuidar a un mocoso que no para de gastarle bromas pesadas. Para colmo de males, el trastornado padre del niño se ha escapado de un manicomio y planea hacerle una visita.
- Dirección
- Guionista
- Elenco
- Linda
- (as Jackelyn Giroux)
- Bert
- (as J.L. Clark)
- Nurse Reeves
- (as Catherine Coulson)
- Bum
- (as Jason Renard)
- Dirección
- Guionista
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Opiniones destacadas
The plot involves a young woman babysitting for a practical joker on Halloween. The boy's father has escaped from a mental institution and returns home to terrorize his ex-wife, who committed him. Are the strange noises and phone calls to the babysitter the result of a crazed lunatic, or just the 10-year-old's pranks? Does the mental patient even realize his ex-wife is out for the evening? Do we care?
The film has absolutely no suspense, the scenes are disjointed and choppy, and the performances are uniformly bad. Even Steve Railsback, normally a commanding presence in B-movies, phones in his performance literally. This cheap "Trick" has nothing to distinguish it from the crowded field of forgettable '80s slasher flicks. Like the rotten apple at the bottom of a Halloween candy bag, "Trick or Treats" is best trashed and forgotten.
The opening scene shows a man being taken away in a straight jacket, dramatic fashion of course and his wife watches. Fast forward a few years on Halloween night. The wife and her new boyfriend leave for a party and gets a sitter for their practical joker kid. The kid likes to play with his homemade guillotine. He also likes to play pranks constantly and makes the sitter traumatized and insane. The deranged husband is in a mental hospital for 4 years. He eventually kills a psych nurse and escapes the hospital by dressing as a "man" nurse. The plan is to kill all those who were involved with his 4 year commitment to the mental hospital, but wants to start with his wife. Sadly its been four years and he cant quite remember what she looks like. Right away the acting is atrocious. The scenes at the mental institution are completely laughable. Plus, who uses a corded phone in the shower? There are some real awkward moments in this film; the stare down with the "step father" and son at the 22:30 mark, what kind of CPR is that at the 38:20 minute mark? How about the odd phone call interaction with the parents and the sitter at the 46:40 minute mark, The conversation at 54:30 about why people watch horror films followed by one of the silliest "movie" clips ever or the crazy and erotic doctor interview at the 59:00 minute mark. Vintage Halloween decorations aren't plentiful but those present are perfectly nostalgic. The posters on the walls and the brief shot of the horror record collection are truly fantastic. I also appreciate that this film takes place on Halloween night. The gore is pretty minimal and there are no T&A. Lets be honest. This film is so bad that its bad. Yet, somehow the charm wins me over. Plus, it has a fair amount of suspense that really works. I'd watch this one again.
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- TriviaThe majority of this film was shot at the house of cast member Carrie Snodgress.
- ErroresWhen mother is explaining to the kid why he can't go trick or treating, the sound and the mouth movement don't match.
- Citas
Christopher: You're cute. Are you the babysitter?
Linda: Well, you're not. That's a stupid thing to do.
Christopher: It's Halloween!
- Créditos curiososThe film credits Orson Welles as "Magical Consultant".
- ConexionesFeatured in Trailer Trauma (2016)
Selecciones populares
- How long is Trick or Treats?Con tecnología de Alexa
Detalles
- Fecha de lanzamiento
- País de origen
- Sitio oficial
- Idioma
- También se conoce como
- Babysitter Murders: The Beginning
- Locaciones de filmación
- Productora
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Taquilla
- Presupuesto
- USD 55,000 (estimado)