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The 13th Floor

  • 1988
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
733
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The 13th Floor (1988)
Horror

As a child, a girl witnesses her father electrocute a young boy. When she grows into an adult, the ghost of the murdered boy appears to her, and together they set out to expose the crimes of... Read allAs a child, a girl witnesses her father electrocute a young boy. When she grows into an adult, the ghost of the murdered boy appears to her, and together they set out to expose the crimes of her father.As a child, a girl witnesses her father electrocute a young boy. When she grows into an adult, the ghost of the murdered boy appears to her, and together they set out to expose the crimes of her father.

  • Director
    • Chris Roache
  • Writer
    • Chris Roache
  • Stars
    • Kylie Clare
    • Tony Blackett
    • Allen Leong
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    733
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chris Roache
    • Writer
      • Chris Roache
    • Stars
      • Kylie Clare
      • Tony Blackett
      • Allen Leong
    • 16User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Kylie Clare
    • Heather Thompson, aged 8
    Tony Blackett
    • Robert Thompson
    Allen Leong
    • Brian Chung
    Matthew Nicholls
    • Tom Poulsen's Son
    Nik Forster
    • Tom Poulsen
    • (as Nicholas Forster)
    Vic Rooney
    Vic Rooney
    • Brenner
    Georgie Parker
    Georgie Parker
    • Maid
    Lisa Hensley
    Lisa Hensley
    • Heather Thompson, aged 20
    Miranda Otto
    Miranda Otto
    • Rebecca
    Jeff Truman
    Jeff Truman
    • Bert
    Paul Hunt
    • Nick
    Tim McKenzie
    • John Burke
    Adam Cook
    • Alistair
    Cathren Michalak
    • Tea Lady
    Michael Caton
    Michael Caton
    • Dr. Fletcher
    Andrew Ferguson
    • Young Boy
    • Director
      • Chris Roache
    • Writer
      • Chris Roache
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    1HumanoidOfFlesh

    Piece of garbage.

    A dark and terrible secret lurks on the 13th floor of a plush city office block,where a supernatural curse has brought disaster to anyone who rents it.A mysterious 'presence' has driven business to ruin,made office machinery break down and created a deadly lifeforce of its own in the electrical system.The tortured soul of an innocent boy who was cruelly murdered many years before is lying in wait for the moment of revenge."The 13th Floor" is easily one of the worst horror films I have ever seen.The film is extremely boring and there is no gore nor suspense.The special effects are incredibly cheesy and the acting is horrible.Why such piece of crap is widely distributed and some Italian horror movies are completely unavailable is beyond me.1 out of 10.
    s-prime

    A lot of people getting their 13th Floors mixed up!

    This one is a modest little horror film made on the smell of oily rag. Just out of film school, writer/director Chris Roache shot this film in 24 days and copped a lot of grief doing it. But that's another story. It was always destined for the the video market at the time and did exceptionally well in the UK rental market chalking up a silver sales award.
    ash-40

    A great laugh a bad movie!

    The 13th floor is a movie that will make you feel smart even if youre broccoli, cause even broccoli sees the plot twists up ahead. Don't get me wrong this wasn't a bad movie, it was well beyond that. This movie is supposed to be based on a novel that for some reason got critical acclaim or they wouldn't have made a movie out of it so I'm sure it's much different to the screenplay. In my opinion thats the only way to explain this flat, uninteresting, predictable, unemotional, laughable screenplay. The climax for most viewers will come at the half way mark in a very boring uninspired scene were the plot tries to sneak up on you like a tank rolling down a football field. The rest of the movie is just you laughing at the movie makers for giving you more and more pieces of the "BIG PICTURE" which you already know. By the time the movie is over, if you haven't walk out, you are left thinking how stupid does Roland Emerich think I really am. You know all those ____ for dumbies, well this is a who done it for dumbies only they should call it a he done it.
    9acro

    wrong comments

    not really a comment but there seems to be a lot of comments here that refer to 13th floor from 1999 and not this movie
    6torrascotia

    An Unusual Ozsploitation Horror

    Its clear that many people didn't like this movie, but the script is pretty X Files, although its Australian and done on a shoestring budget.

    The 13th Floor is an off kilter Aussie movie about a woman who saw her corrupt father murder a man and his son, and who has gone off the rails as a result. She is living off grid with a couple of friends as some kind of political group who scrounge money and squat.

    The father is looking to track down his wayward daughter using paid for thugs, however it appears that someone from the fathers past is looking for revenge.

    If you enjoy obscure Aussie movies from the 80's then this is worth a watch, it dares to stray from the Hollywood cheery narrative and cheery ending which will annoy some. I would even go far as to say the main character isn't even that sympathetic, but there is a definite underlying humour to the movie and it is at least a fairly novel story.

    This isn't for your average viewer who wants revenge movie where everything is wrapped up nicely at the end. But if you want something unusual that could easily have been an X Files movie, I would recommend it.

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      This film is considered an "Ozploitation" (Australian exploitation) picture.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Best of the Worst: Ninja Movies (2014)

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    • Release date
      • May 1988 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Electrocutor 1
    • Filming locations
      • Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia(Location)
    • Production companies
      • Premiere Film Marketing Ltd.
      • Medusa Communications
      • David Hannay Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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