When I stumbled upon the 1987 horror comedy "My Demon Lover" here in 2024, I had never actually heard about it. And of course I opted to sit down and watch it, as it was a late 1980s movie after all.
Writer Leslie Ray put together an enjoyable script for director Charlie Loventhal to bring to the screen. The story was entertaining, and it definitely had that particular late 1980s cheese to it, for better or worse. I was in my young teenage years in the late 1980s, so I enjoyed this aspect of the movie.
"My Demon Lover" has it all; love romance, demonic entities, high speed car chase, a serial killer, comedy, action, a creepy castle, and lots more.
I didn't realize that it was Scott Valentine whom was in the movie before his very familiar face from "Family Ties", where he played Nick, showed up on the screen. So that was quite a nice surprise. I don't think I've actually seen him on the screen after "Family Ties" ended. Of the entire cast ensemble in the movie, I was only familiar with Scott Valentine and Lin Shaye. It should be noted, however, that the acting performances in the movie were good, and they had a good cast ensemble to portray the various roles and characters.
The effects in the movie were actually fair. They had that particular late 1980s cheese-feel to them as well, adding some charm to the movie.
If you enjoy late 1980s cheese, then you should definitely sit down to watch the horror comedy "My Demon Lover". I was genuinely entertained by what director Charlie Loventhal delivered here.
My rating of "My Demon Lover" lands on a six out of ten stars.
