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Screamtime

  • 1983
  • R
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
1.1K
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Screamtime (1983)
Slasher HorrorSupernatural HorrorDramaFantasyHorrorMysteryThriller

A trilogy of three improbable stories of horror and the supernatural are combined into this low budget thriller: "That's the Way to Do It," "Dreamhouse,," and "Do You Believe in Fairies?"A trilogy of three improbable stories of horror and the supernatural are combined into this low budget thriller: "That's the Way to Do It," "Dreamhouse,," and "Do You Believe in Fairies?"A trilogy of three improbable stories of horror and the supernatural are combined into this low budget thriller: "That's the Way to Do It," "Dreamhouse,," and "Do You Believe in Fairies?"

  • Directors
    • Michael Armstrong
    • Stanley A. Long
  • Writer
    • Michael Armstrong
  • Stars
    • Vincent Russo
    • Michael Gordon
    • Marie Scinto
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    1.1K
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    • Directors
      • Michael Armstrong
      • Stanley A. Long
    • Writer
      • Michael Armstrong
    • Stars
      • Vincent Russo
      • Michael Gordon
      • Marie Scinto
    • 36User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Vincent Russo
    • Ed
    Michael Gordon
    • Bruce
    Marie Scinto
    • Marie
    Kevin Smith
    • Video Store Owner
    Robin Bailey
    Robin Bailey
    • Jack
    Ann Lynn
    Ann Lynn
    • Lena
    Jonathon Morris
    Jonathon Morris
    • Damien
    • (as Johnathon Morris)
    Dione Inman
    • Suzy
    Bosco Hogan
    Bosco Hogan
    • Doctor
    • (as Boscoe Hogan)
    John Styles
    • Punch
    • (voice)
    Ian Saynor
    Ian Saynor
    • Tony
    Yvonne Nicholson
    • Susan
    Lally Bowers
    Lally Bowers
    • Mrs. Kingsley
    Veronica Doran
    • Miss Burns
    Brenda Kempner
    • Woman
    Dora Bryan
    Dora Bryan
    • Emma
    Jean Anderson
    Jean Anderson
    • Mildred
    David Van Day
    • Gavin
    • Directors
      • Michael Armstrong
      • Stanley A. Long
    • Writer
      • Michael Armstrong
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    Cujo108

    Worthwhile anthology

    Two guys steal some tapes from a rental store and stop by a female acquaintance's place to watch them. The first one, involving a loser puppeteer, is pretty stupid. The second one has a couple moving into a new home. The wife begins seeing things that lead her to believe the place is haunted. This segment is a good one. There's one effective shock about midway through it, as well as a terrific ending that took me by surprise. The third and final tale finds a biker working for two rich old women who say their house is watched over by fairies. Naturally, he figures they're just senile and decides to rob the place. This story was quite fun, though it felt like the shortest of the three. Of course, the weak opener seemed to be the longest. Most anthologies do have at least one stinker, but it's worth seeing for the second and third bits, especially the second. The wrap-around is amusing as well.
    callanvass

    mildly entertaining

    mildly entertaining anthology is decently made and acted but it is also routine, predictable and kinda silly still if you don't take this seriously you should have some moderate fun. this is worth the watch on a free rental ** out of 5
    6FilmFatale

    80s anthology has its moments

    For some reason, three British short films were turned into an anthology with framing segments about two stereotypical Noo Yawkuhs who steal some videocassettes from a Times Square video store and hide out at a friend's apartment to watch them. I found this movie on some lists of 80s slashers, and I was pretty confused for a while about why. The first story is about a cuckolded husband, his mean loser stepson, his shrewish wife, and a killer puppet. The third story is about fairies. But the second story, "Dreamhouse" is pretty fantastic. Newlyweds move into a house and the wife starts seeing things. She even consults a psychic who assures her that there are no ghosts in the house. What the wife IS seeing is the twist of this segment, and it's pretty fun. I'm still not sure that I'd put this one on a list of slashers, but that second story makes it worth a watch.
    6FieCrier

    pretty decent horror anthology w/ some spooky and clever points in it

    This was a decent horror anthology movie. Two New Yorkers steal some videos from a video store, and take them to a female friend's apartment to watch.

    In the first one, an old man loves doing Punch & Judy shows for kids, and takes meticulous care of his puppets at home. His wife is fed up with it; they don't make enough money, and she wants him to burn them and move with his stepson to Canada for reliable work. We then see his family being attacked by a wooden board. Has Punch come to life, or has the old man gone nuts? This one wasn't all that good, but it wasn't terrible.

    In the second one, a couple move into a house their father was unable to sell. The wife sees a boy bicycling in the yard that no one else notices. She hears noises, and sees blood in the bathtub, then on a knife in the kitchen, then on the bannister. She starts seeing other people in the house, and then starts seeing those people bloody or dead. This one was quite a bit better.

    In the last segment, a young man races motorcycles, and works at a clothing store. He needs more money, which his boss offers to loan him. He takes a job gardening for a pair of old ladies to make the money he needs to pay his boss back. They're quite eccentric, believing in fairies and gnomes, and a pact their 16th century ancestor had with the fairies to help conceal her affairs from her husband. The young man discovers the old ladies have a chest full of money, and he decides to rob them with the help of his younger brother and a friend. This one was pretty good too.

    Finally, the wraparound segment brings everything together.
    the duck

    Hey Kids, What Time is It?

    "Do you believe in fairies?" the elderly woman in the television set queried. If you now what's good for you, Jeff (or Jeff-ette), you will after taking a gander at this videotape-within-a-videotape-within-a-videotape-within-a-videotape (unless you own the DVD edition.) The movie does not star so much as feature a cast of actors put to the test as they watch video after video after video, and we watch them watching. Then they die (9 out of 10 viewers of Screamtime did not die after watching it, and those who did died of natural causes.) The phrase, "you get what you pay for," is given new meaning as two hooligans steal three videos (thus not "paying for" them), and are then murdered by them, fortunately after viewing them all the way through. These hepcats probably weren't even kind enough to rewind. At least there were no late charges, just late patrons.

    As in dead!!!

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    Related interests

    Roger Jackson in Scream (1996)
    Slasher Horror
    Daveigh Chase in The Ring (2002)
    Supernatural Horror
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    Fantasy
    Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
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    • Trivia
      Although anthology and portmanteau horror movies had been around a while, this installment debuted just after the success of Creepshow (1982), which had made an even bigger splash during the video rental boom. This is what the surrounding wraparound story of this movie is about.
    • Goofs
      Actor Kevin Smith is falsely credited as the video store clerk, who was around sixty years old with gray hair, whilst Smith was young, muscular, and in his early twenties at this time.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)

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    • Release date
      • 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Do You Believe in Fairies?
    • Filming locations
      • England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Manson International
      • Salon Productions
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      • 1h 29m(89 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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