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Psycho Cop

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
4.4/10
1.6K
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Psycho Cop (1989)
Six college students on their weekend vacation are humiliated and killed one by one by a psycho cop.
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Six college students on their weekend vacation are humiliated and killed one by one by a psycho cop.Six college students on their weekend vacation are humiliated and killed one by one by a psycho cop.Six college students on their weekend vacation are humiliated and killed one by one by a psycho cop.

  • Director
    • Wallace Potts
  • Writer
    • Wallace Potts
  • Stars
    • Robert R. Shafer
    • Jeff Qualle
    • Palmer Lee Todd
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wallace Potts
    • Writer
      • Wallace Potts
    • Stars
      • Robert R. Shafer
      • Jeff Qualle
      • Palmer Lee Todd
    • 52User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Robert R. Shafer
    Robert R. Shafer
    • Officer Joe Vickers
    • (as Bobby Ray Shafer)
    Jeff Qualle
    • Doug
    Palmer Lee Todd
    • Laura
    Dan Campbell
    • Eric
    Cindy Guyer
    Cindy Guyer
    • Julie
    • (as Cynthia Guyer)
    Linda West
    • Sarah
    Greg Joujon-Roche
    Greg Joujon-Roche
    • Zack
    Bruce Melena
    Bruce Melena
    • Cop #1
    Glenn Steelman
    Glenn Steelman
    • Cop #2
    Julie Araskog
    Julie Araskog
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    Denise Hartman
    • Barbara…
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    • Director
      • Wallace Potts
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      • Wallace Potts
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    Where the hell is the caretaker?

    This is the ultimate party movie, take a drink every time they mention the caretaker. Well don't actually or you will die. What great cheese this movie has, kids paranoid as hell and a satan worshipper/ stand-up comedian/ psycho cop. Watch for the 666 shot of the hand it will leave you in stitches. This movie has the stupidest teens ever and some of the worst 80's fashion. Want laughably bad horror and acting here ya go. Officer Joe Vickers you suck and yet your really cool! These kids also talk about beer along with the caretaker constantly and the beer looks like canada dry. So bad it's good is not always a lie.
    ibanez747

    ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!

    Oh God, where do I begin with this one. (Deep breath...) I am shocked and chagrined that this masterwork has not seen the light of day for a DVD release. I would love to hear B.R. Shafer's commentary on how he came up with those hilarious one liners.

    In a nutshell, a group of personal friends run to the hills for some boozin' and relaxation. Their only two concerns seems to be misplaced beer and the caretaker. They missed one...a devil-worshipping cop who is on the loose and filled with one-liners and bag of tricks on how to kill. Officer Vicker's one line cliches are timely and very funny. The movie is not scary or frightening. It wasn't meant to be since it was written diligently by Wallace Potts on a weekend. It was directed and produced by Potts in about a fortnight. The attire worn by the cast is appropriate for an 80's slasher flick and adds to the air of comedy surrounding this film.

    The deaths. The deaths are silly, but he employs a variety of methods as a means to killing these youths. Especially when he rips a guy's heart out and follows it with "Have a heart. HA HA". This adds to the brilliance of this movie. I prefer this movie over Manic Cop by Bill Lustig.

    Overall, a night of laughter and comments like "I cant believe I'm watching this" will fill your living room as you watch this film.

    Score: 10 out of 10 -- NOTE: a 6 pack should be consumed before and an additional 6 pack should be consumed during.
    lor_

    Boring horror

    My review was written in January 1990 after watching the film on South Gate Entertainment video cassette.

    A catchy title fronts for a very boring video feature film, offering nothing in the way of diversion for horror fans.

    Bobby Ray Shafer is a bland choice for the title role, a policeman who's a satanist into the antisocial activity of stabbing folks for a blood ritual. Later on we find out he's the product of a broken home and is just posing as a cop.

    He terrorizes a bunch of stupid teens, off on a weekend outing at a remote house (as per conry horror genre format). Not much happens except for the clockwork killings, climaxing with the heroine surrounded by her friends who've been literally crucified.

    Weakest aspect of Wallace Potts' picture, a presentation from British producer Cassian Elwes, is the set of unfunny witticisms penned for Shafr to say while killing people. Tech credit are unimpressive; gore is the films' sole rasion d'etre.
    carlhefler

    Awesome 80's horror cheese!!

    If you're in the mood for a great 80's horror, full of cliches and bad acting, look no further! 6 young adults get together at a mansion in the woods (looks alot like the suburbs) and are slowly dispatched by the killer. A nice selection of cheesy one-liners, along with the ambiguously gay character of Blake Washer, make this a perfect rental for a night of laughs and moans of "oh gaaawd, whatever"!
    2b_kite

    Barely passable "Maniac Cop" ripoff.

    A low budget Maniac Cop rip off that is barely passable, made by people who obviously had no idea how to make a horror movie. Contains crappy kills, paranoid teens, and a killer who spits out one liners all while acting as wooden as a post. But hey it also has jokes... What has eighteen legs and two tits... the supreme court! 😂😄😀😐😒

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    B-Horror
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    • Trivia
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Goofs
      Directly following The Caretaker's untimely demise, Doug, lounging poolside, claims to have heard screaming off in the woods. The Caretaker hadn't made a sound.
    • Quotes

      Officer Joe Vickers: You have the right to remain...*dead*.

    • Alternate versions
      German VHS release by UFA Video was cut by 17 seconds (related to violence/gore) to secure a "Not under 18" rating and also avoid being indexed by the BPjM. Starting with the 2011 DVD release by Voulez Vous Film, the cuts were was waived in Germany and since then all subsequent German video releases are completely uncensored now.
    • Connections
      Followed by Psycho Cop Returns (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Sweet 'n Nasty
      Written by Diana Harris, Art Wood and Peter Margolis

      Performed by Diana Harris

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    • Release date
      • November 28, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Psychocop
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production company
      • Smoking Gun
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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