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The Chilling

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
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The Chilling (1989)
Horror

The bodies at a cryogenic centre are defrosted by accident and turn into cannibalistic zombies.The bodies at a cryogenic centre are defrosted by accident and turn into cannibalistic zombies.The bodies at a cryogenic centre are defrosted by accident and turn into cannibalistic zombies.

  • Directors
    • Deland Nuse
    • Jack A. Sunseri
  • Writers
    • Guy Messenger
    • Jack A. Sunseri
  • Stars
    • Linda Blair
    • Dan Haggerty
    • Troy Donahue
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.7/10
    714
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Deland Nuse
      • Jack A. Sunseri
    • Writers
      • Guy Messenger
      • Jack A. Sunseri
    • Stars
      • Linda Blair
      • Dan Haggerty
      • Troy Donahue
    • 25User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Linda Blair
    Linda Blair
    • Mary Hampton
    Dan Haggerty
    Dan Haggerty
    • Sergeant Vince Marlow
    Troy Donahue
    Troy Donahue
    • Dr. Miller
    Jack De Rieux
    • Joseph Davenport Sr.
    • (as Jack De Ruiex)
    Ron Vincent
    • Joe Davenport, Jr.
    Michael Jacobs
    • Mark Evans
    John Flanagan
    • Steve Carson
    Steve Gluck
    Steve Gluck
    • Jerry Kardell
    Peggy Duncan
    • Lisa Burton
    Jack A. Sunseri
    • Thug #1
    Rick Blanchard
    Rick Blanchard
    • Tony Rizzo, Thug #2
    Jim Thrasher
    • Thug #3
    Roger Wallace
    • Thug #4
    Neil O'Neill
    • Dr. Nevin
    Robert Clark
    • KC Power Man #1
    Matthew Riley
    • KC Power Man #2
    Kelly Smireich
    • Bank Hostage
    Robert Smireich
    • Bank Security Guard
    • Directors
      • Deland Nuse
      • Jack A. Sunseri
    • Writers
      • Guy Messenger
      • Jack A. Sunseri
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    kingofhorrormovies

    linda blair didnt do anything here

    i have to admit something here, i watched this movie because im a big fan of linda blair,in all movies she had a big role within the story: exorcist,hell night,chained heat even that repossesed but this movie is BORING that you cant imagine thats "her".man her role are hardly recognizable.

    ok now lets talk about those mutants :the ppl behind this film should made their minds straight before scripting whether its a mutant movie or a zombie movie, some readers referring to them as zombies are they zombies ? NO because i didnt saw any of them walk slow and eat human flesh in any scene, ok are they mutants? NO because mutants dont look/act funny,and i saw one scene were a mutant tickling someone's back and have a quick conversation with him,according to this "horror" catagorized movie they are "crygenic corpses"who are wearing contaminated costumes and chasing or scaring linda blair and her BORING cast.

    what can i say guys,linda blair shouldnt be in this movie ,and its a shame her role was a waste of her time and ours too.

    i dont recommend this movie to linda blair fans,im sure they will be upset,i also dont recommend horror movie collectors to buy/rent this one,and to B-movie fans :you can watch it at your own decision
    5kohl_caked

    Great example of summer movie...

    So, it was corny... extremely corny. I loved this movie, though. It has been given horrible reviews by pretty much everyone who has seen it. This, however, has been one of my favorite corny horror movies for many years. It is worth many laughs.

    The zombies in it are the most creative I have seen in any horror movie, and I have seen a lot of them. The whole idea and plot are trite, but I think that it embodies the B movie... right down to Linda Blair playing a main character.

    In short, and I know this was already short... watch this movie or I'll make you watch it.
    The Creeper

    A Good, Low Budget Zombie Movie

    The Chilling is a Very Low Budget Zombie movie that Pulls off Good Scares and a Well Developed Plot. Owes a Bit to "Night of the Living Dead". The Acting is not Very Good, but no one I Know could have done Better! The Make Up Effects are Very Well Done. This Movie is so Creepy and I Recommend it to Any Horror Fan.

    6 out of 10.

    People who Enjoyed this Might like: The Dead next Door, Night of the Living Dead, The Dead Hate the Living, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, and City of the Living dead.
    2paul_m_haakonsen

    This movie should be frozen...

    Alright, well I had no idea this movie was from 1989, I just saw the DVD cover, and it looked interesting enough. Anything with zombies usually has my attention right away. So I picked this movie up and went home to watch it.

    Now, cryogenics is not a bad thing in a movie, but in this? Wow, what where they thinking? I thought that it was common knowledge that when you freeze something it is preserved in its present state. Yet, however, the bodies in this movie were decaying and rotten when they came out of the cryo tanks. What was up with that? Were the tanks not properly closed? Leaking? What was up with that...

    The movie took well over 35 minutes before anything real interesting happened. And during these 35 minutes you are just sitting around waiting for something to happen, and you are acquainted with a bunch of dull and personality-depraved characters.

    Okay, lightning strikes and it is one in a how many thousand chance of happening? I am not sure, but for lightning to strike over 11 times in the same place in a 5 meter radius that is just ridiculous. When that scene took place, the movie went downhill, and it went downhill fast!

    Alright, moving on to the revived frozen dead, or zombies (let's call them what they really were). Some of the masks actually looked decent enough. But why where they all a murky color of brownish-green? And what was up with the glowing eyes? I just didn't get that. Moving on, how come some times the zombies were only able to stagger and walk with a limping gait, but other times they were able to run and jump? Pick one and stick with it, wow! Still not done here with the zombies, the sound they were making? Again, wow! It sounded like a young elephant in pain or a horse in labor. It was terrible.

    The cover had Linda Blair on it, and right enough for that, sure her name is legendary for her role in "The Exorcist", but come on, that was back then, and her name was on the cover here just to lure people in.

    For a horror movie, then "The Chilling" is really boring and uneventful. And I am sure for a 1989 movie, it wasn't even really scary back then. I remember having seen horror movies from the 80's that were far more scary; "C.H.U.D." for example.

    "The Chilling" might be worth giving a chance if you are a fan of Linda Blair, but otherwise, there is nothing interesting to be had from this movie. Except for the ending perhaps, that was the lamest ending I have seen in ages.
    4Gunnar_R_Ingibjargarson

    A Messy, bad 80s sci-fi thriller

    Linda Blair, plays an emplyee at cryogenic centre, where bodies are being defrosted, not long afterward they turn into zombies. The Chilling is a not a very good 80s horror, the acting is ok though, but the script is just useless.

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    • Goofs
      At one point Mary calls Sergeant Vince Marlow "Dan," his real name rather than his character name.
    • Quotes

      Sergeant Vince Marlow: Die you green bag of snot!

    • Crazy credits
      During the credits, the listing for "Dr. Miller's receptionist--Lisa Jackson" appears twice.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Best of the Worst: Our VHS Collection (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Make Love, The Way It Used To Be
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    • Release date
      • March 11, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Escalofrío
    • Filming locations
      • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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