Hide and Go Shriek

11/1/19881h 30m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Close your eyes. Count to 10. And run for your life. ~

Overview:

A group of teenagers spend the night in a furniture shop for a graduation party. When one of them talks her boyfriend into a game of hide-and-seek, a psycho killer starts hunting them down one by one.

Director:

Skip Schoolnik

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

tattoo
psychopath
furniture
slasher
hide and seek
graduation party

Cast

George Thomas

~ as ~

David Hanson

Donna Baltron

~ as ~

Judy Ramerize

Brittain Frye

~ as ~

Randy Flint

Annette Sinclair

~ as ~

Kim Downs

Scott Fults

~ as ~

Shawn Phillips

Ria Pavia

~ as ~

Malissa Morgan

Sean Kanan

~ as ~

John Robbins

Bunky Jones

~ as ~

Bonnie Williams

Jeff Levine

~ as ~

Fred

Scott Kubay

~ as ~

Zack

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 1 week(s) ago
5
Slasher at a furniture store in downtown L.A.

Shot in late summer 1987, this was also released as “Close Your Eyes and Pray” in the UK. There are similarities to “Chopping Mall” from 1.5 years prior, just minus the killer robots. The first hour is dull because of the one-dimensional milieu and tedious dramatics, but the no-name actors are serviceable and the score by John Ross is notable. The final 25 minutes finally work up some interest and is compelling with an interesting killer reminiscent of a couple of earlier films that I won’t name.

Bunky Jones stands out in the female department as Bonnie mainly due to her impressive head of brunette hair, but dark-haired Donna Baltron as Judy is worth a mention.

It’s thankfully superior to the mediocre “Evil Laugh,” but lacks the interesting themes of “The Toolbox Murders.” Something needed done with the first hour to captivate the viewer (beyond female nudity, that is).

It runs 1h 27m and was shot San Pedro St, Los Angeles (Fine Furniture) with the backyard workout scenes done 25 miles to the north in La Cañada Flintridge.

GRADE: C+