Evil Laugh
Horror
Theatrical Release (US)
~ Ten years ago something terrible happened in this house... This weekend it's about to happen AGAIN. ~
Overview:
A group of medical students take a weekend to fix up an old house where a mass murder occurred 10 years earlier.
Director:
Dominick Brascia
Status:
Released
Language:
English
Buget:
$0.00
Revenue:
Key words:
Cast
Ashlyn Gere
~ as ~
Connie (as Kim McKamy)
Steven Baio
Johnny
Tony Griffin
Sammy
Jody Gibson
Tina
Jerold Pearson
Barney
Myles O'Brien
Mark
Howard Weiss
Mr. Burns
Karyn O'Bryan
Betty
Susan Grant
Sadie
Gary Hays
Jerry
Wuchak
Written 1 year(s) ago
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Several medical students & their significant others are invited to stay at a defunct orphanage in greater Los Angeles for the weekend that one of their friends wants to restore. Unfortunately, the facility has an infamous past and people start dying.
"Evil Laugh" (1986) is a mediocre slasher by actor-turned-director Dominick Brascia, who had a part in “Friday the 13th V: A New Beginning” from the previous year. This was his first directing gig, which he accomplished in a single week; he only directed three other flicks.
It’s okay, but run-of-the-mill. The script needed rewritten to flesh out the potential, but that costs money. As it is, the characters and story are surprisingly dull. I say “surprisingly” because everything is here for a quality 80’s slasher. Still, if you’re an aficionado of the genre, it has its points of interest; it’s just nowhere near as entertaining as the aforementioned “Friday the 13th V.” It’s not even on par with the unexceptional "Island of Blood" (1982) or the decent "April Fool's Day" (1986).
Jody Gibson (Tina) and Karyn O'Bryan (Betty) are highlights on the feminine front, along with main protagonist Kim McKamy, aka Ashlyn Gere (Connie).
The movie runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot in SoCal (I was unable to apprehend specific info).
GRADE: C-
