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| Cellar Dweller | |
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| Directed by | John Carl Buechler |
| Written by | Don Mancini |
| Produced by | Bob Wynn Charles Band (executive) |
| Starring | Yvonne De Carlo Debrah Farentino Brian Robbins Pamela Bellwood Vince Edwards Jeffrey Combs |
| Edited by | Barry Zetlin |
| Music by | Carl Dante |
| Distributed by | Empire Pictures |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cellar Dweller is a 1988 American monster horror film about a comic book artist who unleashes a demon after drawing it. It was directed by John Carl Buechler, written by Don Mancini (credited as Kit Du Bois), and stars Debrah Farentino and Brian Robbins. As of 2024, this is the only film not in the Child's Play series that was written by Mancini.
Plot
Colin Childress, a highly successful comic book artist who gains inspiration from a mystical book of horrific drawings, inadvertently summons an evil spirit into his basement studio. Decades later, his house has become a small art institute run by the stern Mrs. Briggs. One night, comely student Whitney Taylor goes rooting around the sealed boxes in the cellar and releases the supernatural forces trapped there.
Cast
- Debrah Farentino as Whitney Taylor (credited as Debrah Mullowney)
- Brian Robbins as Phillip Lemley
- Vince Edwards as Norman Meshelski
- Cheryl-Ann Wilson as Lisa
- Jeffrey Combs as Colin Childress
- Pamela Bellwood as Amanda
- Yvonne De Carlo as Mrs. Briggs
Release
Cellar Dweller was released directly to VHS videocassette and LaserDisc on September 20, 1988, by New World Video. In 1991, Starmaker Entertainment released a VHS tape in EP mode.[1] MGM released an Amazon.com Exclusive VHS on September 29, 2006.[2]
On October 29, 2013, the movie was released on DVD by Scream Factory as part of the second volume of its All-Night Horror Marathon series, along with Contamination .7, Catacombs, and The Dungeonmaster. Scream Factory released Cellar Dweller as a Blu-ray double feature with Catacombs on July 14, 2015.[3]
Reception
ドレッド・セントラルのアンソニー・アリゴは、この映画に5つ星のうち3つを与え、「『セラー・ドゥエラー』は、エンパイアの有名なカルト的名作のいくつかが到達したレベルには達していないかもしれないが、曖昧なプロダクションデザインと数人の馴染みのある顔、そして素晴らしい特殊効果のおかげで、見る価値のあるもう一つのユニークな映画だ」と書いている。 [4] TVガイドはより否定的で、5つ星のうち1つを与え、「特に傑出した作品ではないが、楽しめる『セラー・ドゥエラー』には、小さな価値のある瞬間がいくつかある。監督のブエヒラーは、やや限られた脚本を最大限に活用し、アクションのテンポをうまく調整し、特殊効果は適切だが、この映画の他のすべてと同様に、規模が小さく限られている」と述べている。[5]
参考文献
- ^ 「Cellar Dwellerの会社クレジット」imdb.com 。 2011年4月19日閲覧。
- ^ 「Cellar Dweller」Amazon 。 2011年4月19日閲覧。
- ^ 「Scream FactoryがScarecrowsリリースの詳細を発表。Nomads、Jack's Back、Ghost Townなどを発表」。DC 。 2011年4月19日閲覧。
- ^ Arrigo, Anthony (2015年7月15日). 「Cellar Dweller / Catacombs (Blu-ray) - Dread Central」. Dread Central.com . Anthony Arrigo . 2018年6月19日閲覧。
- ^ 「Cellar Dweller - 映画レビューと映画評価」。TV Guide.com。TVガイド。 2024年2月7日閲覧。