Demon Keeper
| Demon Keeper | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Joe Tornatore |
| Written by | Mike Angel |
| Produced by | Cheryl Latimer John Marshall Joe Tornatore Executive Maurice Smith Roger Corman |
| Starring | Dirk Benedict |
Production company | The Pacific Trust |
| Distributed by | New Horizons Video |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Demon Keeper is a 1994 American horror film directed by Joe Tornatore for New Horizon Pictures. It was shot in Zimbabwe.[1]
Premise
[edit]A fake medium conjures up an angry demon.
Cast
[edit]- Dirk Benedict as Alexander Harris
- Edward Albert as Remy Grilland
- Mike Lane
- André Jacobs
- Adrienne Pearce
- David Sherwood
- Jennifer Steyn
- Claire Marshall
- Diane Nuttall
- Elsa Martin
Production
[edit]The original cut of the film was felt to be not scary enough so at the behest of Roger Corman additional scenes were shot using a demon. According to Imagi Movies "The addition is laughably obvious, for two reasons: first the demon never appears ‘on the sets where the original footage was shot; second, the new scenes were done on video tape and run through the “film-look” process, with less than good results."[2]
Reception
[edit]Senseless Pictures called it "small but underrated."[3]
Psychotronic Video said "Attention fans of Grotesque. Tomatore is back with more inept but entertaining nonsense."[1]
The Roanoke Times called it "fun if you're on the mood for a really bad movie. Otherwise forget it."[4] In a review for the Orlando Sentinel, Joe Bob Briggs wrote "not since Plan 9 from Outer Space have this many earnest authors been this sincerely awful."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Demon Keeper". Psychtronic Video. Winter 1994. p. 58.
- ^ Biodrowski, Steve (Fall 1994). "Demon Keeper". Imagi Movies. p. 56.
- ^ Review of film at Senseless Cinema
- ^ "Reviews". The Roanoke Times. 18 June 1994. p. 20.
- ^ Briggs, Joe Bob (3 June 1994). "This flick goes way beyond bad to mesmerizing". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 110.
External links
[edit]- Demon Keeper at IMDb
- Trailer of film at YouTube
- Demon Keeper at Letterbox DVD