Hollywood-Monster (1987)
Genre: Comedy / Horror
Duration: 89 minuten
Alternative title: Ghost Chase
Country:
West Germany / United States
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Stars: Jason Lively, Tim McDaniel and Leonard Lansink
IMDb score:
4,3 (1.127)
Releasedate: 25 June 1987
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Hollywood-Monster plot
Warren McCloud and his friend and partner Fred are two young horror filmmakers who are constantly deficient in gel. on Warren's 21st birthday, his grandfather's will is read to him and he eventually learns his legacy. It turns out to be a letter of pledge with which the boys get a suitcase that is full of all kinds of souvenirs, including a mysterious old clock. However, this suitcase of contents puts them in a dangerous battle with a powerful movie boss for possession of a movie studio in Hollywood, which was founded by Warren's grandfather. The film vouchers do everything in their power to get their hands on the suitcase. When the old clock strikes midnight, strange things happen, giving Warren a fantastic idea for a new horror movie. However, the pursuer does not sit still and a veritable "ghost hunt" through Hollywood ensues, leading the two young filmmakers to the grandfather's old house. In that house lies the secret, the key to the true ownership of the film studio.
Actors and actresses
Warren McCloud
Fred
Karl
Laurie
Stan Gordon
Frederick McCloud
Mr. Rosenbaum
Lawyer
Secretary
Pawn Shop Owner
Reviews & comments
dutchtuga
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I still had high hopes for this early and independent Emmerich, but this film also disappoints. Ghost Chase had everything it takes to be a smooth 80's monster movie, but the moments of magic are very few and far between. The ET lookalike is very nice and the setting is fine, but the film lacks creativity and, above all, authenticity. It is clearly a German production on American soil. Too bad, but the hope for a nice Emmerich has now completely disappeared.
2*
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Shadowed
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- 11902 messages
- 6998 votes
The audience regularly agrees that director Roland Emmerich is too concerned with spectacular bombast and not enough with substantive story, but within Hollywood Monster it is exactly the other way around. For too long, there is simply nothing going on and the concept can hardly be maintained in between. The acting is nevertheless nice and the 80s atmosphere is optimal, but in the end Emmerich simply does not fill it enough in terms of visual discoveries. The build-up can be called quite charming to a certain extent, but the finale is so overexposed and chaotic that Hollywood Monster does not exactly reward the wait. Points because the makers knew what to do with the detailing, but you really have to like these types of environments to be able to ignore all the negatives.
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