Scream (1981)
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Duration: 86 minuten
Alternative title: The Outing
Country:
United States
Directed by: Byron Quisenberry
Stars: Pepper Martin, Hank Worden and Ethan Wayne
IMDb score:
2,8 (1.197)
Releasedate: 8 January 1981
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Scream plot
"It was a dream weekend...until the nightmare began!"
A group of friends who are rafting decide to stop somewhere for the night along the way. They end up in a haunted abandoned town. Here their rafts disappear and the group of friends is slowly thinned out by a mysterious killer.
Actors and actresses
Bob
John
Stan
Charlie Winters
Allen
Marion
Ross
Rod
Adriana
Fred
Reviews & comments
stephan73
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- 6269 messages
- 14471 votes
A forgotten American slasher, from the best time for this kind of movies... the 1980s. That must be good, right?
Not really! For a slasher, the murders are unoriginal and almost all offscreen. The pace is slow and the pay-off laughable. Well, laughable? You are more likely to scratch your head for a moment, because the film suddenly ends and you have no idea what happened. Normally I can live with that, but it didn't make sense here.
The atmosphere is well found, the town where they hide is perfectly chosen. The actors do their best, but they are not convincing. The music is great fun and it's good to see Woody Strode hop by (on his horse).
2*
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Richard_Voorhees
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- 2311 messages
- 2135 votes
Usually I find 80s slashers entertaining because of funny gore effects or cheesy characters, but if a film contains neither of those, unfortunately not much remains. The film starts quite seriously and they immediately try to create some tension between the characters. Something that unfortunately fails due to some terrible acting. Furthermore, the soundtrack is a combination of Halloween ripoff and almost funky bass guitar and keyboard playing. Yes, this is again very bad. The murders all happen off screen and the most exciting thing we see as a viewer is a bloodied butcher knife. Finally, the film also has a very unsatisfying ending. For those who don't have a region-free player: this movie can also be found on youtube if you search for Scream 1981. I only recommend saving the effort, because this is very bad.
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Bobbejaantje
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- 2306 messages
- 2094 votes
Outrageously bad. It seems like this was made without a screenplay and they improvised in the worst possible way. It's a complete mess. They just thought to make a story about a psycho killer in an abandoned village where a group of tourists is stranded. But it's not that simple because it really doesn't make any sense. Fluffy dialogues and poor acting (who can blame them in this thing). Soporific state and I had the impression that it was equally soporific for the actors themselves. Jommeke is more exciting than this. Clearly no budget. But that doesn't have to be an excuse. Others did succeed in making a good film without a significant budget. No character development, nope. Bad music. Bad directing.
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