"POPCORN"

(1991)

Starring:Jill Schoelen, Tom Villard, Derek Rydall, Tony Roberts and Dee Wallace-Stone as Suzanne.

Directed By:Mark Herrier. .

Buy A Bag... Go Home In A Box.

DVD Information
Elite Entertainment - 16 x 9 Enhanced of aspect ratio 1:85.1 - Dolby Digital mono - Theatrical Trailer - T.V. Spots.
Ratings: Movie= Picture= Sound=


Popcorn is one of the last independent low budget (80's type) revenge/slasher films to be released theatrical,instead of being directly thrown on home video. It was released in 1991 and did well at the boxoffice, but not a huge hit.

Maggie (Schoelen) is a film student who keeps on having re-occurring nightmares. She wakes in a sweat and records her nightmares down on tape. It is the same nightmare over and over again in where she is being chased by a figure with a dagger, she sees an altar and a terrified child running from flames. Her mother Suzanne (Stone) is very concerned over these nightmares and is very worried over these dreams. Maggie along with her fellow film students decide to put on a fundraiser of Schlockly 50's B films into a "Horrothon". They decide to hold the event at an old abandoned art deco theatre called Dreamland. While transforming the theatre into a fun set of gags such as "Schockorama", "Smellorama", and a large Mantis held by wire above the audience, they discover a film called, "The Possessor". As they play the film, Maggie is suddenly awed to find that this is the same man in her dreams. They then come to find that it seems that "The Possessor's" director was a madman that killed his wife onstage and then burned down the theatre after locking the audience inside.
but what they are in for in so much more. A killer from the past has returned once more to finish what he started. Are Maggie's nightmares about to become a reality. Buy yourself a bag a Popcorn and enjoy this campy horror flick that is fun and makes a for a great late night treat.

The Disc is presented in a 1.85.1 (16x9) Widescreen transfer that isn't bad but isn't great either. This 1991 film looks more like what you would expect from a eary 80's low budget picture. It's looks a little too dark and has washed out colors with some grain along the way. This film has always looked this way as far as i can remember so i'll just assume that it's the cause of the film stock used rather then the transfer itself. The sound isn't anything special though it could of been a little more cleaner but it was good enough. I wasn't expecting any kind of over enhanced faux Dolby Digital 5.1. that seems to be tacked on every older film release new to DVD. Paramount Home Video is one major contributer to that. Sometimes the good old Mono tracks sound better. Included on this DVD release is the films Theatrical Trailer and a couple of T.V. spots.


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