Dr Rictus

Production: Jack Roe (Executive Producer) — Stuart M. Besser (Producer)

Scenario: Graeme Whifler (Writer) — Manny Coto (Writer)

Musique: Brian May (Original Music Composer)

Photographie: Robert Draper (Director of Photography)

Monsieur Giggles perd la raison et est accusé d'avoir causé la mort de certains de ses patients ; piégé par ses concitoyens, il est condamné. Quelques années plus tard, dans la même ville, les morts reprennent, coïncidence, un nouveau médecin vient d'arriver, qui s'avère être le fils du défunt Dr. Giggles. Mauvais exemple d'horreur bon marché made in USA, conçu pour le marché de la vidéo à domicile et occasionnellement diffusé par les chaînes privées, cela ne vaut pas deux heures de votre temps. Pour faire des films d'horreur avec un budget limité, nous, les Italiens, sommes plus doués, maîtres dans l'art de se débrouiller (voir Fulci).

Coulda been a contenda in slasher history

A patient escapes an insane asylum (Larry Drake) and starts to prey upon the unwitting citizens of a town in Northern California. His attacks usually involve various medical or surgical procedures.

"Dr. Giggles" (1992) had everything for a slasher franchise on the level of “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” but the flick needed tweaked to flesh out more entertainment. As it is, it’s still a worthwhile obscure slasher with several amusing factors and exceptional cinematography, especially the night woods and old house sequences, marked by a greenish hue (which would influence future movies).

Petite Zoe Trilling stands out in the female cast as Normi, Coreen’s bestie, but she’s way underused. Sara Melson has a beefier role as the aforementioned Coreen, and is another highlight. Deborah Tucker is worth a mention as Dianne while Holly Marie Combs is decent as the main protagonist, but kinda meh. She would soon go on to television stardom with the series Charmed.

I thought it was a mistake to make Glenn Quinn’s Max so frivolously unfaithful. After all, isn’t the viewer supposed to like the protagonist and root for him/her?

It runs about 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot in Portland, Oregon.

GRADE: B-

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