CÉRÉMONIE MORTELLE
Mortuary
Christie fait constamment le cauchemar du décès de son père qui est mort dans une piscine. La mère de Christie pense que c'était un accident, mais Christie croit plutôt à un meurtre. Christie est ensuite suivie et harcelée par un inconnu vêtu d'une cape. Mais encore personne ne la croit, jusqu'à ce que son ami voit le rôdeur en question de ses propres yeux. L'étranger se cache dans la morgue de la ville que qui est possédée par Hank Andrews et son fils dément, Paul et tous les deux essayent de former des rituels pour rapporter l'esprit de Dr. Parson's. Mais qui est cet étrange rôdeur et pourquoi harcèle-t-il Christie ?
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Mary Elizabeth McDonough
Christie Parson
David Wallace
Greg Stevens
Bill Paxton
Paul Andrews
Lynda Day George
Eve Parson
Christopher George
Hank Andrews
Curt Ayers
Jim
Bill Conklin
Sheriff Duncan
Donna Garrett
Mrs. Andrews
Greg Kaye
Mark
Denis Mandel
Josh
Violet Manes
Mortuary Customer
Alvy Moore
Bob Stevens
Beth Scheffell
Bonnie
Marlene Schmidt
Lois Stevens
Marilyn Corwin
Dancer
Danny Rogers
Dr. Parson
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A black metal psycho is on the loose in sunny SoCal (not really, but sort of)
After her father’s dubious death at his manor in Malibu, a young woman and her beau (Mary Beth McDonough & David Wysocki) trace the truth to a mortician who holds cult-like seances (Christopher George), not to mention his psychologically troubled son, an embalmer (Bill Paxton). Lynda Day George is on hand as the mother.
"Mortuary" (1982/1983) starts as occult-oriented horror akin to "Midnight Offerings" (1981), which also starred Mary Beth, but it takes a different path, morphing into a horror-thriller mystery à la “The Night Strangler” (1973) with slasher elements in a mortuary/cemetery setting. The last act throws in something reminiscent of “Don’t Go in the House” (1979). "One Dark Night" (1982) also comes to mind.
Speaking of “Midnight Offerings” and “The Night Strangler,” this has a made-for-TV vibe except for the explicit embalming sequences, gore and sex scene (using body doubles, of course). The score is notable in an early 80s way and unrecognizable young Paxton is a highlight with his over-the-top performance. But the weird cult bits at the beginning are curiously never elaborated on and the lights going off-and-on at the Malibu mansion is annoying padding.
Nevertheless, there’s enough good here to entertain those who appreciate some of the aforementioned flicks.
Beth Scheffell is notable as Bonnie at the skating rink (the blonde in the red shorts), but her role amounts to being a wallflower cameo.
The film runs 1 hours, 33 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles (cemetery and mortuary), Malibu (Christie’s house), Burbank (florist shop) and Marina del Rey (driving/plaza scenes).
GRADE: B-/C+
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