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MERIDIAN

1990 • US HMDB
November 10, 1990

After her father’s death, Catherine returns to her family’s gothic castle in Italy and gets caught in the web of a mysterious love triangle.

Directors

Charles Band Charles Band

Cast

Sherilyn Fenn as Catherine

Sherilyn Fenn

Catherine

 Malcolm Jamieson as Lawrence / Oliver

Malcolm Jamieson

Lawrence / Oliver

 Charlie Spradling as Gina

Charlie Spradling

Gina

 Hilary Mason as Martha

Hilary Mason

Martha

 Phil Fondacaro as Dwarf

Phil Fondacaro

Dwarf

 Vernon Dobtcheff as Priest

Vernon Dobtcheff

Priest

 Alex Daniels as Beast

Alex Daniels

Beast

 Vito Passeri as Adriana

Vito Passeri

Adriana

Angelo de Bianchi

Lunatic Man

Mohamed Badrsalem

Strong Man

Walter Colombaioni

Fire Eater

Nashira

Belly Dancer

Gianluca Tramboni

Boy

 Fernando Cerulli as Master

Fernando Cerulli

Master

 Isabella Celani as Ghost

Isabella Celani

Ghost
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Crew
Production: Charles Band (Producer) — Debra Dion (Producer) — Michael Catalano (Executive Producer)
Screenplay: Dennis Paoli (Screenplay)
Music: Pino Donaggio (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Mac Ahlberg (Director of Photography)

REVIEWS (1)

Marco Castellini •
The Verdict

The story of "Beauty and the Beast" reimagined by Charles Band, already infamous author of "Mutant", in a soft-core version. The protagonist is Sherilyn Fenn, made famous by the TV series "Twin Peaks".

The story of "Beauty and the Beast" reimagined by Charles Band, already infamous author of "Mutant", in a soft-core version. The protagonist is Sherilyn Fenn, made famous by the TV series "Twin Peaks". More erotic than horror, a purely commercial operation with poor results.
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How long is Meridian?

Meridian runs 85 minutes.

When did Meridian come out?

Meridian was released in 1990.

Who directed Meridian?

Meridian was directed by Charles Band.

What rating does Meridian have?

The HorrorCult editors give Meridian 1.0 skulls out of 5, from a single review.

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Wuchak

Wuchak

5 /10

Beauty and the beast at an Italian castle

A half-American woman (Sherilyn Fenn) returns to Italy to inherit the family castle, but she and her best friend (Charlie Spradling) dubiously get involved with a traveling carnival troupe, led by a dark, handsome man (Malcolm Jamieson).

"Meridian” (1990), sometimes subtitled “Kiss of the Beast” (and also known as “Phantoms”), is a castle-oriented romantic drama/fantasy with elements of the supernatural, even horror. The real star is the milieu of the castle and the awe-inspiring garden of colossal statues, along with the two brunettes.

Speaking of which, they’re both shown top nude a couple of times (so stay away if that offends you) but, honestly, the director & cinematographer didn’t really take advantage of their presence (not talking about nudity or sleaze). In other words, they didn’t know how to photograph beautiful women.

There's a surprising politically incorrect element that wouldn’t fly today and is bewildering if you think about it (I don’t want to give it away). Meanwhile the details on how a person is to escape a 400 years-old curse are eye-rolling and almost singlehandedly ruin the movie. It’s like it was written by an author of bad romance/fantasy novels.

It runs 1 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot at Castello di Giove, which is a 75-minutes drive north of Rome, as well as Bomarzo (the garden of statues), which is about seven miles west of the castle.

GRADE: C+

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