Pandemonium [Blu-ray]

Director: Alfred Sole Alfred Sole

Overview

Tom Smothers and Carol Kane co-star with Paul Reubens and Judge Reinhold in this uneven comedy spoof of slasher films. Sergeant Cooper (Smothers) is a Canadian Mountie who investigates the death of cheerleaders attending a summer camp at Indiana's It Had To Be University. Cameo appearances by Eve Arden, Kaye Ballard, Eileen Brennan, Tab Hunter, and Donald O'Connor fail to add anything to the thin, sophomoric plot. This film should not be confused with the similarly titled 1988 Australian feature directed by Hadyn Keenan.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/29/2020
UPC:	0814456022802
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	PG
Source:	Vinegar Syndrome
Language:	English
Time:	1:21:00
Sales rank:	5,977

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tom Smothers	Cooper
Carol Kane	Candy
Debralee Scott	Sandy,Sandy
Candy Azzara	Bambi
Miles Chapin	Andy Jackson
Judge Reinhold	Glenn Dandy
Phil Hartmann	Reporter
Michael Kless	Photographer
David L. Lander	Pepe
Bradley Lieberman	Chip Jr.
Victoria Carroll	Chip Sr.
Teri Landrum	Mandy North
Alix Elias	Joe the Fry Cook
Ebbe Roe Smith	Pete
Marc McClure	Randy
Pat Ast	Bus driver
David Becker	President Ronald Reagan
Paul Reubens	Johnson
Randy Bennett	Male Driver
Suzanne Kent	Crying Woman
John Paragon	Prisoner
Don McLeod	Male Nurse
David McCharen	Chicken Patient
Richard Adams	Shock Treatment Patient
Nancy Ryan	Fig Leaf Woman
Jim Boeke	Fletcher
Gary Allen	Dr. Fuller
Eve Arden	Warden June
Kaye Ballard	Mrs. Dandy
Tab Hunter	Blue Grange
Sydney Lassick	Man in Bus Station,Actor
Edie McClurg	Mrs. Grange
Jim McKrell	Mr. North
Lenny Montana	Coach
Donald O'Connor	Glenn's Dad
Eileen Brennan	Candy's Mom
Richard Romanus	Jarrett
Isabella Telezynska	Salt
Candi Brough	Crystal,China
Tammy Alverson	1960s Cheerleader
Pamela Harlow	1960s Cheerleader
Lynn Herring	1960s Cheerleader
Jan Speck	1960s Cheerleader
Sallee Sunshine Young	1960s Cheerleader
Phil E. Hartmann	Actor
Madeline Kahn	Actor
James MacKrell	Actor
Kate Reid	Mother Witness
Robyn Gibbes	Police constable
Dana Kaproff	Composer

Technical Credits

Richard Whitley

Jaime Klein

Doug Chapin	Producer
Bob Dawson	Special Effects
Barry Krost	Executive Producer,Producer
Alfred Sole	Director
Richard Whitley	Screenwriter
Jaime Klein	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Keith Wester	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

This Airplane!-styled spoof of slasher movies has its moments but is ultimately more bizarre than it is funny. The script takes a shotgun approach to humor, mixing genre-specific humor with the kind of gags that could pop up in any comedy. Some of the gags are truly clever (example: the Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigate the murders, a nod to the fact that many slasher films were shot in Canada) but those gags are outmatched by scenes involving humdrum grossout humor and other scenes that are just plain bizarre, like a death by electric toothbrush and a throwaway gag about bestiality. That said, director Alfred Sole keeps the film moving at a breezy pace and gives it a surprising amount of horror-film atmosphere for the jokes to bounce off of. Pandemonium further benefits from strong comic performances: Carol Kane uses deadpan wit to impressive effect as the "final girl" heroine, Paul Reubens turns in a deliriously eccentric turn as the main cop's sidekick and the supporting cast includes everyone from Judge Reinhold to Tab Hunter. Ultimately, Pandemonium doesn't produce enough consistent laughs to qualify as a top-shelf comedy, but its cast and its distinctively eccentric approach make it a worthy curiosity piece for the cult movie set.

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