Waxwork
by Anthony Hickox
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Actor: Deborah Foreman, Jennifer Bassey, Joe Baker, Michelle Johnson, Zach GalliganDirector: Anthony Hickox
Writer: Anthony Hickox
Producer: Dan Ireland
Producer: Eyal Rimmon
Producer: Gregory Cascante
Producer: Julian Forbes
Producer: Mario Sotela
Producer: Staffan Ahrenberg
DVD: Region Code 2
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: PAL
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Movie Reviews of Waxwork
Movie Review: Smarter than most teen horror movies
Summary: 5 Stars
A group of college students become involved in a plot to resurrect the 18 most evil people who have ever lived by means of a waxworks museum.
It's sad that this horror movie from the 1980's has been more or less forgotten, since it is smarter and better than most of the other teen horror movies of its time (and of today). The format of the film is somewhat episodic - a large proportion of the film is made up of segments in which the various characters enter into the waxwork tableaux - and normally this would annoy me, but in this case, each of the episodes (featuring such classic horror villains as vampires, werewolves, the mummy, zombies and the Marquis de Sade) is so well made that I actually found myself looking forward to the next waxwork episode. They're just like something out of an old horror movie, only gorier. What really makes this film stand out, however, is the sub-plot involving the virginal heroine of the story, Sarah (Deborah Foreman), and her fascination with the Marquis de Sade. Traditionally the heroines of horror movies are portrayed as "good" and "innocent", and for the most part Sarah is. She just happens to have masochistic tendencies. It's something that I haven't seen in a teen-targeted horror film before or since and it is one of the main reasons why I keep coming back to the film (I've seen it three times now)... That and the fact that it's a lot of fun. I strongly recommend this film.
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