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Evil Spirits

  • 1991
  • 18
  • 1 Std. 35 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
4,5/10
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Evil Spirits (1991)
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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA strange woman runs a boardinghouse whose tenants--mostly misfits and others who won't be missed--begin dying off or simply disappearing. She still cashes their government benefit checks ev... Alles lesenA strange woman runs a boardinghouse whose tenants--mostly misfits and others who won't be missed--begin dying off or simply disappearing. She still cashes their government benefit checks even after they're gone, and it turns out that disappearing tenants aren't the only weird th... Alles lesenA strange woman runs a boardinghouse whose tenants--mostly misfits and others who won't be missed--begin dying off or simply disappearing. She still cashes their government benefit checks even after they're gone, and it turns out that disappearing tenants aren't the only weird things that are going on in that house.

  • Regie
    • Gary Graver
  • Drehbuch
    • Mikel Angel
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Karen Black
    • Arte Johnson
    • Virginia Mayo
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  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    4,5/10
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    • Regie
      • Gary Graver
    • Drehbuch
      • Mikel Angel
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Karen Black
      • Arte Johnson
      • Virginia Mayo
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    Karen Black
    Karen Black
    • Ella Purdy
    Arte Johnson
    Arte Johnson
    • Lester Potts
    Virginia Mayo
    Virginia Mayo
    • Janet Wilson
    Michael Berryman
    Michael Berryman
    • Mr. Balzac
    Martine Beswick
    Martine Beswick
    • Vanya
    Bert Remsen
    Bert Remsen
    • John Wilson
    Yvette Vickers
    Yvette Vickers
    • Neighbor
    Mikel Angel
    • Willie
    Debra Lamb
    Debra Lamb
    • Tina
    Robert Quarry
    Robert Quarry
    • Doctor
    Anthony Eisley
    Anthony Eisley
    • Detective
    Hoke Howell
    Hoke Howell
    • Mailman
    Sam Menning
    • Hans
    Dori Courtney
    • Bank Teller
    Larry Biedes
    • Mr. Stevens
    Otto J. Mueksch
    • Party Guest
    • (as Otto Mueksch)
    Erna Mueksch
    • Party Guest
    Bill Eucker
    • Party Guest
    • Regie
      • Gary Graver
    • Drehbuch
      • Mikel Angel
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    4merklekranz

    Not good ...not bad ... not evil ... not worth seeing ...............

    A nice assortment of cult and over the hill actors cannot save this horror - comedy. Karen Black is the same whacked character you've seen in any number of her horror films. Michael Berryman is totally wasted as a writer/voyeur. Martine Beswicke as a séance medium overacts to the extreme. The rest of the oddball borders include the most stereotypical drunk ever, and Artie Johnson shows up for a paycheck as a Social Security investigator. Almost the entire movie takes place in a claustrophobic Victorian house, and the whole thing just sort of grinds on to a very underwhelming conclusion. Those curious only because of the unusual cast have been warned. - MERK
    2udar55

    Waste of a good cult cast

    Boardinghouse owner Mrs. Purdy (Karen Black) likes to off her elderly tenants but keep their Social Security checks coming. Her deadly scam risks exposure when investigator Lester Potts (Arte Johnson) starts sticking his nose around. This is really lousy stuff and moves at a snails pace. There are a few slightly gory murders and one big nude scene but you'll be heading for the film enhancement button (FF) with the "loony" stuff of Purdy always hears her dead husband's voice crack wise whenever anyone says or does something. There is a surprisingly game cast including Martine Beswick, Virginia Mayo, Bert Remsen, Yvette Vickers, Robert Quarry, Anthony Eisley, and Michael Berryman (whose face with a gouged out eyeball adorns the VHS cover). Sadly, none of them are given anything interesting to do outside of of Berryman being a peeping tom.
    Dethcharm

    Survivor Benefits...

    EVIL SPIRITS is a fun, schlocky, madhouse of a movie starring the incredible Karen Black as Ella Purdy. Ella runs a boardinghouse in much the same way as Norman ran the Bates motel. Her tenents just can't seem to stay alive for long, leaving Ella with the chore of burying them and cashing their Social Security checks.

    This movie is filled to bursting with oddball characters including a nonverbal girl who dances continually, a drunk, a medium, and Michael Berryman as a writer / peeping Tom. There are murders aplenty, as well as cannibalism, a seance, and the disembodied voice of Ella's late husband.

    Watch for Arte Johnson as a Social Security operative, Yvette Vickers as a nosey neighbor, Robert Quarry as a doctor, and Hoke Howell as the mailman!

    This is Cinema...
    8ThrownMuse

    Hilarious--Black is Whack and we love her for it!

    Batty widower Ella (Karen Black!) rents out the rooms in her giant house to various boarders in order to make ends meet. When one of his clients goes missing from the residence, a snoopy social services agent discovers her boarders have an abnormally high "turnover" rate. YES! "Evil Spirits' is tailor made for fans of Karen Black's zany side. While this film is really just a vehicle for her weirdness (at one point she's talking with her parrot, making the strangest noises I've ever heard come out of her mouth, all while crossing her eyes and smiling at it like it's lunch), it's actually a pretty good ride. Unlike later films where her charm is the only redeeming quality, such as "Auntie Lee's Meat Pies," "Evil Spirits" is an all-around hoot. Ella is such a kooky character. Several scenes just feature her laughing maniacally for extended periods of time. This is priceless, prime Karen Black! Even though her husband is dead, Ella still talks to him on a regular basis (the Danny Devito-ish voice that retorts back with silly comment is one of the movie's more grating downsides.) While many of the boarders are older and/or ready to kick the bucket (hmm!), she does have a few eccentric younger folks staying with her. A young lady named Tina is like a throwback to Vulnavia from "Dr. Phibes," gracefully dancing (or, um, flailing) about the other characters at random times, except instead of ornate outfits and headpieces she has a leotard and 80s hair. There's also a spastic and pretentious author (Michael Berryman refreshingly playing against type) who spends much of his time staring through peepholes at Tina undressing as she dances. And don't forget "Neighbor," a bitchy middle-aged lady who doesn't appreciate that the yard next door smells like doody! It's a witty performance by drive-in starlet Yvette Vickers*. So, okay, okay, "Evil Spirits" is not incredibly original and it's completely predictable. It's a bit of a throwback to films like "Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice?" and even Black's film from two decades earlier, "Burnt Offerings." However, it's tongue is planted so firmly in it's cheek that it bursts right through. Black and company go full throttle with the whackiness, and it's a wonderful time.

    *not to be confused with Aussie icon Jacque Vickers.
    EyeAskance

    a masterwork of mediocrity.

    "So-so" sums it up...simply marginal on every level, with ensemble "anything for a paycheck" cast the only redeeming quality. Karen Black is her usual hammy self as the psychotic landlady of a rooming house for various misfit characters. They mysteriously disappear at random, while smiling Ms. Black continues collecting on their monthly government checks. She converses with an unearthly male voice from time-to-time...a spirit from beyond the grave, or just a madwoman's rambling dementia?

    Not many great thrills to be had in this, but not bad enough to be harshly criticized, either...EVIL SPIRITS is a take-it-or-leave-it crap shoot- some may find this one entertaining(and gore mongers should find it acceptably gross), but I personally was left underwhelmed and rather put off by it's occasionally over-the-top comical silliness.

    Hmmm.... 4.5/10, coulda been worse.

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      The interiors were shot in a dilapidated old house that served as a home for recovering drug addicts and alcoholics.
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      Referenced in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 7. April 1994 (Philippinen)
    • Herkunftsland
      • Vereinigte Staaten
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
    • Auch bekannt als
      • House of Horror
    • Drehorte
      • 1650 Rockwood St, Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA(As the boardinghouse. Building still intact.)
    • Produktionsfirma
      • Grand Am
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