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La sonrisa de la muerte

Título original: Out of the Dark
  • 1988
  • R
  • 1h 29min
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La sonrisa de la muerte (1988)
Beautiful young women who work at the offices of a phone-sex company are being stalked by a psychopathic killer.
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Hermosas mujeres jóvenes que trabajan en las oficinas de una empresa de sexo telefónico están siendo acosadas por un asesino psicótico.Hermosas mujeres jóvenes que trabajan en las oficinas de una empresa de sexo telefónico están siendo acosadas por un asesino psicótico.Hermosas mujeres jóvenes que trabajan en las oficinas de una empresa de sexo telefónico están siendo acosadas por un asesino psicótico.

  • Dirección
    • Michael Schroeder
  • Guionistas
    • J. Greg De Felice
    • Zane W. Levitt
  • Elenco
    • Cameron Dye
    • Lynn Danielson-Rosenthal
    • Karen Lorre
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  • CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
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    • Dirección
      • Michael Schroeder
    • Guionistas
      • J. Greg De Felice
      • Zane W. Levitt
    • Elenco
      • Cameron Dye
      • Lynn Danielson-Rosenthal
      • Karen Lorre
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    Cameron Dye
    Cameron Dye
    • Kevin
    Lynn Danielson-Rosenthal
    Lynn Danielson-Rosenthal
    • Kristi
    • (as Lynn Danielson)
    Karen Lorre
    Karen Lorre
    • Jo Ann
    • (as Karen Witter)
    Karen Black
    Karen Black
    • Ruth
    Starr Andreeff
    • Camille
    Karen Mayo-Chandler
    Karen Mayo-Chandler
    • Barbara
    Angela Robinson Witherspoon
    Angela Robinson Witherspoon
    • Vanessa
    • (as Angela Robinson)
    Teresa Crespo Hartendorp
    Teresa Crespo Hartendorp
    • Debbie
    • (as Teresa Crespo)
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    • Asberry The Dog
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Dennis
    Zane W. Levitt
    • Coroner
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • Lt. Frank Meyers
    Charles Champion
    • Young Cop
    J. Greg De Felice
    • Police Photographer
    Silvana Gallardo
    • McDonald
    Bud Cort
    Bud Cort
    • Stringer
    Hector Morales
    • Mexican Man
    • (as Hector M. Morales)
    Marcie Leeds
    • Claudine
    • Dirección
      • Michael Schroeder
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      • Zane W. Levitt
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    the_asylum666

    This is your friendly Dr.Bobo's review

    I love killer clown movies. I love mysteries. A murder mystery about a killer clown....HELL YEAH! To be honest. I liked this film. I really enjoyed it. The movie had a lot going for it. Some well known faces, a downright scary killer, some great visuals. A good amount of humour and overall a fun time was had.

    Acting:

    Cameron Dye: was very good as the protagonists boyfriend, He gave an enjoyable performance and I liked him onscreen.

    Lynn Danielson: I don't know really. There were moments when her dialogue felt embarrasingly forced and OTT.

    Karen Black: Black doesn't really need to do much here but what she does is certainly not bad.

    Tracey Walter: The guy came across hilarious as the smart alec main cop of the film. His sarcasm was a hoot.

    As for the film being scary or gory the version I saw was certainly not gory apart from one scene but as far as scary goes it depends on how scared of clowns you are. The site of a clown driving slowly after you at night time may freak you out if you suffer from coulrophobia

    The mystery of who was behind the clown mask was good. Though I have read reviews which claim the identity of the killer is very obvious I don't know. If I hadnt had the film spoiled for me before I saw it I am not sure if I would have correctly guessed the culprit. Bobo was cool. He had a creepy deep voice and I LOVED his clown mask! (wish I had one like that) it was just very unnerving. The copy I own is obviously heavily cut because there is only one sex scene. (Very steamy I must add)

    Be warned! In no way is this film original. In fact it is very cliched and follows some obvious nods to other films (Black Christmas, Halloween.

    The film does what it is supposed to. Entertains you for the time its on.
    5Fella_shibby

    Predictable but passable slasher with sufficient wtf moments.

    I first saw this in the early 90s on a vhs n found it to be a bit terrifying cos of the clown mask n the baseball bat n shovel scenes.

    Revisited it recently on a fast forward mode.

    The movie has enuff kills n nudity but the sex scene is lousy cos its shot in dim light n fast cut editing.

    Tracey Walter was not at all convincing as a cop and his character barging inside a house with a shotgun and that too outta nowhere is like yo man wtf is that.

    Walter got stereotyped as a comical character actor, especially aft Conan the Destroyer.

    Another big wtf moment is the killer rising up after being shot as if it has some supernatural powers.

    There is a very stupid scene where a guy sneaks inside an accountant's office but how he manages to get out is never shown. Like a piece of cake and that too with the accountant present.
    5paulclaassen

    Better than expected, but still not all that memorable.

    Enter the world of phone sex. Yeah, that was a thing back in the day, before the Internet.

    Kristi works for a phone sex business, Suite Nothings, owned by Ruth (Karen Black). Her boyfriend is Kevin, who works as a photographer, taking sensual images of the girls working for Suite Nothings. Off course, being a film about a phone sex business AND being an 80's slasher, there's no surprise in this being sexploitation. Yup, nude girls and boobies, boobies, boobies.

    Bobo, a guy with a clown mask, stalks and kills the girls working for Suite Nothings. Being a whodunit murder mystery, the film tries very hard to set up possible suspects, but it is rather obvious who the killer is. I had my suspicions from the very beginning, and I was right.

    While detectives try to solve the murders, Kristi and Kevin do their own investigation as well. 'Out of the Dark' is not a bad entry to the 80's slasher repertoire, but I'm not sure I'm going to remember it by its title.

    Look out for a guest appearance by Divine, whom I hardly recognized without his trademark make-up.
    6lost-in-limbo

    Silly, routine slasher, but still fairly watchable.

    A telephone sex service named "Suite Nothings" is being tormented by an insane killer, who knocks off the beautiful woman on the other end of the phone one by one, in many brutal ways. So now, one of the women and their boyfriend who is a prime suspect of these sex-related crimes by the police try to work who is this killer that hides behind a clown's mask with their twisted sense of humour. This leads them too so many unexpected clues and suspicious suspects, which just keep on popping up.

    Well, this is my second viewing of this film and it hasn't improved on my first one bit, but its mildly amusing despite we've seen it all before. What we got here is a reasonably sub-standard slasher with A LOT of sleaze, sex and added nastiness, with some very twisted humour along the way too. Although some things actually don't work, and you'll be snickering at how ridiculous certain set-ups are and how outrageous the violence is. Even the oh so many coincidences and why would you do that scenarios that crop up doesn't help either. Its main problem was that it took itself FAR to seriously in spots, making it funny in parts that it shouldn't have been. But then again, this is what really keeps you watching this particular film. I'm hoping its trying to be a parody on the sub-genre. Hold on, I almost forgot… a cheesy, but sometimes-erotic soundtrack helps you get into the 80's spirit!

    The actual plot has so many twists, turns and plenty of red herrings, with certain sub-plots being left up in the air and characters disappearing from on screen. Such as one of b-grades finest Karen Black, one of the film's strong points… her character just vanishes after the halfway point. This is why certain things you pick up don't make too much sense and why at times it tries to be a moving drama, then comedy and a sudden u-turn into horror. Please make your mind up! It just seems there was too much going on at times, which gave it a padded feel. When it finally comes to the outlandish climax the killer's identity is a real let down in my opinion. Overall, the killer was just too goofy and cracked too many lame one-liners.

    Fine performances from an exceptional b-cast (Cameron Dye, Bud Cort, Tracy Walter, Geoffery Lewis, Starr Andreeff, Paul Bartel, Tab Hunter). There was your occasional flat or eccentric performance and the cross dresser Divine makes a small cameo as a police detective. It's just that most of the characters were unlikeable and the dialogue that came from their mouths was shallow trite. The actual production wasn't too shabby and there were some well setup sequences. But where's was the suspense? Actually, what am I going on about? Oh right, it's a cheesy 80s slasher film.

    Overall, there's some fun to be had with it providing enough nudity and cheap violence, which you expect from this type of film.
    6IonicBreezeMachine

    A stylish and sleazy slasher thriller with more craft than its contemporaries

    At a phone sex hotline called "Suite Nothings", a killer known by the alias of "Bobo" begins stalking and killing the women while wearing a clown mask. Lt. Frank Meyers (Tracey Walter) investigates the killings in order to identify and stop the killer.

    Out of the Dark is a 1989 slasher film written by J. Greg De Felice and Zane W. Levitt the two were inspired to work on with the prevalence of premium 976 telephone numbers. Originally written under the title of 976-KILL, the script was acquired by Paul Bartel and produced by CIneTel Films which changed the name to avoid confusion with 976-EVIL which they had also produced. The film largely went ignored on its theatrical release making only around $900,000 against a $1.6 million budget, but it most likely did better on cable TV on video stores where this kind of film tended to thrive. While Out of the Dark doesn't strive too far from established tropes of the genre, it does get a bit more stylish and ambitious than other slashers of the time.

    What makes the film work is definitely in the interesting cast of characters that are assembled who are played by noted character actors like Karen Black, Bud Cort, Tracey Walter, and even a cameo from Divine (in what was his last role before his death of heart failure). The movie has a nice air of sleaze to it coupled with a mixture of dark humor such as a sting operation where the cops are listening to the phone sex line trying to trap the killer and are clearly getting "hot and bothered" by the language the girls are using. The movie does a good job of making the phone sex operators likable characters many of whom are actresses just trying to make ends meet (one even has it on her resume that she played Ookla the Mok on Saturday morning cartoon The Barbarians). The movie is nicely shot with some visually memorable scenes that strive for a De Palma or Hitchcock feel (De Felice and Levitt even said this was their inspiration) even if the actual "mystery" probably won't surprise you especially since it relies on some pretty flimsy logic.

    Out of the Dark is a fun sleazy slasher and it's definitely worth a look for fans of the genre, the actually content isn't far beyond what you typically associate with the genre, but there's some good style and sleaze at play.

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    • Trivia
      Divine's final film role. It was released a year after his death.
    • Errores
      The car that runs down victim #2 appears to have three different license plates.
    • Citas

      Kevin Silvers: You know what they do to killer clowns?... They send them to the funny farm.

    • Versiones alternativas
      UK cinema and video versions were cut by 1 min 34 secs by the BBFC for an '18' certificate with heavy edits to the sexual telephone conversations and the murder scenes, plus the removal of shots of a bondage photograph and a carrot being placed in a dead woman's mouth.
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      References Late Night with David Letterman (1982)

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    • Fecha de lanzamiento
      • 5 de mayo de 1989 (Estados Unidos)
    • País de origen
      • Estados Unidos
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    • También se conoce como
      • Out of the Dark
    • Locaciones de filmación
      • Los Ángeles, California, Estados Unidos
    • Productoras
      • Cinetel Films
      • Zeta Entertainment
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