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Mark (Zach Galligan) and Sarah (Monika Schnarre) survive to the fire in the wax museum, but Sarah is followed by a severed hand that kills her alcoholic stepfather. Sarah becomes the prime suspect and goes to trial. Mark and Sarah search evidence to prove her innocence and they go to Sir Wilfred's house. They find a footage prepared by Sir Wilfred with a puzzle based of the Alice and the Looking Glass. They solve the puzzle and find a compass that opens portals through time. They travel to the most different places in time seeking something to help Sarah in her trial in a dangerous journey.

"Waxwork II: Lost in Time" is the sequel of "Waxwork" without Deborah Foreman that turned the offer down and was replaced by Monika Schnarre in the role of Sarah. Zach Galligan is also different from the original clumsy and rich Mark. The movie pays a tribute to several horror movies and entertains but it is silly and does not work well in many parts. The conclusion is a rip-off "Back to the Future" and does not make much sense that Sarah comes back to the present days to clear her name and return to the past to stay with Mark. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Waxwork II - Perdidos no Tempo" ("Waxwork II: Lost in Time")

Note: On 17 February 2021, I saw this film again.

Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992) is currently streaming for free on Tubi and serves as a fun follow-up to the '80s classic. The story picks up where the first film left off, but it turns out the wax museum isn't as "finished" as the survivors thought. The girlfriend from the couple who made it out of the first film is framed for her parent's murder-killed by a wax appendage-and the couple must return to the museum to clear her name.

Written and directed by Anthony Hickox (Waxwork, Hellraiser III), the film stars Zach Galligan (Gremlins), Monika Schnarre (Junior), Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead), and David Carradine (Death Race 2000).

The plot takes a very different turn, blending elements that feel like a strange mix of Alien and The Princess Bride, but it remains an entertaining and fun ride. Though Hickox returns as the director, there's minimal continuity with the original film, aside from the returning cast and director. There are also some enjoyable cameos, including Bruce Campbell, David Carradine, and Drew Barrymore. Overall, this is a lighthearted, feel-good film with late '80s/early '90s hijinks. It's worth your time for a fun watch, though far from a masterpiece. I'd give it a 5/10.

Sharply written & original sequel has the two survivors from the first film traveling back in time to prove that the heroine from the first film did not kill her father, but that a demonic hand did. While, in the past they run into a warlock who has the ability to change his appearance. Fast paced, stylish, and exciting sequel with some rather good moments and plenty of homage to classic horror movies. An improvement over the original film.

Rated R; Violence and Profanity.

Mark and Sarah survived the mayhem from the first movie only to have Sarah on trial for a murder committed by a dismembered hand. To find the proof that will clear her, the pair travel through time and space to dimensions full of historical, movie, and book characters.

With guest appearances by Bruce Campbell and David Carradine, how can you go wrong? Especially with such intense homages to "Dawn of the Dead", "The Haunting" and more?

If any complaint can be lodged with this film, it is that it is complete nonsense. The logic is even more goofy than the last film (which was pretty bad), the continuity is non-existent, and it does not really follow the first film except in the most vague way... but if you do not mind completely malarkey, this movie is fun.

This movie did not follow in the trends of the typical sequel by sucking hard. Let's say it's more Empire Strikes Back than Jaws 2. Okay, that's a bit of a stretched comparison, but whatever - it was a rollicking good time.

First of all, this is not a movie to take seriously in any way. It's an homage to various horror movies and it has more cheese than Wisconsin. Some of the content you'll encounter: animated murderous hands, Frankenstein, zombies, aliens, black magic druids,...and more! I would love to see this movie re-imagined as a musical (a la Evil Dead).

WWII (uh, WaxWorks 2) gets extra points for guest appearances from Bruce "The Man Bull" Campbell (just made up that nickname for him) and Keith "Masturbation Strangulation" Carradine (nickname not made up). Set aside your critical mind for the dramas, for this campy feature all you need to do is cook yourself up some Jiffy Pop, kick back, and prepare to be moderately entertained. Oh, and the 90's sucktacular rap video during the end credits is a hoot. You'll be dumbstruck by smoove lyrics such as "Lost in time, Like a bug in a jar. No matter where you go- YO- there you are"

Writer/director Anthony Hickox attempts to repeat the success of his debut, Waxwork, with this silly sequel that once again offers him the opportunity to tackle several different sub-genres of horror. This time around, however, he gets the recipe all wrong and the result is a very messy and not particularly funny horror/comedy that makes one wonder whether the first Waxwork was something of a fluke.

Part two—Lost in Time—follows on directly from part one, with Mark (Zach Galligan) and Sarah (this time played by Monika Schnarre) escaping from the burning museum, closely followed by a zombie hand. After this crawling menace kills Sarah's step-father, the poor girl winds up in court accused of murder; her only chance of proving her innocence is to follow Mark through a series of time portals in an attempt to find evidence that will support her outlandish story.

This preposterous and poorly constructed plot serves merely as an excuse for the director to throw in as many references to his favourite movies as possible; thus, we get a lame Aliens rip-off, A silly Dawn of the Dead style zombie skit, Hickox's take on Frankenstein's monster, a Nosferatu homage (shot in flickery black and white); plus brief appearances from Jack the Ripper, Godzilla, Mr. Hyde, and many more characters that will be familiar to fans of fantasy/horror cinema.

Rather than make a serious attempt to capture the look and feel of the films he is referencing (something he did extremely well in Waxwork), Hickox instead prefers to try and emulate the splatstick comedy of Evil Dead 2—something he completely fails to do, despite even going to the trouble of casting Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell. To make matters worse, the film is way too long (104 freakin' minutes!!) and features music that sounds suspiciously like a weak copy of Goblin's score for Suspiria.

Sequel to "Waxwork" picks up where the first film left off, and has Sarah (Monika Schnarre, taking over the role from Deborah Foreman) going home to her stepfather (George "Buck" Flower), who is killed by the severed hand we saw escaping at the end of "Waxwork". Of course nobody believes her outlandish story so she's put on trial for murder. She and Mark (Zach Galligan) realize that in order to clear her they have to travel through alternate realities to obtain some sort of evidence. Among the scenarios, and stories referenced, are the "Alien" films, "Frankenstein", and "The Haunting", until Sarah and Mark end up in medieval England doing battle with a dastardly black magic practitioner named Scarabis (Alexander Godunov). A number of familiar faces are to be seen in the cast: Martin Kemp, Bruce Campbell (who's very funny as always), Jim Metzler, John Ireland, Michael Des Barres, Marina Sirtis, Juliet Mills, Patrick Macnee, David Carradine, and Maxwell Caulfield, with Drew Barrymore seen very fleetingly as a vampire's victim. The main problem with this sequel, as far as this reviewer can see, is that the pacing is off at times, with the movie getting too dull; it just doesn't have a sense of "hurry up and go". In the end, it's just not as much fun as I would have liked, and is played a little too straight too much of the time (the sequence with Campbell as paranormal researcher John Loftmore is a refreshing exception). That said, it still displays a likable amount of imagination, enough effective atmosphere and period recreation, and does ultimately build up to an amusing finale where Galligan and Godunov battle their way through a number of scenes, including nods to "Nosferatu" and "Dawn of the Dead". The cast makes this pleasant enough to watch, with everybody giving a game effort. (Writer / director Anthony Hickox also appears on screen as the king's officer.) Schnarre is an appealing Sarah, even if she won't make anybody forget Deborah Foreman. Bob Keen's effects are nicely done; visually, the movie is strong, with nice costumes and sets. There are some amusing bits of gory business, as well. "Waxwork II: Lost in Time" is entertaining enough, but could and should have been better. At least it does have its moments along the way. Six out of 10.

I've often thought many years after my first initial viewing of this sequel, just what was Anthony Hickox thinking when he wrote and directed this serious misfire to what was a very enjoyable and fun filled original.

Admittedly when it came to the first Waxwork, what drew my attention to the movie was the groovy looking cover, such a weakness for cool looking artwork covers still haunts me to this very day, even though I am no longer than impressionable teenager, but a man celebrating his fortieth year on this planet(how about that for ageing this review and indeed myself) Luckily the first movie was able to deliver upon the promise of the synopsis and the artwork on show. What the second installment was sadly lacking was direction, a cohesive storyline and more importantly that fun factor.

I remember when this was first announced, I was so excited, because after Waxwork, Hickox made what was arguably(for me anyway) his best movie, Sundown The Vampire In Retreat, so having watched both these movies, I felt a need to watch any movie that Hickox applied his name to.

With the first Waxwork, the story had an aim and fully formed structure, plus a great cast to see it through, alas all the name's attached to Lost In Time, we mere time fillers and what did he have them do, re-enact/rehash classic scenes from 'The Haunting' and 'Alien' et al.

I can still hear Lesley Gore singing 'It's my party' at the end credits of the original, too bad this monster mash up, that Hickox threw together couldn't find that necessary gel to make it all stick.

A bitter disappointment. 2/10

Like most sequels, Waxwork II is lamer than the first, which is a pity because I liked its predecessor.

Their director/writer Anthony Hickox pretty much took what was fun about the first - the entering into different horror realms - and ran amok with it. The leads travel through time (and I guess realities) - much like Sliders - while looking for something or other. Slowly at first, but eventually they wind up barreling through realities as though Hickox had too many references that he wanted to fit into the movie but didn't have enough time to. Some are fun - one S&M one is a tad disturbing - but they've since lost their original charm.

Horror-comedy stalwart, Bruce Campbell, does the same overacting schtick from his Evil Dead movies but his all-too-short cameo was the highlight of the movie for me.

Waxwork II puts its predecessor in it's shadow! It goes by the idea that the more movies homages, the better! (By the way, Gislef, the segment with Bruce Campbell was more based on Robert Wise's The Haunting) Classic revisited include Godzilla, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Alien, Dawn of the Dead (yes!), Frankenstein, and Nosferatu (w/ Drew Barrymore cameo!). My only wish is for a Waxwork III, but it will probably never happen!

The stage curtains open ...

"Waxwork II: Lost In Time" picks up right where the first film left off, with our two soul survivors making it out of the burning building to the street outside. An evil hand also makes it out. And so begins a whole new chain of horrific events. This movie, like it predecessor, is nonsensical, mindless, bloody fun. Only not quite as much so.

When Mark drops Sarah off at her home, the hand follows her inside, murdering her father with a hammer. It isn't long before the law has her in custody and on trial for his murder, as well as the 200 bodies they found mutilated inside the wax museum. However, Mark is able to rescue Sarah from their clutches, and together, with the aid of a time travel device, they find themselves in various situations that have been reflected over the years in horror films and books. They busy themselves on bringing back evidence of a hand that lives on its own, while trying to stay alive, so that Sarah can be exonerated in the real world.

This sequel fell rather flat with me. To be fair, it really wasn't any worse than the first film. It just didn't pull me in and entertain me as much as it did. The opening sequence in the house of Frankenstein was almost enough for me to want to stop the film altogether. But then, it began to get better as it went along. Bruce Campbell, in his role, was completely in his element here and nearly stole each scene he was in. It still wasn't enough to make this one worth watching.

Like the first film, it falls heavily on comedy to try and save itself, but it just wasn't that funny. I did crack a smile in a few places, most particularly Bruce Campbell's scenes, but all in all, this one is a pass. If you enjoyed the first movie and want to see how this one holds up, then by all means. Watch it. You might even enjoy it. For my part, it was just okay at only 5 stars out of 10.

This movie is about a man and woman who end up fighting evil (with other forces of good) in a strange realm. It is like a mirror world and while fighting against evil in a general way they are also looking to find a way to prove that the woman is not guilty of a murder she is being accused of. There are Frankenstein and Alien stories they enter but the highlight is definitely the haunted house story with the always reliable and hilarious Bruce Campbell. They end up in a medieval story where a lunatic is trying to seize power and his plan is pretty weird to say the least. This story is easily the longest of the bunch but it looks really cool and the villain is great and they go to several different and strange worlds. This is a really fun horror-comedy-B-movie if you like this genre!

Mark and Sarah from the last film find themselves in a pickle when the disembodied hand that survived the wax museum wreckage follows Sarah home and murders her father with a hammer, making everyone think she did it. To prove her innocence, they have to travel back through time where they encounter even more famous horror sequences and a return of the Marquis De Sade.

The tone of Waxwork II is very different from the original and that hurts the film a bit, because it takes a little while to readjusted to what they're trying to go for this time around. There are a few amusing bits like a sequence where Bruce Campbell stars in a semi-recreation of Robert Wise's The Haunting, but something is missing.

Messers Campbell, Kemp & Galligan - HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME. Bruce Campbell's ribs, Martin Kemp's eyeball and Zach Galligan's curmudgeonly face should all be stricken from this film, if only to preserve their otherwise spotless reputations. Well, apart from Zach Galligan 'cos everything he touches turns to brown doesn't it. Don't watch this film. Go and hack your limbs off. It's much more fun.

It was already crazy to see how little the wax figures had to do with the story of the first movie but in this one it's not even a part of the story at all. Oh well, it's not really a complaint or problem though, since at least the movie has still plenty of entertainment to offer.

That was really the one saving grace of this movie; it was entertaining. Otherwise, this is a pretty simplistic and badly done film. Pretty much just like its predecessor was.

But really, this movie is quite different from its predecessor, even though it is set right after the events of the first movie. The foremost thing is that in this movie, instead of coming across classic movie monsters, the characters are traveling through time and in its process they get stuck into some very familiar settings. Basically what this movie is is a horror spoof, of some classic and well known genre movies, even more so than the original was. Some spoofs are more apparent than the other but the fans or lovers of the horror genre should be able to recognize most of them.

In that regard this movie is a true pleasure to watch and an highly entertaining one. Basically every sequences has its own distinctive horror style and ever now and then a well known actor pops up as well in it, such as Bruce Campbell, David Carradine and Patrick Macnee.

I only did wish that all those different stories would be connected a bit better to each other. Basically it now simply is the one sequences after the other, without them making a really apparent connection to each other. There is no real main storyline it keeps following and basically every sequence is different again. This will most likely cause you to loose some interest in the movie after a while.

Thing they also changed around in this movie this time is that it's a far more goofy movie to watch. Everything gets even more exaggerated and the comedy is really lame, in a good and fun way but still...because of this approach you will have a hard time to take this movie serious in any way.

Entertaining-wise, this is a better movie than its predecessor but other than that, this movie is even more worse and messy with its story and it also really isn't all that well done or put together.

5/10

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If you don't have a sense of humor or an appreciation for classic horror you won't like this film. It's a montage of homage that is devoted to capturing the pace, direction style, acting style, dialogue etc. of such films as Alien, The Haunting, Dawn of The Dead, Nosferatu on a relatively low budget. The pared down scenes accentuate the spoof sentiment and remind us why horror is fun. Take the Alien scene, hard talking', pulse rifle carrying space marines complete with transmission samples as background juxtaposed to the reefer madness-esque black and white, highly stylized scene of The Haunting. Battling evil can be funny and Bruce Campbell's cameo, as well as others, lends support. If nothing else, it's a treasure hunt for horror genre fans.

Although I feel the original Waxwork is a much better film this one is a hell of a lot of fun. It obviously doesn't take itself seriously and sets the tone as soon as it begins when Sarah is followed home by a severed hand which kills her abusive stepfather. She is than put on trial as Mark looks for evidence to free her. Both she and him are thrust back into different dimensions courtesy of a sort of time compass. This is where the movie flourishes exploring the worlds of different films. My favorites being the black and white sequences from the film the haunting and starring genre icon Bruce Campbell and the "Alien" sequel sci fi horror sequence. And there's a lot more than that. The movie is overly goofy which makes it less good than the original. But it's still a wacky, fun flick that has actually gotten better over time.

7.5/10

This is definitely a movie that Bruce Campbell was in and he was very hot in it. Good job, movie.