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Titre original : Alone in the Dark
  • 1982
  • R
  • 1h 32min
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6,0/10
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Dément (1982)
A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.
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DrameHorreurThrillerComédie noireFilms d'horreur de série BSlasher d’horreur

Les docteurs Leo Bain et Dan Potter travaillent dans un hôpital psychiatrique. Quand une coupure d'électricité intervient, quatre anciens patients débarquent et accusent les docteurs de mauv... Tout lireLes docteurs Leo Bain et Dan Potter travaillent dans un hôpital psychiatrique. Quand une coupure d'électricité intervient, quatre anciens patients débarquent et accusent les docteurs de mauvais traitements.Les docteurs Leo Bain et Dan Potter travaillent dans un hôpital psychiatrique. Quand une coupure d'électricité intervient, quatre anciens patients débarquent et accusent les docteurs de mauvais traitements.

  • Réalisation
    • Jack Sholder
  • Scénario
    • Jack Sholder
    • Robert Shaye
    • Michael Harrpster
  • Casting principal
    • Jack Palance
    • Donald Pleasence
    • Martin Landau
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  • NOTE IMDb
    6,0/10
    7,5 k
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    • Réalisation
      • Jack Sholder
    • Scénario
      • Jack Sholder
      • Robert Shaye
      • Michael Harrpster
    • Casting principal
      • Jack Palance
      • Donald Pleasence
      • Martin Landau
    • 106avis d'utilisateurs
    • 90avis des critiques
    • 63Métascore
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
    • Récompenses
      • 1 victoire au total

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    Jack Palance
    Jack Palance
    • Frank Hawkes
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Dr. Leo Bain
    Martin Landau
    Martin Landau
    • Byron 'Preacher' Sutcliff
    Dwight Schultz
    Dwight Schultz
    • Dr. Dan Potter
    Erland van Lidth
    Erland van Lidth
    • Ronald 'Fatty' Elster
    Deborah Hedwall
    Deborah Hedwall
    • Nell Potter
    Lee Taylor-Allan
    Lee Taylor-Allan
    • Toni Potter
    Phillip Clark
    Phillip Clark
    • Tom Smith…
    Elizabeth Ward
    • Lyla Potter
    Brent Jennings
    Brent Jennings
    • Ray Curtis
    Gordon Watkins
    • Detective Burnett
    Carol Levy
    Carol Levy
    • Bunky
    Keith Reddin
    • Billy
    Annie Korzen
    Annie Korzen
    • Marissa Hall
    Lin Shaye
    Lin Shaye
    • Receptionist at Haven
    Dorothy Dorian James
    • Mom
    John Weissman
    • Bicycle Messenger
    Jana Schneider
    • Spaced-out Girl at Club
    • Réalisation
      • Jack Sholder
    • Scénario
      • Jack Sholder
      • Robert Shaye
      • Michael Harrpster
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    Avis des utilisateurs106

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    7preppy-3

    Scared the hell out of me the first time I saw it

    Four dangerous psychopaths (two played by Jack Palance and Martin Landau) easily escape from an asylum run by a VERY liberal doctor (Donald Pleasance) during a blackout. They proceed to terrorize a doctor (Dwight Schultz), his wife, their little daughter, the doctor's sister (who is on the verge of a nervous breakdown) and a stranger. And the electricity is out, the phone lines are cut and the house is completely isolated...

    I saw this in a theatre in 1982 and it scared me silly. It had me jumping and two sequences (one involving a baby sitter on a bed and the other with blood dripping on a woman's face) had me cringing. Seeing it over 20 years later, it's not as scary but still is an above average horror film.

    The film moves quickly, there are nice directorial touches from Jack Sholder (who went on to direct "Nightmare on Elm Street 2") and it has an above average cast--Pleasance seems a little embarrassed but Palance is good and Landau is clearly enjoying himself. There are quite a few scary moments, a good spooky score and the final half hour is an all out assault on the family. Also it's pretty restrained in terms of gore.

    But there are huge gaps in logic which I didn't notice the first time and I really did not need a sequence where it is insinuated that a little girl has been molested. Also the young girl of the family is the most annoying little brat I've ever seen--I was desperately hoping she'd get knocked senseless just to shut her up. And it really has no ending.

    Still, if you ignore the plot holes this film really can work on you. Best seen at night, in a dark room...and all alone:)
    6planktonrules

    You'd think the hospital would have had a backup system in case something like this occurred!!!

    When the story begins, Dr. Dan Potter (Dwight Schultz) arrives at a psychiatric hospital to begin his new job. The place is run by Dr. Bain (Donald Pleasance) and he seems, at times, to be as weird as the inmates. His relationship with the patients sure reminded me of the Poe story "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether" and the movie based on it, "Stonehurst Asylum". But the story goes a different direction. There is a huge power outage and the security system at the hospital goes out...and the inmates find the alarms and doors no longer function properly. Soon a group of dangerous psychotics leave to go on a killing spree...all the while Dr. Bain seems amazingly chill. What's next??

    This is a slasher film at heart, but it has more depth and more story to it than a Friday 13 or Halloween-type movie. It also helps that there was an impressive cast--with Jack Palance and Martin Landau playing two of the super-dangerous psychotic escapees. Now this does NOT mean the film is especially brilliant, as like other films in the genre, it has some cliches--such as the identity of the fourth slasher as well as how the psychotics all attack one at a time instead of at once (thus making them easier to beat).

    By the way, although Dwight Schultz is not a household name, Star Trek fans will likely recognize him as the extremely nervous and geeky Lt. Broccoli.
    8Toronto85

    Alone in the Dark

    Four dangerous patients from a mental institution escape one evening and go after their doctor in "Alone in the Dark". Dr. Dan Potter is just starting his job at an high security/high-tech asylum, run by Donald Pleasence's character Dr. Bain. He is assigned to four of the most dangerous men at the asylum; "the preacher" who sets fires to churches with people in them, "the bleeder" who gets nosebleeds after each time he kills someone, "Fatty" who is a child molester and an interesting fellow named Frank Hawkes. They believe that Dan Potter murdered their old doctor, someone they trusted and valued very much. So they set out to murder Dan and anyone that gets in their way including his wife, sister and daughter. A city wide blackout gives the four men a perfect escape as they trap the Potter family inside of their new house in this early eighties chiller.

    I thoroughly enjoyed 'Alone in the Dark'. It is like a slasher film, but has a lot of smarts to it as well as a good story. There is tons of character development in this on as well, which only makes the viewers feel for the characters and want them to survive. Each character has their own personality, and the actors play it very well. Donald Pleasence plays the doctor who runs the asylum, but he appears to be just as deranged as some of the patients. It has a "Don't Look in the Basement" feel to it. The character Toni (Dan's sister) spent time in an institution recently, so it doesn't do her any good going through this attack by the escaped patients.

    Martin Landau, Jack Palance and Erland Van Lidth give brilliant performances as the patients. I also thought Deborah Hedwall (who played Dan's wife) was superb in the supporting role as well. There is also a subplot going on throughout the film; who and where is "the bleeder"? When the four men escape, he takes off from the group leaving us to wonder where he went. Well let me tell you, we find out all about the bleeder in one terrifying scene that left me shocked! Overall, 'Alone in the Dark' is a creepy little eighties horror flick with some good scares and interesting twists/turns. Check this out!

    8/10
    9acidburn-10

    An 80's Slasher but different

    The story = Dan Potter (Dwight Shultz) is a new doctor at an asylum run by the wacky Dr. Leo Bain (Donald Pleasence). Inmates Hawkes (Jack Palance), Preacher (Martin Landau), Fatty ( the late Erland van Lidth), and the Bleeder (Phil Clark) believe Potter killed their old doctor and vow revenge. The gang escapes when a massive blackout strikes New Jersey. As the Potter family prepare for a quiet candle lit dinner with friends, the psychopaths move in for the kill.

    In Alone In The Dark the director Jack Sholder creates a great deal of suspense, tension and action in this slightly odd slasher, All of the characters are either oddballs, lunatics, or both. The script (written by Sholder, Robert Shaye, and Mike Harpster) is filled with funny dialogue and a few twists.

    The incredible cast contributes a large portion of the goofy charm surrounding this slasher. Most of the acting is completely over the top, but Palance and Landau still manage to bring menace to their characters. One wonders if Pleasence is really acting in his scenes involving a pipe and "exotic herbs". Slasher fans won't mistake Dr. Bain for Dr. Loomis. Dwight Schultz, who later became famous as a member of the A-Team, is good as the young doctor who learns violence is the only way to deal with some threats.

    All in all Alone In The Dark is a definite must see for any Slasher fans with an interesting storyline great actors such as horror veteran Donald Pleasence and Jack Palance and gripping scenes that will keep you hooked all the way through.
    ehoshaw

    Underrated, darkly funny 80s slasher

    The plot may sound simple, and this movie may take a while to get started, but once it does--it's a blast! The characters in the movie were all likable and there are a lot of gory knife, hatchet, ax, crossbow, and other murders with sharp weaponry to keep you interested. The finale is brutal as the attackers and the family slash and hack at each other. Good Tom Savini FX and a twisted ending make this a must see.

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      One of the members of The Sick F*cks ran into star Jack Palance years later in the streets of New York. He said to Palance that he was one of The Sick F*cks in the film and Palance replied 'we were all sick fucks in that movie.'
    • Citations

      Frank Hawkes: Preacher likes to set fire to churches, that's his trip. Unfortunately he does it when there are people inside.

    • Versions alternatives
      Although the UK cinema version was intact the 1987 Rank video was cut by 15 secs by the BBFC with edits to a scene where a babysitter is threatened by knife thrusts while kneeling on a bed.
    • Connexions
      Featured in Terreur dans la salle (1984)
    • Bandes originales
      Chop Up Your Mother
      Written and Performed by The Sic Fucks

      Produced by Andy Shernoff (as Adny Shernoff)

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    • Date de sortie
      • 19 novembre 1982 (États-Unis)
    • Pays d’origine
      • États-Unis
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Alone in the Dark
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Ridgewood, New Jersey, États-Unis
    • Sociétés de production
      • Masada Productions
      • New Line Cinema
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      • 1 000 000 $US (estimé)
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    • Durée
      • 1h 32min(92 min)
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    • Mixage
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.85 : 1

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