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Dreamaniac

  • 1986
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 22min
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3,4/10
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Dreamaniac (1986)
HorreurSlasher d’horreur

Un musicien de heavy metal passe un accord avec une succube satanique pour le faire réussir avec les femmes, en échange de quoi la succube peut se nourrir des filles.Un musicien de heavy metal passe un accord avec une succube satanique pour le faire réussir avec les femmes, en échange de quoi la succube peut se nourrir des filles.Un musicien de heavy metal passe un accord avec une succube satanique pour le faire réussir avec les femmes, en échange de quoi la succube peut se nourrir des filles.

  • Réalisation
    • David DeCoteau
  • Scénario
    • Helen Robinson
    • Ann Lewis Hamilton
  • Casting principal
    • Thomas Bern
    • Ashlyn Gere
    • Sylvia Summers
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  • NOTE IMDb
    3,4/10
    720
    MA NOTE
    • Réalisation
      • David DeCoteau
    • Scénario
      • Helen Robinson
      • Ann Lewis Hamilton
    • Casting principal
      • Thomas Bern
      • Ashlyn Gere
      • Sylvia Summers
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    • 35avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
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    Thomas Bern
    • Adam
    Ashlyn Gere
    Ashlyn Gere
    • Pat
    • (as Kim McKamy)
    Sylvia Summers
    • Lily
    Lauren Peterson
    Lauren Peterson
    • Jodi
    Bob Pelham
    • Jamie
    Cynthia Crass
    • Francis
    Brad Laughlin
    • Brad
    Linda Denise Martin
    • Jan
    • (as Linda Watts)
    Matthew Phelps
    Matthew Phelps
    • Foster
    Lisa Emery
    Lisa Emery
    • Rosie
    Michael Warren
    Michael Warren
    • Ace
    Brent Black
    • Doctor
    • Réalisation
      • David DeCoteau
    • Scénario
      • Helen Robinson
      • Ann Lewis Hamilton
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    3Wuchakk

    One dimensional cabin-in-the-woods Indie with a succubus

    A college-age musician/writer rents a house to get some work done, but his girlfriend insists on throwing a sorority party with guest frat boys. Things go awry, however, when a succubus crashes the party.

    "Dreamaniac" (1986) was the director's first real film and originally called "Succubus," but this changed after the success of "A Nightmare on Elm Street," which explains the tagline: 'You don't have to live on Elm Street to have a nightmare.' While it opens with a dark dream and there are surreal moments reminiscent of that popular film & franchise, it's at heart a cabin-in-the-woods slasher with the variation of a succubus as the antagonist.

    The problem is that it's too one-note. The entire movie takes place in this house, mostly at night, which can be explained by the budget of $60,000 (equivalent to $176,000 today, factoring inflation). In other words, the production didn't have the funds for multiple locations. So, the events in the house had better be interesting enough to maintain the viewer's interest, but that's hardly the case.

    The 80's ambiance is great, though, and the gore's well done, if that's your thang. Plus, there are several good-lookin' females, such as Kim McKamy as Pat (aka Ashlyn Gere), Sylvia Summers as Lily and Linda Watts as Jan (aka Linda Denise Martin), not to mention a couple of amusingly obnoxious ones, like Cynthia Crass as Francis. But the flick's strapped with too much male nudity (which is unsurprising given the director's orientation). The few positives simply aren't enough to make it worth the time. Speaking of which...

    It runs 1 hour, 22 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles.

    GRADE: C-/D+
    1FilmFatale

    Just awful.

    Dreamaniac may have the longest opening credits in horror movie history. Sadly, that's about the only thing it brings to the genre.

    Adam is a musician who dabbles in the dark arts. He's supposed to be "heavy metal," I suppose, but he wears a Def Leppard shirt and has posters on his bedroom wall for both Jello Biafra and Poison, so who knows. One night while playing with his book of spells, he conjures a succubus named Lily who just happens to crash a party thrown by Adam's girlfriend's sister. There's lots of softcore sex, lingering shots of the bodies of the mostly unattractive males in the cast, very little blood and no reason for anyone to watch. I'm not even going to mention the stupid ending. Avoid.
    5Bloodwank

    Watchable but mediocre slasher trash fare

    Dreamaniac was only my second viewing from the oeuvre of gay horror notable David DeCoteau, unless there are others that I've forgotten about. The first by the way was Puppetmaster 3: Toulon's Revenge, which is pretty great fun in the way that only a film with living puppets against Nazi's can be. This one though, sadly not so good. The film centres on a party gatecrashed by a kill happy succubus, but while there is a fair measure of potential interest in such a scenario the film opts for pretty much a generic slasher approach, livened in the final block by the introduction of zombies into the mix. Things kick off with mixed signals, a tilted camera watches a naked man walk down a pink lit hallway into a shower where he meets a bloody naked lass who sets about some brief clawing. Its intriguing enough, and the brief shot of bloody boobs is a definite plus, but on the other hand it does set up the films cheese, rampant 80's-ness and interest in male flesh. The film gets quickly into the party which occupies the rest of the runtime and here starts to sink into a disinterested fug of not all that much worth. We get plenty of horny youngsters, liberal doses of bitchy lines, unsatisfying sex and occasional killing, the killing steadily ramping up in regularity as things go on. The sex is unsatisfactory on two fronts, for one it's often interrupted either by other party goers or death, and for seconds we see a good deal of bare male chests, guys in just their pants and so on but no tits and ass or even male genitals. Wangs on display aren't even my kettle of piranhas but they might have given the scenes a bit more of an impact. Probably the most notable example of visual man love is an electrocution in which the camera gazes up at a guys tight Y-fronts as he expires, not really my kettle of fish like I said but it did make me chuckle. As far as the slaughter goes, there's more light blood spray than there is gore, though there are maybe two or three nice cheap gore shots in the last half hour including inspired use of a drill. This isn't the sort of film where any viewers are likely to be bothered about acting, characterisation and whatnot, but probably worth mentioning that Sylvia Summers (who?) does a nice enough job as the murderous demon, very much an 80's looking gal with trashy appeal and a suitably compelling lowbrow presence. Also, the female lead is played by Ashlyn Gere (credited as Kim McKamy), who went on to a successful porno career and also starred in another junky late 80's horror, the backwoods cannibal joint Lunch Meat. As well as being a fine looking lass she also contributes probably the best performance of the cast and it seems almost a shame that she departed the realms of genre cinema, but then I've never seen any of her adult work so it may well be inspiring stuff. Finally, the end of this one is pretty much nonsensical, somewhere between a giggle and a face-palm, people who dig idiotic endings will likely get a smile or two out of it. Altogether, this ain't really worth watching unless you absolutely have to see every crappy 80's horror out there or you really dig DeCoteau films. Still, its far from the worst out there, definitely better than a poke in the eye with a wet stick. See it if you must, but leagues away from essential.
    3gavin6942

    1980s David DeCouteau!

    A heavy-metal musician (Thomas Bern, in his only role) makes a deal with a satanic succubus (Sylvia Summers) to make him successful with women, in return for the succubus being able to feed on the girls.

    Before David DeCouteau was making low-budget homo-erotic films, he was making low-budget fodder for Charlie Band's Empire Pictures. While Empire made some good films (the work of Stuart Gordon), it made plenty of bad ones (such as DeCouteau's work). This film is a prime example of 1980s DeCouteau.

    We start out with a very long credit sequence, each name lingering on a black screen. And then we go into a dream sequence with a naked man in a hallway. For a film that runs only 82 minutes, the time tends to go rather slowly. The script could not have added one additional scene or something to make this either longer or to have at least sped up the pace of the 82 minutes?

    Another reviewer found it funny that the "heavy metal" guy wears a Def Leppard t-shirt and has posters for Poison and the Dead Kennedys. I would not find that strange normally, but it does seem odd for someone into devil worship -- more appropriate bands might be Venom, Bathory, Hellhammer and Celtic Frost. The film's score also has no relation to this dark or metal claim. There is some dreamlike quality, I admit, but composer Don Great (who also did "Breeders") might have added a bit more edge. Okay, a lot more edge.
    5mpelletier-4

    You don't get it!

    Hey, all of you serious(?, well indeeed you take yourselves very seriously, writing paragraphs over paragraphs over a Z movie. Really get a life) reviewers, you don't get it . Of course, this is Z movie. But look at the budget, $60,000 dollars and done by a 24 year old guy. If you think you will find Bergman or Ford, you're out of your head, but imagination, yes, you will find that. Acting is non existent, but it comes with the style and budget, So just enjoy being surprised, maybe have a laugh or two, and you may quite enjoy it. But, if you think you are the best thing since sliced bread, write a smart ass review and pretend it does not exist.

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      Charles Band found out about the production and called director David DeCoteau to buy the film. After the first screening, someone from Band's office took one look at the mostly male nudity, called DeCoteau, and blatantly asked him, "Are you gay?"
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      Francis: Nice outfit.

      Pat: Do I know you?

      Francis: I doubt it. I've gone to private schools all my life and I'm rich as shit.

      Pat: Oh, that's right. You're Francis. I thought I recognized those small tits.

    • Connexions
      Features Godzilla (1954)
    • Bandes originales
      Partytime
      Performed by 45 Grave

      Composed by Paul Cutler, Dinah Cancer, Don Bolles

      Produced by Michael Wagener (of Double Trouble)

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    • Date de sortie
      • 26 novembre 1986 (États-Unis)
    • Pays d’origine
      • États-Unis
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Succubus
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Los Angeles, Californie, États-Unis
    • Société de production
      • Empire Pictures
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    • Budget
      • 60 000 $US (estimé)
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      1 heure 22 minutes
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