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The plot to this movie, well it's that same old routine Slasher movie plot = A couple of friends travel out to a house in the country to fix it up and make it a foster home again. Ten years ago the foster home was shut down as a madman called Martin killed all the kids. They are supposed to meet Jerry at the house but when he never shows up, the friends start to suspect that something's wrong. They decide to try to not think about it too much and have some fun instead and start working in the morning. That might not be such a good idea since some of them will probably never get to see the morning as it seems as if Martin has come back to the house.

Well for one thing I have to say the title is half right it does have a laugh but it sure as hell wasn't an evil laugh but the cover is rather deceiving I was expecting someone in a reaper mask to pop up and kill the teens, but nope, no reaper mask in sight. We do get a very silly mask near the ending though, which we were only to see in the last 2 or 3 killings and not in the first ones, was there some point of that.

The directing is so and so, nothing too special, but I have to say that I was impressed by the use of lights in the dark basement, you can see everything that you're meant to see in the dark and that's not very common in horror movies, especially not slashers. But to be honest the movie isn't all bad I mean it does have one original kill death by microwave that's the only reason why I gave this movie an extra star.

All in all I didn't think this was that bad but I have to say that it didn't live up to my expectations, nor its box art. For a slasher fan like myself, this was quite entertaining. But I really think you have to be a slasher fan to be able to watch this movie since it is pretty cheesy and slow in some parts. I might watch this again and see if it grows in my mind, though, I highly suspect that it won't.

Evil Laugh isn't particularly original or special but it's entertaining enough for a slasher film and has some decent death scenes. I think the lack of originality was what spoilt it for me, it's the same old routine of having a bunch of people in a house where they get killed off one by one. There's some amusing moments though, one example being at the beginning of the film when the killer takes out a mans heart, which later gets used in a meal that his friends eat. There also seems to be a bit of slasher film 'self referencing' going on too, with mentions of Halloween and Friday the Thirteenth. Some slasher fans like that sort of thing, but personally I think it brings the film down as it seems too self-conscious.

Overall a good addition to any slasher fans collection, but there's still much better out there.

An on-the-cheap, shot-on-video and quickly made 80s slasher that's enthusiastically pitched and made the more interesting for being made by Dominick Brasica (which Friday the 13th fans would pick up as being the memorable first death in "Friday the 13th: A New Beginning") in what feels like a labour of love. It might not be ranking up their with the best the 80s had to offer and could be seen as just another slasher, but the quirky "Evil Laugh" had its moments. Even some creativity, as some elements actually reminded of Wes Craven's 90s slasher "Scream". Plenty of self-knowing quips feed the shonky script (mainly from a horror-buff character) and there's a plethora of references to other horror mediums (horror magazine Fangoira to "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th"). The story is simple, as it builds up the standard conventions and its over-the-top macabre (which includes some dancing while cleaning and jittery music score) where a group of young medical students decide help out a friend re-open an abandoned orphanage, although they don't know of its terrible past which saw ten years ago the custodian murder the residents. But this weekend is not going to be any ordinary weekend, as people start disappearing and find themselves at the mercy of a jump suit wearing killer with a mask and beanie. Yeah, sadly the murderer doesn't live up the illustration on the artwork and naturally the heroine points out the horror fan for being the murderer. The execution does match the budget, as it's a slapdash of blood, nudity and humour. Sometimes things would happen off-screen, but other times we get flashes of tatty gore. The random performances are acceptable with Kim McKamy making a solid heroine and a decent Steven Baio (who also produced and co-wrote). Nothing new, but it's full of spontaneous energy.

"No legend is going to scare me".

Evil Laugh is a poor attempt at trying to jump on the 80's slasher band wagon. The gore factor is OK, but the cheese, oh my God the 80's cheese! The music is borderline unbearable, and the dancing doesn't help either. It does make you laugh though, as does some of the acting. The chest rubbing joke was cracking me up. Not the worst I've seen, and you might find it somewhat entertaining, but not because of scares. I dunno where the hooded skull character on the cover comes from either. The killer looks more like a 5 foot tall burglar wearing some type of wrestling head gear. This is the second "Lucky 13" flick I've seen, and they're not exactly winning me over.

There are three types of bad movies: (a) the ones that are so bad they're boring, (b) the ones that are intentionally bad in order to be funny, and (c) the ones that are so bad they are hilarious. No one wants to watch the first one. The second type has no value since the only reason for watching a bad movie is to laugh at its "badness" and if they do it on purpose, what is the point? So, it leaves us with the third type. If you enjoy this third type of bad movie, you will love Evil Laugh. I've seen a lot of unintentionally hilarious movies, and this is one of the best, right up there with Gymkata. The plot is as follows: a bunch of friends meet at a dirty old house. People start getting killed by a masked person with an evil laugh (just wait until you hear the laugh). My favorite scene: the killer drags a guys head into a microwave, but can't close it since it's still attached to the body. So he pushes start, and magically the microwave starts working, which is followed by the requisite head explosion. Oh, and then there is the Breakfast Club-like cleaning scene to cheesy 80's music. See this movie! If you go the video store, I can pretty much guarantee that no one else has checked it out.

this movie is not the greatest horror film, but if you are in a 80's retro feel, evil laugh is for you. one thing that is positive, that the efforts of director and producer demonstrated that the 80's was not bad for independent movies in America. Steven and Dominick have great insightful commentaries on the DVD release of this flick.

they often commented about how easy it was to collaborate and seek sponsor from their families and businesses. they even talked about giving McDonald's breakfast to their crew! and always they got a small percentage, and thy traveled with the film in japan and the USA.

Dominick kept on ranking how this film was revolutionary, before Wes craven's scream movies. there is a character who is a horror film buff!

Full disclosure, I only watched this to see Ashelyn Gere before she got into porn.

She wasn't a bad actress back then, but she was way hotter in the adult movies that's for sure.

The other claim to fame in this flick is the blonde who later went to prison for running the biggest prostitution ring in LA with famous clients, according to her later book, like Bruce Willis and Tommy Lasorta.

This is the kind of slasher movie where someone gets stabbed in the gut with a machete and they actually say "Ow!" No joke.

It basically has no real plot and no nudity to speak of, which is a real downer. Plus, there really isnt all that much horror going on.

Gere is cute, however, even if she keeps her clothes on.

I actually liked this a lot more than I should have. I wish I could see it in better quality. It's absolutely hilarious and I was surprised at the number of slashers it parodied, especially because it was only made in 1986! I had no idea that any films with this level of awareness of the genre were made so early. Some of the films it referenced had only been made 2 or 3 years prior while some were classics. This is Scream before Williamson had the idea. And while it's true that it's extremely silly, it's also pretty great and a lot of fun. Give this one a chance if you're in the mood for comedy.

I have no idea why I even entertained the notion of watching this film. Eighties slashers don't do much for me at the best of times, and this one doesn't exactly have a good reputation. The film just follows on from the barrage of Friday the 13th/Halloween films and offers nothing new for the genre. To his credit, director Dominick Brascia seems to realise that he's just directing another throwaway horror movie, so there are a few nods towards other (and better) films in the genre at certain points during the film. The plot is just your standard slasher fare, and features someone that was wronged in the past blah blah and now is back for revenge blah blah. The film focuses on a group of medical students that decide to spend a weekend fixing up an old house. However, the old house used to be an old orphanage and the main carer was accused of child molestation before the house burned down under mysterious circumstances. Naturally, strange things start happening soon after they get there, and there's a killer with a 'strange laugh' involved...

The film's gimmick is, as the title suggests, the "evil laugh" delivered by the killer. Instead of being frightening, however, it's completely pathetic and this idea fails to generate any suspense at all. The cast of characters is typically forgettable as all the kids are just about the same, and certainly don't look anything like medical students! Add into the mix some frankly boring plotting and a painful soundtrack, and the film is on the back foot from the beginning. The only saving grace in many slasher films is the kill scenes, but alas this one doesn't even do well on that front. Most of the murders are similar and forgettable and the only one that stands out in any way involves one of the dumb teenager having his head boiled in a microwave. However, this sequence is just too silly for words since every microwave I've ever come across won't let you turn it on without the door being shut! Overall, you would do well not to bother with Evil Laugh. It's not easy to come across anyway, and it certainly isn't worth tracking down. Avoid!

Some med students are having a get together planned by a close friend at some real estate he was interested in buying. It's supposed to be a weekend of relaxation and fixing up the house. After the party arrives the host is missing and they hear a story about the house being haunted by a child killer that supposedly died 10 year prior to them being there.

I think this version I saw was heavily edited...and that really sucks because if some of the deaths were not cut, the rating would be higher. Anyhow, there's still a cut out liver, slit throat, pelvis stab, axe in the head, microwaved head*, and the aftermath of all the murders. I must say the microwaving scene was outstanding. Pretty original and really fun to watch. Everything else was just average because it seemed heavily cut.

I can usually say quite a bit about the technical aspects, but in this case nothing was too wrong. The set was a little redundant, and the lighting was occasionally low...those were the main problems here. The camera shots were nice most of the time too. The terrible 80's music was actually pretty fun most of the time. Oh, and the laugh was lame....

The acting as a whole really wasn't that bad. In fact, the cheesy acting helped the movie out a whole lot. No one really stood out to me as really good or really bad. They were all on the same cheap, cheesy, mid 80's horror movie level.

Kim McKamy who played the lead Connie actually seemed pretty serious and good so I looked her up. Looks like after this film she was in 120 pornos until 2003 where she got a part in Willard.

Final Thoughts: Cheesy music, cheesy acting, cheesy effects.....pretty entertaining movie. If all you're looking for is a fun quick 80's slasher then this will be right up your alley. If these lines sound funny to you...then you need to check it out...

"10:30!!! My God! It's the middle of the night!" "Dude you should reconsider"(when about to be drilled through the throat)

"Evil Laugh" isn't a masterpiece,but it works as a cheesy slasher flick-and I mean REALLY cheesy slasher flick.There's some nudity and plenty of gore.I love especially the scene when one moron gets a machete through the groin.Oh,and there is this stupid sequence where someone has his head microwaved while the door is still open-yeah,right!!!The acting is completely awful,but overlook that and you have a cheesy,completely unscary,but funny as hell slasher.Watch it in pair with another cheesefest "Psycho Cop" and you'll have lots of fun.

What recommends this movie, is that nothing recommends it (I'm writing this review for a particular kind of film-connoisseur, you'll know what I mean if you are one).

Routine 80's slasher film about Med students who fall victim to a slasher. Been there, done that. My evaluation: (no stars).

Yeah, it's dreadfully bad, but in it's infinite badness is an enjoyable film, which one can watch with friends on a friday night and laugh your ass off. The dialogue is ridiculous, the acting is horrible, the death scenes are hilarious (one guys gets his head cooked in a microwave) and everything else is just lazy. I can't think of a funnier movie.

Not much happens in this movie, but there's a bad "clean up" montage where everyone shakes their butts and doesn't get much cleaning done. The ending truly makes no sense whatsoever.

Irritating characters who cannot die quick enough; a predictable 'maniac on the loose' plot; lame humour; a terrible montage scene in which the film's soon-to-be-dead med students bop away badly to a dreadful pop tune while tidying a house: Evil Laugh is quintessential 80s tongue-in-cheek slasher nonsense, the sort of cheezy trash that most people would instantly dismiss as unwatchable, but which will prove irresistible to the small percentage for whom quality is not necessarily a factor when choosing a film.

The cast for Evil Laugh gives a pretty good idea of what to expect: there's Scott's Baio's brother Steven, Merv Griffin's son Tony, a pre-porn Ashlyn Gere, future Hollywood madam Jody Gibson, and hottie Karyn O'Bryan, whose filmography totals two (her other credit being for the Johnny Depp teen-sex comedy Private Resort). With 'talent' like that involved, dreadful acting and copious nudity are 100% guaranteed; factor in plenty of hokey gore and some dreadful 80s fashion and Evil Laugh is a passable way to while away the time for those of us with questionable taste.

"Evil Laugh" is definitely a cut above the average slasher movie. It's consistently entertaining, after a kind of shaky beginning, has decent acting, characters that make a little more impression than usual, some nudity and creative death scenes. It also has a surprising ending, that reveals a little more wit than average went into the movie.

It's not that memorable overall, though, but how many slashers are?

If you're a fan of the genre, you need to check it out.

A group of medical students head to an isolated mansion to help their friend renovate it into a pediatric clinic. What they don't know is that a series of brutal child murders happened at this house years before when this place was a foster home. Caretaker Martin was falsely accused of molestation by some kids and he returned the favor by murdering everyone. Now it appears he is back and doesn't take kindly to folks cleaning up his former crime scene. This is about as standard as you can get when it comes to the slasher genre, but EVIL LAUGH does have its moments. Director Dominick Brascia (the fat kid victim in Friday THE 13th PART V) co-wrote the script with lead Steven "brother of Scott" Baio and you can't really tell if they want to spoof slasher films or just imitate them. The deaths aren't very intricate, but do involve lots of splashing blood. The highlight is probably Baio getting his head baked in a microwave. Lots and lots of cleaning montages in this one with some cheesy 80s pop songs. Jody Gibson supplies the film's only nudity, which is odd as final girl Kim McKamy would go on to a highly successful adult film career as Ashlyn Gere a few years later.

I really like this 1986 movie, the cast is attractive, it has some blood, nudity, several murders and funny one liners, but I really think that JODY GIBSON who plays the bimbo "Tina" was the best of all the actors. This movie reminded me a bit of SCREAM, anyway I recommend it, I give it a TEN

A group of med students spend the weekend fixing up an old house. Of course this was the site of a horrible massacre, and of course there is going to be a new slaughter this weekend with the med students on the menu.

I love horror movies frankly, so the plot of this movie doesn't exactly bother me. The slasher genre is the only one that can get away with using the same plot over and over again in my book. The problems with this movie is that once you move from the plot everything else is awful.

The character are written and acted like they come right out of a sitcom. ( one girl acts just like "chrissy" from THREES COMPANY) The actors are also very bad, but you can't blame then so much. Yes they can't act, but the script didn't help much. The dialogue is outright ridiculous.

The Gore is really unconvincing, and this looks to be filmed on video. Not that is uncommon today almost all horror movies ( and independent movies) are filmed that way now. But we have digital video, they have a 80's camcorder.

The movie also seems to be a showcase for Steven Baio, like every scene was structured to make him the focus even though he is not the main character.

What this film does have going for it is it's parallels to SCREAM. Some scenes are very similar. It does have one decent murder to it as well.

As bad as this movie is, I have to say there is something about it that made me rent it 3 times. of course it is because I found it to be hysterical, ( there is even a a spur of the moment dance number that had me on the floor crying from laughing) but hey, it put money in the producers pockets so I'm sure they don't care why I watched it.

Really bad ( 4/ 10)