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Screamtime

  • 1983
  • R
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
1.1K
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Screamtime (1983)
Slasher HorrorSupernatural HorrorDramaFantasyHorrorMysteryThriller

A trilogy of three improbable stories of horror and the supernatural are combined into this low budget thriller: "That's the Way to Do It," "Dreamhouse,," and "Do You Believe in Fairies?"A trilogy of three improbable stories of horror and the supernatural are combined into this low budget thriller: "That's the Way to Do It," "Dreamhouse,," and "Do You Believe in Fairies?"A trilogy of three improbable stories of horror and the supernatural are combined into this low budget thriller: "That's the Way to Do It," "Dreamhouse,," and "Do You Believe in Fairies?"

  • Directors
    • Michael Armstrong
    • Stanley A. Long
  • Writer
    • Michael Armstrong
  • Stars
    • Vincent Russo
    • Michael Gordon
    • Marie Scinto
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    1.1K
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    • Directors
      • Michael Armstrong
      • Stanley A. Long
    • Writer
      • Michael Armstrong
    • Stars
      • Vincent Russo
      • Michael Gordon
      • Marie Scinto
    • 36User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Vincent Russo
    • Ed
    Michael Gordon
    • Bruce
    Marie Scinto
    • Marie
    Kevin Smith
    • Video Store Owner
    Robin Bailey
    Robin Bailey
    • Jack
    Ann Lynn
    Ann Lynn
    • Lena
    Jonathon Morris
    Jonathon Morris
    • Damien
    • (as Johnathon Morris)
    Dione Inman
    • Suzy
    Bosco Hogan
    Bosco Hogan
    • Doctor
    • (as Boscoe Hogan)
    John Styles
    • Punch
    • (voice)
    Ian Saynor
    Ian Saynor
    • Tony
    Yvonne Nicholson
    • Susan
    Lally Bowers
    Lally Bowers
    • Mrs. Kingsley
    Veronica Doran
    • Miss Burns
    Brenda Kempner
    • Woman
    Dora Bryan
    Dora Bryan
    • Emma
    Jean Anderson
    Jean Anderson
    • Mildred
    David Van Day
    • Gavin
    • Directors
      • Michael Armstrong
      • Stanley A. Long
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      • Michael Armstrong
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    Otacon10

    Creepy...

    "Screamtime" is one of those anthology films, like "Creepshow," and while it's not as good as the George A. Romero classic, it's effective.

    The plot is about two guys who steal three videos from a video store. They go back to one of their girlfriend's apartment to watch them.

    The first video is about a "Punch and Judy" puppeteer whose family wants him to get out of the puppeteering business since it doesn't make much money for the family. Then his stepson burns down his puppet show stage and soon after is murdered on the beach, seemingly by the Mr. Punch puppet. Then later at his house his wife is also murdered. Has Mr. Punch come to life, or is someone else to blame?

    The second video is about a married couple moving into a new house. The wife begins to see grisly visions of a murder that seems to have been committed there. But is the house really haunted?

    The third video is about a guy who competes in dirtbike races, but needs some money. So he gets a job working odd jobs at the house of two elderly women. They tell him about the fairies that guard the house and the garden gnomes that work for them. He dismisses what they say, but takes an interest in the money, gold, jewels, and other valuables around the house. So he gets two of his friends to help him rob the place that night. But the fairies and garden gnomes really are alive and attack the intruders.

    Finally, the video tape thieves and one of their girlfriends get attacked by elements of the three videos they stole.

    If you give this low budget movie a chance you may be pleasantly surprised by it. The three films were shot in England with the connecting device about the video tape thieves shot in New York City. The puppets in the first video are creepy looking. The ending of the second video will shock you. The third movie gets a little spooky in the dark house; tiny floating lights fly by the camera unseen by the burglars, a room is suddenly full of garden gnomes, etc. This movie is perfect for horror movie connoisseur.
    6FieCrier

    pretty decent horror anthology w/ some spooky and clever points in it

    This was a decent horror anthology movie. Two New Yorkers steal some videos from a video store, and take them to a female friend's apartment to watch.

    In the first one, an old man loves doing Punch & Judy shows for kids, and takes meticulous care of his puppets at home. His wife is fed up with it; they don't make enough money, and she wants him to burn them and move with his stepson to Canada for reliable work. We then see his family being attacked by a wooden board. Has Punch come to life, or has the old man gone nuts? This one wasn't all that good, but it wasn't terrible.

    In the second one, a couple move into a house their father was unable to sell. The wife sees a boy bicycling in the yard that no one else notices. She hears noises, and sees blood in the bathtub, then on a knife in the kitchen, then on the bannister. She starts seeing other people in the house, and then starts seeing those people bloody or dead. This one was quite a bit better.

    In the last segment, a young man races motorcycles, and works at a clothing store. He needs more money, which his boss offers to loan him. He takes a job gardening for a pair of old ladies to make the money he needs to pay his boss back. They're quite eccentric, believing in fairies and gnomes, and a pact their 16th century ancestor had with the fairies to help conceal her affairs from her husband. The young man discovers the old ladies have a chest full of money, and he decides to rob them with the help of his younger brother and a friend. This one was pretty good too.

    Finally, the wraparound segment brings everything together.
    6FilmFatale

    80s anthology has its moments

    For some reason, three British short films were turned into an anthology with framing segments about two stereotypical Noo Yawkuhs who steal some videocassettes from a Times Square video store and hide out at a friend's apartment to watch them. I found this movie on some lists of 80s slashers, and I was pretty confused for a while about why. The first story is about a cuckolded husband, his mean loser stepson, his shrewish wife, and a killer puppet. The third story is about fairies. But the second story, "Dreamhouse" is pretty fantastic. Newlyweds move into a house and the wife starts seeing things. She even consults a psychic who assures her that there are no ghosts in the house. What the wife IS seeing is the twist of this segment, and it's pretty fun. I'm still not sure that I'd put this one on a list of slashers, but that second story makes it worth a watch.
    callanvass

    mildly entertaining

    mildly entertaining anthology is decently made and acted but it is also routine, predictable and kinda silly still if you don't take this seriously you should have some moderate fun. this is worth the watch on a free rental ** out of 5
    7rocknrelics

    Something of a lost gem

    Whilst far from perfect, this is a very good anthology of horror stories.

    There is very little gore, but the stories build up a good atmosphere, and the acting is always of at least an acceptable level, and in the cases of Robin Bailey,Jean Anderson and Dora Bryan, it is actually quite excellent.

    In the middle story involving people moving into a house, I actually felt quite creeped out, something that hasn't happened for years to me.

    I would love to know the story as to how three short English tales ended up juxtaposed with the wrap around story of thieves stealing the tapes from a store, but whatever, it doesn't detract from the stories themselves.

    The copy I have seen has washed out colours which somehow added to the bleakness, and this is shot on film it would appear, doesn't look cheap and nasty at all.

    If you are a fan of brit horror, you must see this it's definitely a bit of a lost gem as far as I'm concerned.

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    • Trivia
      Although anthology and portmanteau horror movies had been around a while, this installment debuted just after the success of Creepshow (1982), which had made an even bigger splash during the video rental boom. This is what the surrounding wraparound story of this movie is about.
    • Goofs
      Actor Kevin Smith is falsely credited as the video store clerk, who was around sixty years old with gray hair, whilst Smith was young, muscular, and in his early twenties at this time.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)

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    • Release date
      • 1983 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Do You Believe in Fairies?
    • Filming locations
      • England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Manson International
      • Salon Productions
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      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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