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Evil Laugh

  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.6K
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Ashlyn Gere and Myles O'Brien in Evil Laugh (1986)
A group of Med students fix up an old house over a weekend. Where a mass murder occurred 10 years earlier. Mayhem ensues.
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A group of Med students fix up an old house over a weekend. Where a mass murder occurred 10 years earlier. Mayhem ensues.A group of Med students fix up an old house over a weekend. Where a mass murder occurred 10 years earlier. Mayhem ensues.A group of Med students fix up an old house over a weekend. Where a mass murder occurred 10 years earlier. Mayhem ensues.

  • Director
    • Dominick Brascia
  • Writers
    • Steven Baio
    • Dominick Brascia
  • Stars
    • Ashlyn Gere
    • Steven Baio
    • Tony Griffin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dominick Brascia
    • Writers
      • Steven Baio
      • Dominick Brascia
    • Stars
      • Ashlyn Gere
      • Steven Baio
      • Tony Griffin
    • 39User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ashlyn Gere
    Ashlyn Gere
    • Connie
    • (as Kim McKamy)
    Steven Baio
    • Johnny Bellati
    Tony Griffin
    • Sammy
    Jody Gibson
    • Tina
    Jerold Pearson
    • Barney Weiss
    Myles O'Brien
    Myles O'Brien
    • Mark Armstrong
    Howard Weiss
    • Roger Burns
    Karyn O'Bryan
    Karyn O'Bryan
    • Betty
    Susan Grant
    • Sadie Burns
    Gary Hays
    • Jerry
    Hal Shafer
    • Chief Cash
    Johnny Venokur
    Johnny Venokur
    • Freddy
    • (as Johnny Venocur)
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    Dominick Brascia
    Dominick Brascia
    • Evil Laugher
    • Director
      • Dominick Brascia
    • Writers
      • Steven Baio
      • Dominick Brascia
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    3hip_school_preppie

    More Funny than Anything Else

    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.
    5babyjaguar

    actors turned producers

    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!
    Greta-Garbo

    People take this film too seriously

    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.
    7nick121235

    Scream?

    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.
    woolyboy76

    The title says it all

    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.

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    • Trivia
      This is Jody Gibson's only acting role. Gibson eventually became known as Sasha and was nicknamed the Hollywood Super Madam. She owned one of the world's largest escort services, providing over 300 girls to over a thousand clients worldwide (including, according to her, Bruce Willis).
    • Quotes

      Barney: Why does that guy in Halloween try and kill Jamie Lee Curtis?... Why do those dumb kids keep going back to Camp Crystal Lake- letting Jason hack and chop them?

    • Connections
      Featured in 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days: Quick Takes Volume 1 (2017)

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    • Release date
      • 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El retorno de Martin
    • Production companies
      • Baio-Brascia-Venokur Productions
      • Wildfire Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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