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Dark Tower

  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
1.4K
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Dark Tower (1987)
Supernatural HorrorHorrorMysteryThriller

An architect, a security chief, a parapsychologist and an exorcist face evil in a Barcelona skyscraper.An architect, a security chief, a parapsychologist and an exorcist face evil in a Barcelona skyscraper.An architect, a security chief, a parapsychologist and an exorcist face evil in a Barcelona skyscraper.

  • Director
    • Freddie Francis
  • Writers
    • Robert J. Avrech
    • Ken Blackwell
    • Ken Wiederhorn
  • Stars
    • Michael Moriarty
    • Jenny Agutter
    • Carol Lynley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Freddie Francis
    • Writers
      • Robert J. Avrech
      • Ken Blackwell
      • Ken Wiederhorn
    • Stars
      • Michael Moriarty
      • Jenny Agutter
      • Carol Lynley
    • 38User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Michael Moriarty
    Michael Moriarty
    • Dennis Randall
    Jenny Agutter
    Jenny Agutter
    • Carolyn Page
    Carol Lynley
    Carol Lynley
    • Tilly
    Theodore Bikel
    Theodore Bikel
    • Max Gold
    Kevin McCarthy
    Kevin McCarthy
    • Sergie
    Anne Lockhart
    Anne Lockhart
    • Elaine
    Patch Mackenzie
    Patch Mackenzie
    • Maria
    Bob Sherman
    Bob Sherman
    • Williams
    • (as Robert Sherman)
    Ricardo Azulay
    • Charlie
    • (as Rick Azulay)
    Ramiro Oliveros
    Ramiro Oliveros
    • Joseph
    • (as Radmiro Oliveros)
    Jordi Batalla
    • Mueller
    Jaime Ros
    • Beck
    • (as Juame Ross)
    Monica Fatjo
    • Rebecca
    Juan Ramón Romani
    • Philip Page
    Mara Vador
    • Rebecca's Mother
    • (as Mara Bador)
    • Director
      • Freddie Francis
    • Writers
      • Robert J. Avrech
      • Ken Blackwell
      • Ken Wiederhorn
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    User reviews38

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    4TomFarrell63

    Could have been good.....

    .. But isn't!

    What a confused and boring mess! Firstly, there seems no reason whatsoever for it to be set in Barcelona given the actors are all American or English!

    The standard of acting on offer is quite dreadful, even Jenny Agutter sucks, big time!

    Hard to believe that Freddie Francis directed this, what was he thinking?

    The whole thing has a made for TV feel about it, feels really cheap.

    The actual premise is good, and had it been dealt with more professionally, perhaps this would have been a decent film, but as it stands, it's not one I'd recommend at all. Doesn't even fall into the so bad it's good category.
    5neil-douglas2010

    Creepy Building

    About average movie that looks like a TV film, with some decent semi scary scenes. The acting's ok but seems to be redubbed, which I think was the case for most movies made in Spain at the time. It's Jenny Agutter who carries the film though, getting more and more frightened as the film goes on. As what seems usual with her films she does seem to spend the final scenes running about with her shirt undone (not a bad thing).
    brandonsites1981

    *1/2 out of 4.

    Weak film that the director disowned doesn't work despite a good cast. A skyscraper is plagued by a series of gruesome accidents and a cop is sent in to investigate. He eventually comes to conclude that the building is haunted and the ghost is responsible for all the accidents. No scares, sloppy editing, and poor effects are some of its other problems.

    Rated R; Violence and Profanity.
    WritnGuy-2

    Interesting Supernatural Thriller

    I'd been meaning to rent this for a while, and finally last night, I did, and I must say, I liked it.

    Jenny Agutter ("American Werewolf in London") plays Carolyn Page, the head architect of a new skyskraper, towering over metropolitan Spain. Things are going well until a window-washer drops twenty-eight stories off the pulley, and lands on the top executive of the building. Michael Moriarity plays Dennis Randall, who is brought onto the case of the murders. Incidentally, he is also having an affair with Carolyn, who is haunted by her dead husband. In fact, so is the building, and as more people die, and Dr. Max Gold (Theodore Bikel) an exorcist, is brought in, the real secrets of the dark tower are slowly revealed, leading up to an exciting climax with a few unexpected twists.

    Entertaining movie, with extremely effective music. If anything, see the movie for the music. It really envokes a feeling of dread, especially in the end chase scene. The movie plays well, and is well-acted. The ending has some surprising twists, and the only flaw was the somewhat silly looking demon. Other than that, a good movie, which gets quite tense towards the end, and has great music. Check it out.
    Zorin-2

    Don't bother!

    "Dark Tower" is a "Poltergeist" rip-off about a dark spirit, ghost, or whatever you want to call it taking over a skyscraper. The "ghost" starts off by killing people in the building such as the window washer and that is when cop Micheal Moriarty is called to the case. Michael Moriarty is a good actor, too bad he has to act in garbage like this! Even worse than Moriary's other bad horror films such as "A Return to Salem's Lot" and "It's Alive III: Island of the Alive". Just a word of advice, AVOID IT!

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    • Trivia
      Multiple sources state Ken Wiederhorn was the original director, and was replaced mid-production by Freddie Francis. However, Wiederhorn claimed in an interview that this was a misconception, that he had never been on-set and had never seen the final film. According to a May 1988 interview with the magazine Cinefantastique, Wiederhorn was initially attached to direct, but dropped out after financing fell through, and directed Le Retour des morts vivants II (1988) instead.
    • Goofs
      In the opening credits, Michael Moriarty's surname is spelled MORIARITY.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Rewind This! (2013)

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    • Release date
      • February 25, 1989 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Spain
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Curse V
    • Filming locations
      • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Sandy Howard
      • Sandy Howard Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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