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Mirages

Original title: Mirage
  • 1990
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
492
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Mirages (1990)
ActionHorrorThriller

A smiling, sadistic and seemingly demonic young killer in black, who drives a black pick up truck, is hunting three young couples who came to the desert to drink, party and have sex.A smiling, sadistic and seemingly demonic young killer in black, who drives a black pick up truck, is hunting three young couples who came to the desert to drink, party and have sex.A smiling, sadistic and seemingly demonic young killer in black, who drives a black pick up truck, is hunting three young couples who came to the desert to drink, party and have sex.

  • Director
    • Bill Crain
  • Writers
    • Chuck Hughes
    • Bill Crain
    • Michael Crain
  • Stars
    • Jennifer McAllister
    • Todd Caldecott
    • Kenny Johnson
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    492
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bill Crain
    • Writers
      • Chuck Hughes
      • Bill Crain
      • Michael Crain
    • Stars
      • Jennifer McAllister
      • Todd Caldecott
      • Kenny Johnson
    • 21User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jennifer McAllister
    • Chris
    Todd Caldecott
    • Kyle
    • (as Todd Schaefer)
    Kenny Johnson
    Kenny Johnson
    • Greg
    • (as Kenneth Johnson)
    Kevin Masterson
    Kevin Masterson
    • Trip
    • (as Kevin McParland)
    Nicole Anton
    • Mary
    Laura Albert
    Laura Albert
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    B.G. Steers
    • Villain
    • Director
      • Bill Crain
    • Writers
      • Chuck Hughes
      • Bill Crain
      • Michael Crain
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    6acidburn-10

    Odd but pretty OK....

    Three couples are having a vacation in the desert, drinking beer playing football, you know the usual. But when an uninvited guest in the form of a psychotic killer in a black jeep. The party's over and the 6 friends soon find themselves running for they're lives, but there's no place to hide in the middle of the desert.

    Mirage is an odd little slasher, it's really any different from other slashers, except the only thing is that the people are partying in the desert (an odd choice) if you ask me. But the fact that the killer drives around in a creepy black jeep creates fear for the group and for the audience, because how can you get away from someone whose's driving a car and it works well for most of the time.

    Maybe the script wasn't long enough or maybe it needed a small subplot, either way, it felt as if several scenes were played in slow-motion just to kill running time. Anyhow, Mirage is one of the few slashers from this era which is actually worth watching.

    It's a shame really that this flick is so forgotten because it's actually really good, the acting is well a mixed bag but the main girl Jennifer McAllister did a pretty good job and she was really stunning. An annoying aspect is that we don't get to find out why the killer is there or why he's killing everybody off, but he does play his part well.

    All in all "Mirage" is an entertaining slasher flick, not the most original movie ever made but then again Slasher flicks never are. A little odd but still worth watching.
    4Monolight

    Already forgot it.

    Pretty much a typical slasher. I appreciate the unusual setting but, well, it's a desert, there's not much of interest there. Overall, not that entertaining aside from a couple of moments of befuddlement.
    8heatofthenight

    everything you need for a cult classic...where's the bluray transfer?

    It really has a lots of great stuff to be loved by fans of horror. a great looking cast, an unusual location for a slasher flick. a great eerie (although set during the day) atmosphere.

    Hope some distribution company gives this title a second life.
    gavintabineruk

    What i think of this film.

    Here we have a film that would not appear to work on paper, but goes and works exceptionally well on the screen. It has so many generical good points that when watching it you forget how bad the acting really is. I would not personally say that it is a 'tongue in cheek' film but that it has some of the points that make it a film that will go down in history as being undernoticed and in turn underrated, i mean that it is a relitivly 'small' film in relation to some of the other ones that follow a similar plot but in many ways in mirrors and somtimes passes them in its plauseability(this could happen)and the boundrys that it goes to.
    7cool_cool_1

    Rare desert horror, well worth watching.

    Mirage (1990) is a very rare horror/chiller from 1990, released here in the UK on the "New World Video" label.

    It's a desert based horror film about a group of young friends who are partying for the weekend, only to be killed off one by one by an unknown force who drives a menacing black truck!!! This film has some creepy scenes, and some gore here and there, but i have to say that the acting was so lame, even by low budget standards! But the film was oddly addictive and i liked it, and i never fell asleep or turned it off, which is always a good sign! I nearly gave this movie 6/10, but seeing as it built up steam along the way, had some good moments of gore and suspense, had some good nudity, and the fact that the blonde in the main female role was a hottie too! i'll give it 7/10.

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1990 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mirage
    • Production companies
      • BMBC Productions
      • Danyves Enterprises
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      • 1h 25m(85 min)
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