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(aka "The Imp" )
directed by David DeCoteau
USA 1988
Three bored college roommates
- "Fat Don Juan" Jimmie (Hal Havins, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS'
Stooge), horny Keith (John Stuart Wildman, TERROR
NIGHT/BLOODY MOVIE), and horror movie geek Calvin (Andras
Jones, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER)
- decide to spy on the Delta Delta Delta ("felt-a-Delta")
midnight initiation ritual (which in the past have involved
paddlings, worm-filled bras, and "whip cream delight"). When
they get caught by sadistic sorority president Babs (Robin
Stille, SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE), they are blackmailed
into helping sore-bottomed pledges Lisa (Michelle Bauer,
HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS [under her pre-scream queen
fame name Michelle McClellan]) and Taffy (Brinke Stevens,
HAUNTING FEAR) break into a bowling alley and steal a
trophy as a souvenir. What the pledges and the losers don't
know is that Babs' father owns the shopping mall and that
she and her two cohorts Rhonda (Kathi Obrecht, LINNEA
QUIGLEY'S HORROR WORKOUT) and Frankie (Carla Baron,
HALLOWEEN NIGHT/HACK-O-LANTERN) will be watching them
from the surveillance cameras. It turns out that they are
not the only intruders in the bowling alley when Calvin runs
into Spider (Linnea Quigley, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD)
robbing the cash registers. After some catty back-and-forth,
the parties are set to go their separate ways when the
trophy Jimmie has picked out is dropped and out pops a
jive-talking imp who calls himself "Uncle Impy" (voiced by
Michael Sonye, aka "Dukey Flyswatter" of the band Haunted
Garage). He offers to grant each of them one wish; of
course, this is a horror film and wishes in a horror film
usually backfire on the grantee in gory ways... |
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Theatrical Release: 29 January 1988 (USA)
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DVD Comparison:
Cult Video - Region 0 - NTSC vs. 88 Films - Region 0 - PAL
Big thanks to Eric Cotenas for all the Screen Caps!
(Cult Video - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT vs. 88 Films - Region 0 - PAL - RIGHT)
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Cult Video Region 0 - NTSC |
88 Films Region 0 - PAL |
Runtime | 1:19:15 | 1:16:00 (4% PAL speedup) |
Video |
1.33:1 Open Matte format |
1.33:1 Open Matte format |
NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Audio | English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono |
Subtitles | none | none |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: Cult Video Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 23 |
Release Information: Studio: 88 Films Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
DVD Release Date: April 2nd,
2012 Chapters 16 |
Comments |
Both single layer, progressive transfers are sourced from an older master (presumably the one created in 1993 for the US laserdisc release), 88 Films' disc has the slight edge in sharpness possibly due to the higher resolution of the PAL format. The mono audio on both discs is comparable.
Neither disc has any interview or commentary from director David DeCoteau (who has recently moderated some commentaries for other filmmakers for Code Red Releasing). Cult Video's disc includes trailers for films of similar vintage, while 88 Films' disc features trailers for some of Full Moon's more recent production (like the GINGERDEAD MAN and EVIL BONG trilogies). |
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