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Doom Asylum

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5.2/10 • 75

1988-03-021h 19m

HorrorComedy

SLASHING with a snicker, SLAUGHTER with a smirk...

A demented former lawyer uses autopsy equipment to kill off the teenagers who trespass on the long-abandoned asylum he inhabits. Filmed on location in an actual abandoned asylum.

Directors
Richard Friedman
Editors
Ray Shapiro

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  1. Patty Mullen

    Patty Mullen

    Judy LaRue / Kiki LaRue

  2. Ruth Collins

    Ruth Collins

    Tina

  3. Kristin Davis

    Kristin Davis

    Jane

  4. William Hay

    William Hay

    Mike

  5. Kenny L. Price

    Kenny L. Price

    Dennis

  6. Harrison White

    Harrison White

    Darnell

  7. Dawn Alvan

    Dawn Alvan

    Godiva

  8. Farin

    Farin

    Rapunzel

  9. Michael Rogen

    Michael Rogen

    Mitch Hansen

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Wuchak

Dec 16, 2022

6/10

Horrific fun at a dilapidated sanitarium An attorney who was disfigured in an accident and driven mad with grief ‘haunts’ an abandoned asylum in northeastern New Jersey. Local youths laugh it off as a legend, but eight are about to find out differently. “Doom Asylum” (1987) is a kinetic horror comedy filled with hammy acting and over-the-top goofiness, but it is entertaining if you approach it for what it is — amusing schlock that only cost $90,000. The biggest star is the excellent location for this type of flick, the former Essex Mountain Sanatorium. Part of the fun is reading the perpetual graffiti on the walls, such as “Metallica,” “Ozzy” and so on. The basic premise revolves around placing beautiful, scantily-clad women in a rundown monstrosity of a building wherein deathly horror awaits. Eighteen years later “Death Tunnel” used the same idea with Waverly Hills Sanatorium near Louisville, KY, minus the silliness and humor. Another highlight is the female cast, which includes Kristin Davis as Jane, Ruth Collins as psycho-rocker Tina and Patty Mullen in a duel-role as Judy/Kiki. This was Kristin Davis’ first role; she went on to appear in two 1997 episodes of Seinfeld before shooting to fame with Sex in the City. Meanwhile the striking Ruth Collins was known as the Queen of B Movies in the late 80s/early 90s. The film is short ‘n’ sweet at 1 hour, 17 minutes, and was shot at Hilltop Reservation, Verona, New Jersey, which is only fifteen miles (north)east of Manhattan. GRADE: B-/C+

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$90,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
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