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Eternal Evil

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4.4/10 • 22

1985-01-041h 25m

HorrorScience Fiction

These crimes will stain his soul.

A dissatisfied Montreal director of TV commercials is taught to astrally project himself by a mysterious woman. But soon he finds that he does it against his will when he sleeps, and while he does it, he commits savage acts against those in his life.

Directors
George Mihalka
Writters
Robert Geoffrion
Editors
Robert Geoffrion, Nick Rotundo

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  1. Winston Rekert

    Winston Rekert

    Paul Sharpe

  2. Karen Black

    Karen Black

    Janus

  3. John Novak

    John Novak

    Kauffman

  4. Patty Talbot

    Patty Talbot

    Jennifer Sharpe

  5. Vlasta Vrana

    Vlasta Vrana

    Scott

  6. Andrew Bednarski

    Andrew Bednarski

    Matthew Sharpe

  7. Bronwen Booth

    Bronwen Booth

    Isis

  8. Tom Rack

    Tom Rack

    Dr. Meister

  9. Joanne Côté

    Joanne Côté

    Helen

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talisencrw

Apr 18, 2016

7/10

To me, Karen Black is one of the saving graces of B-movie cinema. Gorgeous yet cross-eyed, and gifted with an extremely complex personality, she can single-handedly make a film both enjoyable and endlessly watchable (for example, compare the lifeless 'Torn Curtain', with Paul Newman and Julie Andrews, with 'Family Plot', which starred Black with Bruce Dern--on paper, TC should have been much better than FP, but it simply isn't). Before watching this low-budget, Canadian-made suspenseful thriller on the horrific possibilities of astral projection, I loved watching her in films as diverse as 'Easy Rider', 'Five Easy Pieces', 'Nashville', 'Airport 1975', 'The Pyx' and 'Invaders from Mars', and here, she's the only name actor (other than wonderful cameos by the likes of Lois Maxwell, who starred as Miss Moneypenny in the Bond films). Because it's so low-budget, it has to work on atmosphere. I wish Black had more screen-time--her co-star is a bizarre cross between Dudley Moore and Willem Dafoe, without much character or charisma, though he tries his best. The soundtrack is spotty--some of it really works well, in its delineation of various cultures, especially. Some of its themes seemed to be heavily influenced by Tangerine Dream's 'Le Parc' album, from that period. If you have patience with the flow, it's a particularly rewarding endeavor. The big reveal at the end is well-done, though it would have made more sense had the postcard been mailed. It just being left on the restaurant table, from who knows what location in the world, is most probably meaningless.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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