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Subgenre Sampler

 
Meet the ApplegatesMeet the Applegates (1990)
Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Ed Jr. Begley, Stockard Channing, Dabney Coleman
A wacky satire about a family of insects who assimilate into suburban America in order to blow up a nuclear power plant. As bent as it sounds, from…
Tales from the CryptTales from the Crypt (1990)
Dir. Robert Zemeckis, Walter Hill, Richard Donner
Feat. Miguel Ferrer, Roy Brocksmith
Three gruesome anecdotes featuring; an out–of–work executioner who turns vigilante, an adulterous housewife who gets a sharp Christmas…
Dead FunnyDead Funny (Penn and Teller Get Killed) (1989)
Dir. Arthur Penn
Feat. David Patrick Kelly, Jon Cryer, Reg E. Cathey
Black comedy and magic duo Penn and Teller deploy an array of morbid stage show theatrics within the framework of a fictional feature.
Just Me and MarioJust Me and Mario (1989) Recommended
Dir. Greg Stitt
Feat. Mark Hadlow
Mark Hadlow portrays a repressed individual obsessed with the music and life of Mario Lanza. It's a surreal, blackly comic take on suburban angst.
ParentsParents (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bob Balaban
Feat. Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis
Frightening piece of horror kitsch about a boy who suspects his parents are cannibals. Splendid, stylised direction and set design make this a…
Fright Night Part 2 Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
Feat. Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Traci Lind
William Ragsdale returns as Charley Brewster, now a college freshman who is tormented by the undead sister of the vampire from the first film. While…
Smoke 'em If You Got EmSmoke 'em If You Got Em (1988)
Dir. Ray Boseley
Feat. George Huxley, Nique Needles
The apocalypse inspires a group of loutish adolescents to throw a party, in spite of their guests dying from radiation sickness! Bizarre comedy…
Crazy LoveCrazy Love (Love Is a Dog from Hell) (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Dominique Deruddere
Feat. Josse De Pauw, Geert Hunaerts, Michael Pas
Superlative tragicomedy based on the work of Charles Bukowski is told in three parts – pre–pubescence, acne plagued teenagehood and…
ScreamplayScreamplay (1986)
Dir. Rufus Butler Seder
Feat. George Kuchar, Katy Bolger
Tacky amusement can be found in this midnight flick about a splatter movie writer whose nightmare visions become frighteningly real!
No SurrenderNo Surrender (1985)
Dir. Peter Smith
Feat. Bernard Hill, Michael Angelis, Joanne Whalley
Black comedy has the unfortunate Angelis getting himself into some hot water when he takes over the managment of a seedy Liverpool club. From the pen…

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