Synopsis
A psychotic serial killer is finally caught thanks to a high school football player who has a strange connection to the killer. Right before getting executed, he performs a demonic ritual and uses electricity to come back from the dead.
Scores
Overall Score
61.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
71.1%
Review Aggregate
37.0
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 37% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, stylized, satirical. Many reviews cite pacing issues as the main reasons it falls short.
visually strikingstylizedsatiricalscaryfunnypacing issues
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Murphy | 1989 | $237,000 | $600,000 | (est) |
| Peter Berg | 1989 | $146,000 | $369,000 | (est) |
| Cami Cooper | 1989 | $110,000 | $278,000 | (est) |
| Mitch Pileggi | 1989 | $90,000 | $227,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score30.0
RT critic review count27
Rotten Tomatoes audience score32.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes18,817
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1989 | $16,554,699 | $41,880,720 |
| International | 1989 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1989 | $16,554,699 | $41,880,720 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1989 | $8,277,350 | $20,940,360 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1989 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1989 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1989 | $30,095,000 | $76,135,499 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1989 | $16,688,000 | $42,217,950 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1989 | $4,138,675 | $10,470,180 |
| Total Revenues | 1989 | $59,199,024 | $149,763,989 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1989 | $11,409,000 (est) | $28,862,931 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1989 | $9,799,000 (est) | $24,789,890 (est) |
| Participations | 1989 | $4,736,000 | $11,981,317 |
| Residuals ? | 1989 | $3,652,000 | $9,238,971 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1989 | $2,281,800 | $5,772,586 |
| Total Expenses | 1989 | $31,877,800 | $80,645,696 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1989 | $27,321,224 | $69,118,293 |
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