The Boogey Man

1980

Action / Drama / Horror

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 33% · 9 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 35% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 4.7/10 10 5701 5.7K

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Director

Ulli Lommel Photo
Ulli Lommel

Top cast

Suzanna Love Photo
Suzanna Love as Lacey
John Carradine Photo
John Carradine as Dr. Warren
Natasha Schiano Photo
Natasha Schiano as Young Lacey
Llewelyn Thomas Photo
Llewelyn Thomas as Father Reilly
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751.77 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
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1.36 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 8

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by thalassafischer 6 / 10

Has to Be Viewed in Context

Ulli Lommel was an arthouse director who at one point was affiliated with Andy Warhol and The Factory. I could tell something was going on because this wasn't your run-of-the-mill B movie. I've noticeably taken a shine to weird horror flicks connected to Warhol like Blood for Dracula and Silent Night, Bloody Night.Ulli Lommel has almost a....a...Werner Herzog quality about him. I say this because in the middle of this film I just thought to myself "bless this man for having the vision to capture 1980 exactly like this without any commercialism and frills." Lommel was German, and that European sense of capturing a moment in a place in time is evident.Unfortunately, somewhere near the end it takes a hard turn towards absolutely terrible horror. While uneven, The Boogey Man is worth seeing, if you view it in the right context.This film is definitely not for everybody.
Reviewed by disdressed12 5 / 10

surprisingly it didn't suck as much as it should have,

surprising because Ulli Lommel was involved in writing directing and producing this thing.i didn't realise Lommel was behind it until i got it home.by then figured what the hey.i mean how bad could it be,right.after all,i managed to see at least some of Lommel's other travesties,B.T.K and Black Dalia.those were putrid.The Boogeyman however,is not.it has interesting story,some decent performances,and some unusual music/sound effects.it is readily apparent a low budget production,but i could watch it all,without having to pause to vomit,so that's something.no classic by any means,but still...for me The Boogeyman is a 5/10
Reviewed by markovd111 5 / 10

For the fans of the genre...

While it isn't a masterpiece, this movie really doesn't deserve such a low rating. It's clearly made with love and style and even has some passable acting and effects for it's low budget. Sadly, it's nothing groundbreaking and would be quickly discarded by casuals, so that's the reason I recommend it to horror movie fans. Don't expect a masterpiece. Expect a low budget passion work that clearly has it's flaws, but can serve as a nice afternoon entertainment. 5.8/10!
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