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CHOPPING LIST
Gnaw: Food of the Gods II
(IVE Video)
Giant rodents say rats to
cheese and chow down on col-
lege students instead.
The Lift (Cinemateque Video)
Just when you thought it was
safe to take an elevator ride up
to sporting goods. Killer
elevator movies normally don't
fare too well, but this Dutch flick
has its moments. Just don't get
stuck between floors.
Witchery (Vidmark Video)
Linda Blair and David
Hasselhoff, two actors who
haven't been close to getting
arrested in years, team up to
fight the power of darkness.
Your basic satanic song and
dance done on the cheap. I'm
not saying this is bad, but you
might be better off watching
Gnaw again.
Missing Link (J2 Video)
Civilized cave dwellers go
mano a mano with a group of
weapon toting punks in the far
future. Sounds like my last
party.
Underground Terror (SVS
Video)
Been down in the New York
subway system lately? Met any
stray mental patients lately?
Seen any questionable blood
flow? It's all here.
Curse II: The Bite (TWE)
Snake bite victims get cross
and ugly.
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MINI-INTERVIEW
STEPHEN KING
Stephen King is not above hyping a film.
Especially when it's based on one of his
many gruesome literary works. In a recent
interview, he was not above tooting a few
notes on his own horn.
"The Stand will finally be made into a
movie by Warner Brothers beginning
sometime next year," says King. "I would
think there's enough there to make two
movies. There's been talk that it might end
up being a television mini-series, but I just
can't see the end of the world being brought
to you by mouthwash and toilet paper"
King also has high hopes for the film ver-
sion of Misery, which is being directed by
Rob Reiner from a William Goldman script.
"I've got a real good feeling about what Rob and William will do
with Misery. I loved what Rob did with Stand By Me."
King hasn't always had that feeling when filmmakers have put
their filthy mitts on his cherished books. He feels right was done.
by Pet Semetary (of course, King wrote the script), but he concedes
that, more often than not, tinseltown has turned his best efforts into
puppy chow.
"I have to admit that the rhyme and reason of my books has often
been left out when they've been made into movies. Obviously, the
people who made those movies thought they knew better than I did.
"What I've found is that I usually come out better for the movie
experience when I just sell the rights and not get involved. That way
it becomes a no-lose situation. If the movie is good, I can say it's
based on my work. If it stinks, I can say I had nothing to do with it."
King's literary output is also in high gear. A third installment of
the Dark Tower series is currently in the works as is his latest novel,
The Library Police, which will tell the horrifying consequences of your
library book being overdue.
King laughingly admits that his typical writing day is not played
out in silence.
"I'm a real headbanger," chuckles King. "When I sit down to write,
I crank up the music real loud. I'll put on some AC/DC, Judas Priest
or Metallica, and everybody within miles of my house goes scream-
ing in terror. The new thrash and punk bands are the best. When
I put Anthrax on, the speakers literally bleed."
HALLOWEEN 5
As part of the never ending attempt to teach you how to count,
filmmakers have once again flooded your consciousness with se-
quels: A Nightmare on Elm Street 5, Friday the 13th 8, Star Trek 5
and Lethal Weapon 2. But it'll be Halloween soon, and what would
Halloween be without a visit from that testy old Myers kid? So get
ready to line up and lay your money down for Halloween 5: The
Revenge of Michael Myers, which opens at a theater near you on
October 13.
The latest in the Halloween saga takes place one year after the
"shocking" conclusion of Halloween 4 (skip to the video store right
now if you missed that gas). Michael, who survived being torched
in Halloween 2, easily survived being tossed down the well at the
conclusion of Halloween 4 and (in number 5) is heading home to
settle with Jamie, who is now a permanent resident of a funny farm.
Jamie senses that Michael is on his way, but nobody believes her.
Dr. Loomis shows up and tells anybody who will listen that mutilated
Mr. Myers is on his way, but nobody believes him. Isn't that the way
it always is in these movies?
Just about the time you've had it up to here with nobody believ-
ing anybody, Michael turns a few of the locals into ground round
and Halloween 5 really drops into high gear.
Directed by Dominique Othenin-Gerard and filmed in 36 days in
Salt Lake City, the flick reunites Donald Pleasence (as Loomis),
Danielle Harris (as Jamie) and Ellie Cornell (as Rachel).
Previous Halloween films have been such juicy hoots because
of the intelligent use of suspense rather than pure gore. But talk
around the Halloween 5 set is that more blood may be on the horizon
in the fifth outing.
"It's a much spookier film than the previous Halloween movies,"
declares Donald Pleasence. "And, I suppose it's inevitable as this
series has continued, much bloodier than the previous films."
Pleasence, who has been holding Michael Myers' hand as Loomis
since the groundbreaking first Halloween movie, claims that Loomis
is "twice as mad as in the previous film. He's more demented but
equally determined to finally hunt down Michael and destroy him."
But Pleasence, who like Meyers has proven literally indestructable,
feels the hunt may finally be over for Loomis.
"I'm killed twice in this one," chuckles Pleasence, "and the se-
cond time is so final I don't see how I could come back. In a way
that's sad because Loomis comes across better in this film than in
any previous Halloween film."
Those of you out there who are convinced that there is no Hallo-
ween without Dr. Loomis, guess again. Halloween 6 is already on
the drawing boards. Ditto Halloween 7. And according to producer
Moustapha Akkad, they will both pick up where the previous film
left off.
"The days where each Halloween film was a new story are over.
The Halloween films that will follow all use this serial approach."
Dr. Loomis cozies up with Michael Myers in the latest Halloween fright flick.
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