Patrick Macnee appears late in the film as Sir Wilfred and his purpose is to try to explain why all of this is going on and to put a stop to all of it but the explanation sounds like more of an afterthought than an actual rationale, it’s got something about the caretaker needing victims in order to unleash the monsters into our world to wreak havoc and chew on legs basically but the whole thing feels forced into the storyline as if it was come up with at the last second and inserted into the script at the last second. Although it is a engaging story it really doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. I daresay this film would be rated NC-17 in it’s EDITED version if it was released today…that’s how bloody it gets.īut as is often the case when you see blood splattered all over the place, the story fails to justify the reason why the red stuff is all over. Heads are crushed, legs are eaten, necks are ripped out & guts are chewed on all in glorious bright red. It’s still a engagingly brutal & gory film. It’s actually a bit much even in the edited version (Although the cuts are very easy to see). The entire “Dracula’s Castle” scenario ladles gallons of grue onto the actors. And when I say extreme I mean extreme! The film was cut by the MPAA because of some of the more extreme scenes of carnage. Hickox’ script is wise to the audience the film is intended for (Teens)! and it offers some silliness to offset some of the more extreme bloodletting. There is a good dollop of humor to be found amongst all of the horror here as well. You might recognize Miles O’Keefe (“Tarzan, The Ape Man”) as Dracula. Among the creatures they tussle with you’ll find Dracula, The Mummy, The Werewolf, The Marquis De Sade, Zombies & others. Once inside they all end up in different portals and some manage to make their way through while some…don’t. All familiar faces and although they are about the oldest looking high school kids in cinematic history, they know what they need to bring to the table and do it well. ![]() Zach Galligan (“Gremlins”, “Gremlins 2: The New Batch”) stars as Mark and familiar faces in the crowd include Dana Ashbrook (“Twin Peaks”), Deborah Foreman (“April Fools Day”) & Michelle Johnson (“Dr. Of course it ain’t all that easy getting out either. Making matters worse, if you die in one of these alternate worlds then you’re dead in the real world too and become part of the exhibit at the museum. But here’s the catch: Each of the displays is in fact a portal into whatever world you’re looking at! And it’s all too easy to fall into a display and find yourself in say…Transylvania inside of Dracula’s castle. They find wax figures of just about every classic Hollywood monster imaginable and quite a few real monsters that have plagued mankind over the ages (Jack The Ripper, Marquis DeSade among others). Neither the caretaker or his pal seem to mind too much. After being caught by the caretaker (David Warner) & his pint sized henchman, Hans (Michu Meszaros) they begin to look around at the exhibits. ![]() ![]() But for a few minutes that could’ve been trimmed and some obviously human “Wax” dummies this could’ve been a triple! But while imperfect it is interesting and ultimately satisfying.Ī Waxwork museum appears overnight in the middle of town and the local snotty rich kids decide to sneak in after dark to see what’s what. Come one, come all to the mysterious waxwork museum that’s come to town! A special showing will be taking place at midnight tonight and you are invited! Just remember, you can step inside the hall of horrors but can you pay the price…?Ī crazy mash-up of quite a few horror classics linked together by a story that puts them all under one roof, Director Anthony Hickox hits a solid double with “ Waxwork“.
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