The 3rd Floor Crazies escape and join in on the looting, including this interesting scene in which The Bleeder dons a bloody hockey mask and walks off alone.: At the concert, the power goes out and the entire town, which is supposed to be some small New England community, goes fucking ape shit and starts looting stores. The band is played by the real life band The Sic Fucks, which was a New York band I don’t really care about. Apparently she is fresh off a mental breakdown and now really into new wave and Rastafarians. Meanwhile, back at the home address, the new doctor’s sister arrives. Landau shouts a lot, and the other 3rd Floor Crazies get the new doctor’s home address. Then we see the new doctor and his wife and daughter get settled in to their new house. Later, the attendant on the floor gives a monologue about electricity to the new doctor. That night, all the crazies conspire about the new doctor. Palance is traumatized from the war and must have killed some people. We meet Landau the preacher, Palance the war vet, some fat guy who likes children, and some guy named “The Bleeder,” who wont show his face. Of course all the violent crazies are on this floor and of course all the violent crazies are aging actors. #ALONE IN THE DARK 1982 WINDOWS#Pleasence also talks about the 3rd floor, where there are no bars on the windows and all gates are controlled by electricity. It is quickly explained the asylum has an open policy, in which the committed are allowed to do whatever. He is a new doctor and meets up with Pleasence, who is the head of staff. The next day a young doctor (Murdoch from The A-Team) arrives at the asylum. #ALONE IN THE DARK 1982 MOVIE#The movie opens with Landau entering a diner where he is then tied up and almost castrated. Landau was in B.A.P.S! and Pleasence apparently thought taking on as many bad roles as he could post- Halloween would help prevent typecasting. But there’s one thing we forget about this set of actors: These guys took anything ever offered to them ever. Surely, if Jack Palance (RIP), Donald Pleasence (RIP), and Martin Landau (RIP) all signed up, something must be appealing. Summary: Looking at the box for Alone In The Dark you may think, “Wow, look at all these semi-famous people in this movie: Palance, Landau, Pleasence.” It could lead you to think the movie is actually really good. I’m not really sure why people were against electricity in the early 80s, but there are definitely four or five references to it. Social Context: Attempts at slandering both electricity and nuclear power are made, but go nowhere and almost seem like an afterthought. #ALONE IN THE DARK 1982 FREE#Interesting Dated References: People with mental problems being cared for in medical facilities instead of being free to intimidate people at restaurants, like nowadays.īest Line: “I need a Valium really bad,” said by a 10-year-old girl. “Chop Up Your Mother” by Sic F*cks, who were yet another New York punk band that tried to ride the CBGB wave in the late 70s/early 80s.
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