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Screamtime

Year:1983
Country:  UK
Language:English
Genre:Horror, Cult
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Rating:6.0  Rate
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DirectorMichael Armstrong
 Stanley A. Long
Selected CastAnn Lynn as Lena
 Vincent Russo as Ed
 Marie Scinto as Marie


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Co-Directed under the psedonym Al Beresford

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alexlincs
1st Feb 2022
 Rated 6/10
Trilogy of short films with slasher influences.

The first story "That's The Way To Do It" is about a children's entertainer who puts on Punch & Judy shows in what I think is Brighton. He spends more time with his puppets than his family. His stepson is an abusive bully, his wife "doesn't know why she married him". I think this is supposed to be a black comedy, but it's played as straight as is possible with some good acting. It's also the best story of the bunch, about 15 or R rated in terms of violence with most of it off screen.

"Dreamhouse" is about a couple who are gifted a nice house as a wedding present. The wife develops second sight and sees horrible visions of people being murdered in the house. This is the goriest of the bunch with a fair amount of claret. It's also the most boring with slow pacing and no real characterisation.

"Do You Believe In Fairies?" A good looking young man who works at a gentleman's clothes shop gets a weekend job as a gardener/handyman to pay back a £400 loan. He maintains a country house for eccentric biddies who have a bizarre gnome collection. After seeing the ladies counting a wad of cash, he decides to burgle the place with his grease monkey mates. They find a treasure chest filled with diamonds and money. The consequences are bloody. This one feels a bit like a fantasy kid's TV series like "The Queen's Nose". It's too silly to take seriously and the violence is a bit jarring.

These are held together by a bunch of idiots watching stolen VHS tapes in a New York Apartment. To the credit of the filmmakers it was actually shot in New York (Lower East Side?) rather than using archive footage.

Screamtime is rare. It might be available on Prime in USA and it appeared on VHS in the UK on Pre-Cert and USA unrated. The film comes recommended, even if it isn't great it's interesting enough and has some recognisable faces, good acting and direction. Why it has become buried is a mystery.

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