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Frightmare is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Norman Thaddeus Vane released in USA on 9 september 1981 with Ferdy Mayne
Frightmare (1981)
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Add to a movie listFrightmare (also known as The Horror Star and Body Snatchers) is a 1981 American slasher-horror film written and directed by Norman Thaddeus Vane. It was Jeffrey Combs' horror film film debut.
The film follows a group of drama students who decide to kidnap the corpse of a recently deceased horror movie star. By disrupting his tomb, they release an ancient black magic that begins consuming them one by one. It is currently distributed by Troma Entertainment.
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A group of drama students idolize their favourite horror film star, Conrad Razkoff (Ferdy Mayne). In the beginning, Conrad is acting in a commercial for dentures, and the Director (Peter Kastner) stops the filming because he does not like Conrad's performance. While the director sits on the edge of the balcony, an angry Conrad pushes him off with his cane. Later, Conrad visits a school and talks about his performances, only to faint under excitement. One of the Drama students, Meg (Jennifer Starrett), revives him. Later, as Conrad sits in his bed, his obese director Wolfgang (Leon Askin) visits him. After a long talk about his death arrangements, Conrad closes his eyes and tricks the director into believing he is dead. Then, the director denounces him until Conrad springs up and smothers him with a pillow. After Conrad dies, the seven drama students, Meg, Saint (Luca Bercovici), Bobo (Scott Thomson), Eve (Carlene Olson), Donna (Donna McDaniel), Oscar (Alan Stock), and Stu (Jeffrey Combs), go to the cemetery after dark, they sneak into the tomb where Conrad's coffin resides. The lights turn on and they see a film of Conrad stating that he welcomes them into his tomb, unless,he says, they have broken in. Creeped out, Meg asks them not to take Conrad, but they do, and take him to an old mansion where they stay for the night.Actors
Ferdy Mayne
(Conrad Radzoff)
Nita Talbot
(Mrs. Rohmer)
Leon Askin
(Wolfgang)
Jeffrey Combs
(Stu)
Scott Thomson
(Bobo)
Chuck Mitchell
(Detective)
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