From Spielberg’s E.T. to Stephen King’s Cujo to Critters, no one played a better mother figure in this era. Famous Facesĭee Wallace (Maggie/Sarah’s mother, Suzanne) was THE genre mother of the eighties. There’s not much bad here that can’t be excused by all the fun, meta-eighties style they were able to bottle up.

Just like with Freddy, I love my killers packed deep in the pocket with puns and dad jokes. The big bad killer, we’ll call him lunch meat face for spoiler-free purposes, was pretty great, too. There is so much more that could have been done with those scenes rather than breaking for some nonsense that hinted at an otherworldly element to the slasher threat. The movies within the movie are great and reminded me of Matinee, which makes sense since they are both based on the brilliance of William Castle.įeaturing the nineteen fifties era, sci-fi horror adds an endearing quality to the film. Maybe all this extra fat was gathered due to firing both the original director and lead actor weeks into filming. Give me more scenes in the theater with all the masks and reggae. There really doesn’t have to be any supernatural element to make this a good story, and it does nothing in the way of making it cohesive. Hell, the main character is even named Sarah (sort of), and she walks around calling out for Toby!

That said, there are a bunch of things that leave you scratching your head - like the dream sequences that play like a horror version of Labyrinth. I would flat-out call it a really fun movie. Shot in Jamaica, this Bob Clark ( Black Christmas, A Christmas Story) produced teen horror has tons to enjoy. Let’s dig into 1991’s POPCORN, directed by Mark Herrier and Alan Ormsby.

A tumultuous production, confusing scenes, recasting, and early change in director duties does not make this eighties holdover any less fun.Ī Horrorthon is interrupted by a vengeful, face-swapping killer.

Popcorn 1991 streaming