Evil Laugh is a 1986 American slasher film[2] directed and starring Dominick Brascia, Jr. and stars Myles O'Brien, Jerold Pearson, and Kim McKamy. The film is about a group of medical students attacked by a masked killer while repairing a building over the weekend.[3]

Evil Laugh
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Directed byDominick Brascia, Jr.[1]
Screenplay by
  • Steven Baio
  • Dominick Brascia, Jr.[1]
Produced by
  • Steven Baio
  • Dominick Brascia, Jr.[1]
Starring
  • Myles O'Brien
  • Dominick Brascia
  • Jerold Pearson
  • Kim McKamy
CinematographyStephen Sealy[1]
Edited byBrion McIntosh
Michael Scott
Music byDavid Shapiro[1]
Production
company
Wildfire Productions[1]
Running time
87 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]

Plot

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A decade ago, an orphanage has been rebuilt after being burned down following accusations of child molestation and abuse from the building's custodian. A group of medical students is brought in by pediatrician-turned-doctor to rebuild the building as a foster home, while a psychotic masked assailant stalks them.

Cast

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  • Kim McKamy as Connie
  • Steven Baio as Johnny
  • Tony Griffin as Sammy
  • Jerold Pearson as Barney
  • Myles O'Brien as Mark
  • Jody Gibson as Tina
  • Howard Weiss as Mr. Burns
  • Karyn O'Bryan as Betty
  • Susan Grant as Sadie
  • Gary Hays as Jerry
  • Hal Shafer as Chief Cash
  • Johnny Venocur as Freddy
  • Tom Shell as Delivery Boy
  • Dominick Brascia as Evil Laugher

Reception

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In his overview of horror films from the 1980s, Scott Aaron Stine described the film as "effortless tripe" and that "There is nothing, I repeat, nothing worthwhile or even remotely worthwhile or even remotely memorable about this waste of celluloid."[1]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Stine 2015, p. 115.
  2. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Evil Laugh". AllMovie. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. ^ Brascia, Dominick (January 2015). "Evil Laugh (1986) review". The Revenge of That Was a Bit Mental. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

Sources

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  • Stine, Scott Aaron (2015). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1132-7.
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