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The Boogey Man

  • 1980
  • R
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
5.9K
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The Boogey Man (1980)
A young girl witnesses her brother murder a man through a reflection in a mirror. Twenty years later the mirror is shattered, freeing his evil spirit, which seeks revenge for his death.
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Through the reflection in the mirror, a girl witnesses her mother's boyfriend's murder.Through the reflection in the mirror, a girl witnesses her mother's boyfriend's murder.Through the reflection in the mirror, a girl witnesses her mother's boyfriend's murder.

  • Director
    • Ulli Lommel
  • Writers
    • Ulli Lommel
    • Suzanna Love
    • David Herschel
  • Stars
    • Suzanna Love
    • John Carradine
    • Ron James
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    5.9K
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    • Director
      • Ulli Lommel
    • Writers
      • Ulli Lommel
      • Suzanna Love
      • David Herschel
    • Stars
      • Suzanna Love
      • John Carradine
      • Ron James
    • 97User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast20

    Suzanna Love
    Suzanna Love
    • Lacey
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Dr. Warren
    Ron James
    • Jake
    Nicholas Love
    Nicholas Love
    • Willy
    Raymond Boyden
    • Kevin
    Felicite Morgan
    • Aunt Helen
    Bill Rayburn
    • Uncle Ernest
    Llewelyn Thomas
    Llewelyn Thomas
    • Father Reilly
    Jay Wright
    Jay Wright
    • Young Willy
    Natasha Schiano
    • Young Lacey
    Gillian Gordon
    • Lacey and Willy's Mother
    Howard Grant
    Howard Grant
    • The Lover
    Jane Pratt
    Jane Pratt
    • Jane
    Lucinda Ziesing
    • Susan
    David Swim
    • Timmy
    Katie Casey
    • Teenager
    Ernest Meier
    • Teenager
    Charles David Richards
    Charles David Richards
    • Teenager
    • (as Stony Richards)
    • Director
      • Ulli Lommel
    • Writers
      • Ulli Lommel
      • Suzanna Love
      • David Herschel
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Related interests

    Bridget Hoffman in The Evil Dead (1981)
    B-Horror
    Roger L. Jackson in Scream (1996)
    Slasher Horror
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
    Horror

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Suzanna Love is the sister of co-star Nicholas Love, who plays her brother. She was also married to director Ulli Lommel. She and Lommel co-authored the screenplay.
    • Goofs
      When Lacey and Kevin are at the lake and Kevin says, "Mommy, mommy, I caught a fish, I caught a fish!" He is shouting, yet it is clearly Lacey doing the reeling in - you can see her shirtsleeves and it is a female adults arms and hands. Even more obviously, little Kevin is wearing a long-sleeved jacket.
    • Quotes
      • Timmy: BOOGEYMAAAAAAAN!
    • Alternate versions
      Although passed uncut for cinema the film fell foul of the UK's Video Nasty controversy, and the 1992 video release suffered 44 secs of cuts with edits to shots of a bloody topless woman in a bathtub and a dream scene where Lacey is dragged along a floor and tied to a bed. The film was later passed fully uncut in the UK in 2000.
    • Connections
      Edited into Boogeyman II (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Not From Her World
      Written by Cal Everett
      Performed by 4 Out of 5 Doctors (as Four Out of Five Doctors)
      Courtesy of Nemperor Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 7, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Boogeyman
    • Filming locations
      • St. Ignatius Church - 8855 Chapel Point Road, Port Tobacco, Maryland, USA(church and cemetery)
    • Production company
      • The Jerry Gross Organization
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $300,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 22m(82 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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