Popcorn

19911991
RR
1h 31min

Jill Schoelen in Popcorn (1991)

A master of disguise deranged killer begins killing off the college students who are organizing a horror-movie marathon in an abandoned theater.A master of disguise deranged killer begins killing off the college students who are organizing a horror-movie marathon in an abandoned theater.A master of disguise deranged killer begins killing off the college students who are organizing a horror-movie marathon in an abandoned theater.

Directors
- Mark Herrier
- Alan Ormsby(uncredited)
Writers
- Mitchell Smith(story)
- Alan Ormsby(screenplay)
Stars

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Jill Schoelen in Popcorn (1991)

Jill Schoelen in Popcorn (1991)

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A "Leatherface" type murderer who wears other people's faces, kills at an all-night horrorthon at an old theatre put on by a bunch of film students. Maggie, the lead character, believes it's really Lanyard Gates, a crazed film maker who killed his family live on stage, fifteen years ago. And now he's back to kill his daughter, Sara, who is believed to be really Maggie. —Jason Mechalek

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Taglines
- Pay to get in, pray to get out.
Genres
- Comedy
- Horror
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong violence, and some language
Parents guide

Trivia
The "Dreamland Theatre" shown in the film is actually The Ward Theatre in Kingston, Jamaica.

Goofs
Twice - while he is climbing off the theatre sign, and when he lands in the boxes on stage - Mark is wearing round-toe rugged sole lace-up boots. in all the other scenes he's wearing pointed-toe cowboy boots.

Quotes
Toby: Without memory, there can be no retribution.

Connections
Featured in Electric Memories with Bruce Glover (2017)

Soundtracks
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
Performed by Ossie D and Stevie G
Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
Used by permission of Screen Gems - EMI Music Inc.

Top review

Cheesy horror fun.

This actually was kind of a fun horror flick, as the Scream movies were. The best part in my opinion is the movies-within-a-movie the characters show at their sci-fi festival ... cheesy 50s stuff similar to what was done in Matinee.

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Release date
- February 1, 1991 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Canada
Language
- English
Also known as
- Phantom of the Cinema
Filming locations
- The Ward Theatre, Kingston, Jamaica
Production companies
- Movie Partners
- Trans-Atlantic Pictures
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Gross US & Canada
- $4,205,000
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,563,365
- Feb 3, 1991
Gross worldwide
- $4,205,000

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Runtime
- 1h 31min
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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