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Actors: Richard Benjamin, Severn Darden
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Saturday the 14th |
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Married couple John and Mary and their children Debbie and Billy move into a beautiful home that was inherited to them from a dead uncle. Day by day the family goes by their daily chores until Billy finds a mysterious ancient book but unknown to him, the book releases things that is beyond his own imgaination.
Soon after he opens the book, horrible creatures make themselves comfortable in the home, including a mer-man keeping a tight eye on Debbie in the bathtub, a servered head found in the refridgerator and eyeballs swirling around in John's coffee in the morning. Even worser than that Mary has two punctures teeth marks on her neck and dislike the taste of food and despite the strange things going on in the house everyone except Billy live their lives normally and believe it is all in Billy's head.
Not only the book reveals all these weird creatures but a vampire Waldemar and his wife have been looking for the ancient book for the longest and now trying to find a way to get into the house and track down the book for themsevles. A pest exterminator Van Helsing, a wise man knows all about the secret of the book and partners up with Billy as he knows the answer to send all these monsters back where they belong. But Billy and Van will have to be hasty before the date Saturday the 14th comes along.
--Alicia M., Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Saturday the 14th |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
If a parody... of
- horror movies
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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