Sledgehammer is claimed to be the first shotonvideo horror film made. Elephants graveyard 2015 the vault of horror 1973 full movie here alone 2016 python 2 2002 time again 2011 the year after infection 2012 hollow man ii 2006 snatchers 2019. Sledgehammer 1983 excerpt behemoth rising on vimeo. With david rasche, annemarie martin, harrison page, leslie morris. This is in contrast to other types of hammers, which. The long handle combined with a heavy head allows the sledgehammer to gather momentum during a swing and apply a large force compared to hammers designed to drive nails. A choice moment from only the second shotonvideo horror movie ever made. This shotonvideo disaster actually predating blood cult by a full year is only good if you want to see how director david a. The film tells the story of a young boy who murdered his mother and her lover with a sledgehammer. A boy kills his mother and her lover with a hammer.
Shotonhomevideo aka shotonshideo about a young murderous boy who kills his parents at the age of 7, ten years later teens fall prey to the same sledhammer killer after renting out the house for a wild party weekend. Sledgehammer is a song by english rock musician peter gabriel. The movie 1983 underworld 1985 the frozen dead 1966 zombie killers. Starring my father as john the voynich code the worlds most mysterious manuscript the secrets of nature duration. Ten years later a group of adults show up at the same house and soon start to get picked off. The mysterious killer in this film has targeted a previously tranquil small town. The machinist 2004 dracula 1979 a nightmare on elm street 2010 death carries a cane 1973 sledgehammer by peter gabriel. Chuck is there with his girlfriend joni played by linda mcgill, who wants to have a serious talk with him about.
Korea to hold grand celebration for 1st anniversary of kim jonguns visit to vladivostok. Ted prior,linda mcgill,john eastman,janine scheer,tim aguilar,sandy brooke,stephen wright,michael shanahan,mary mendez,justin greer,doug matley,ray. Ten years later, a wave of teenage murders plagues the same area. For me, sledgehammer is the title i most associate with the 80s sov wave. After several local lovelies are bludgeoned to death. Ten years after the murder and the childs mysterious disappearance, a group of teens stay in the house for a weekend when they are terrorized by the ghost of the little boy. Priors 1983 epic sledgehammer begins with an unusually long opening shot of a house. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. A sledgehammer is a tool with a large, flat, often metal head, attached to a long handle. I know ive heard the song sledgehammer by peter gabriel in a movie before, but i cant remember what movie it was. Prior and it is also one of the earliest shot on video films. Hes the directors brother and was also a 1983 playgirl centerfold. The resulting picture is sharper than you might fear, but still full of that. The sledgehammer 1983 excerpt behemoth rising on vimeo.
Intervision is proud to present the return of the first shotontape slasher movie for the home video market as well as one of the rarest genre films of all. Unlike the usual wellgroomed, nubile movie teens, the gang in sledgehammer is a little older and shaggier, aside from their leader, a buff jerk named chuck played the directors brother ted prior, a former playgirl centerfold. I have to wonder whether a full script was even written as theres so much. Sledgehammer video 1983 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sledgehammer follows a plot that was routine even in the year of its production. Its full of awkward slow motion shots and poorly synced music cues and those things are exactly why its so great because they make the whole thing very surreal. Movies like sledgehammer 1983 anatomy 2 2003 escape from tomorrow 20 demented 1980 parasomnia 2008 slasher 2007 the sorority 2006 freckled max and the spooks 1987 dona macabra 1972 blue ruin 20 cross of the seven jewels 1987 al tercer dia 2020 del playa 2015. Priors 1983 chiller sledgehammer is the second of these pictures, but the first to skip theaters 1982s boarding house received a 35mm transfer and several theatrical screenings. Sledgehammer 1983 07121983 us horror, thriller 1h 27m user score.
Along with the mallet, it shares the ability to distribute force over a wide area. Ted prior, linda mcgill, john eastman, janine scheer. Sledgehammer is a shot on video slasher film from 1983 from director david a. The adventures of a deranged and dumb police detective who always looks for the most violent solution to any problem. Once we stare at the house for far longer than we want to, the camera takes us inside where a woman mary mendez locks her son justin greer in a closet so that she can spend some alone time with her beaux micheal. Director prior uses slow motion with reckless abandon and fills the movie with all sorts of gratuitous paddingand not just of the blood and boobs variety. The film tells the story of a young boy who murdered his mother and her lover with a.
A young boy murders his mother and her lover with a hammer. Does anyone know of any movies that have this song in them. It was released as the lead single from his fifth studio album, so 1986, on 21 april 1986. If you can view it then thats about all there is to it. Sledgehammer has its own brand of weirdness attached to it too. Theres also unusually long establishing shots and numerous instances of opening, closing, and locking of doors. It is the familiar story of a group of teens staying the night at a house in the middle of nowhere and end up getting killed off one by one by a masked man with a sledgehammer. Prior and his actorbrother ted prior got their start.
Body bag 1993 full movie anthology horror movie hosted by john carpenter as a cryptkeeper knockoff, with tales starring mark hamill, stacy keach, tobe hooper, wes craven, and even roger corman. Maybe because its the only sov title i remember hearing tossed around during my nascent horror years, or perhaps. Sledgehammer 1983 full movie sov shot on video horror trash, a young boy murders his mother and her lover with a hammer. A young boy murders his mother and her lover with a.
Sledgehammer 1983 12 out of 4 a young boy is being abused by his mother so he brutally kills her and her boyfriend with you guessed it a sledgehammer. Sledgehammer 1983 is a homemade american slasher movie. Sledgehammer is a 1983 horror film written and directed by david a. These movies sported the lowest of the low budgets and made their dtv contemporaries. Ted prior,linda mcgill,john eastman,janine scheer,tim aguilar,sandy. The super cool illustrated artwork showing a theatrical mask being cracked down the middle by a crudely drawn sledgehammer is the icing on the cake. Movie sledgehammer full streaming, watch movie sledgehammer, watch streaming sledgehammer online, watch streaming sledgehammer full movie online, online movie sledgehammer full. Priors 1983 chiller sledgehammer is the second of these pictures, but the.
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