Out of the Dark is a 1989 American slasher film[1] starring Karen Witter. The film is notable for being the last acting credit of the drag queen Divine, who died slightly over a year before its release.
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Out of the Dark | |
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Directed by | Michael Schroeder |
Written by | J. Greg De Felice Zane W. Levitt |
Produced by | Zane W. Levitt David C. Thomas Paul Bartel |
Starring | Karen Witter Karen Black Bud Cort Geoffrey Lewis Tracey Walter Divine Cameron Dye |
Cinematography | Julio Macat |
Edited by | Mark S. Manos |
Music by | Paul Antonelli David Wheatley |
Distributed by | CineTel Films |
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Running time | 89 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,600,000 (estimated) |
Box office | $419,428 (USA) |
"Suite Nothings" is a sleazy L.A. phone-sex hot-line voiced by failed models. Preying on them is Bobo, a psychotic killer who dresses in a clown costume. While the police try to uncover the clown's identity, the agency's models fall to Bobo's murderous rage.
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The movie was shown in October 1922 on the UK's TalkingPictures TV Channel as part of its "Cellar Club" line up of off the beaten track vintage movies.
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Out of the Dark was released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1989 by RCA/Columbia Pictures home video. Sony Pictures released the film on a manufactured-on-demand DVD-R of the film on March 1, 2011.
Mill Creek Entertainment re-released Out of the Dark on DVD.
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Stephen Holden from the New York Times gave the film a negative review, calling it "misogynistic" and criticized its inconsistent tone.[2] Time Out called it "A straight re-run of those '70s slasher pics", and criticized the film for the obvious identity of the killer.[1] TV Guide awarded the film one out of four stars, stating that the only real selling point was the "eccentric array of supporting players".[3]
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