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Ghoulies

1984

Luca Bercovici
Director

Son of the local devil worshipper conjures a few demons of his own.

The video boom of the early 80s spawned a number of companies cashing in on the trend, among them, Empire Films, an outfit headed up by Charles Band. Clearly inspired by the likes of Roger Corman, Empire began a steady production of economical films often cashing in on a Hollywood archetype.

Ghoulies aspires to be both Gremlins and Ghostbusters and fails. On the bright side though, the technical credits are all, for the budget, top notch, and the whole quite jaunty and fun. Let's face it Ghoulies is Citizen Kane in comparison to Sharknado.

Watch out for Tamara De Treaux, who provided movement for E.T.

DVD release is shorn of a few minutes gratuitous nudity and violence sadly. Strange, According to the BBFC site the original UK video release was actually 3 minutes shorter. Anyone?

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8th November 1984
VHS



77 mins



2nd March 1985
VHS







VHS






26th August 2003
DVD



81 mins



12th September 2023
4K






12th September 2023
Blu-Ray





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Jonathan Graves
Lisa Pelikan
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Michael Des Barres
Malcolm Graves
Jack Nance
Wolfgang
Jack Nance
Wolfgang
Peter Risch
Grizzel
Tamara De Treaux
Greedigut
Scott Thomson
Mike
Ralph Seymour
Mark (Toad Boy)
Mariska Hargitay
Donna
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David Dayan
Eddie
Victoria Catlin
Anastasia
Charene Cathleen
Robin
Bobbie Bresee
Temptress
Jamie Bronow
Jonathan Graves, as a child
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