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5.9/10
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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.
Dee Wallace
- Suzanne
- (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
Freddie Simpson
- Tina
- (as Freddie Marie Simpson)
Karen Lorre
- Joy
- (as Karen Witter)
Matt Falls
- Lanyard Gates
- (as Mat Falls)
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- TriviaThis was such a box office disappointment in the United States that in many markets it bypassed first run cinemas and was booked directly into second run/discount cinemas.
- GoofsWhen the letters fly off of the movie theater sign, they land all around Suzanne, scattered all over the floor. However when she walks over to the box office, to collect the ticket, the letters are nowhere to be seen on the floor.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Cine-Masochist: POPCORN (2011)
- SoundtracksSaturday Night at the Movies
Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
Performed by Ossie D and Stevie G
Used by permission of Screen Gems - EMI Music Inc.
Featured review
"Popcorn" from 1991 has to be one of the better feel good horror flicks that's a blend of old style horror meeting the present day and being a film within a film of the 80's slasher style. It's also a twist and tease of drama, suspense, fun comedy, and murder in a bloody slasher type of a way. Set in California at a college some film students decide to run an night horror marathon at an old run down cinema house. The students will do crazy special effects while the crowd watches the old vintage 50's and 60's films. Thru it during the night a crazy sadistic killer is on the loose causing an 80's slasher type stalker feel, from behind the curtain and thru the audience. As this creep has a connection to an old film called "The Possessor" plus this monster knows one of the film students from his past. Also horror queen legend Dee Wallace Stone has a part that's memorable as a damsel in distress who's kidnapped and has her mouth taped with white duct tape! Overall "Popcorn" provides thrills and chills to any horror film buff as it's a little independent horror gem to belong in any fan's chest!
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,205,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,563,365
- Feb 3, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $4,205,000
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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