HorrorComedy

Waxwork

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Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious.

Release Date : 1988-06-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : PallaVestron PicturesContemporary FilmsHB Filmrullen

Production Country : GermanyUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Mark Loftmore

Original Name : Zach Galligan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Loftmore

Original Name : Jennifer Bassey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jenkins

Original Name : Joe Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarah Brightman

Original Name : Deborah Foreman

Gender : Female

Character Name : China Webster

Original Name : Michelle Johnson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waxwork Man

Original Name : David Warner

Gender : Male

Character Name : James

Original Name : Eric Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gemma

Original Name : Clare Carey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lecturer

Original Name : Buckley Norris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony

Original Name : Dana Ashbrook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnathan

Original Name : Micah Grant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hans

Original Name : Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros

Gender : Male

Character Name : Junior

Original Name : Jack David Walker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Werewolf

Original Name : John Rhys-Davies

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elderly Man

Original Name : Nelson Welch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Count Dracula

Original Name : Miles O'Keeffe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stephan

Original Name : Christopher Bradley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles

Original Name : Tom MacGreevey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maid

Original Name : Irene Olga López

Gender : Female

Character Name : Inspector Roberts

Original Name : Charles McCaughan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Driver

Original Name : Julian Forbes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Professor Sutherland

Original Name : Edward Ashley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl in Pyramid

Original Name : Kendall Conrad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Wilfred

Original Name : Patrick Macnee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marquis de Sade

Original Name : J. Kenneth Campbell

Gender : Male

Character Name : English Prince

Original Name : Anthony Hickox

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Guard

Original Name : Staffan Ahrenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Courtesan

Original Name : Gabriella Dufwa

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mark's Grandfather

Original Name : Gary M. Bettman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Werewolf Killer's Assistant

Original Name : James D.R. Hickox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dracula's Butler

Original Name : Candi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dracula's Man-Servant

Original Name : James Lincoln

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vampire Girl #1

Original Name : Merle Stronck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vampire Girl #2

Original Name : Joanne Russell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vampire Girl #3

Original Name : Ann Sophie Noblet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mummy

Original Name : Paul Badger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Egyptian Boy

Original Name : Eyal Rimmon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marquis de Sade Girl #1

Original Name : Kim Henderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marquis de Sade Girl #2

Original Name : Hilary English

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marquis de Sade Girl #3

Original Name : Nicole Seguin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marquis de Sade Girl #4

Original Name : Carolyn Bray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marquis de Sade Girl #5

Original Name : Henrietta Folkeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zombie #2

Original Name : Karen Schaffer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zombie #3

Original Name : Leonard Pollack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zombie #4

Original Name : Bruce Barlow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zombie #5

Original Name : Cliff Wallace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zombie #6

Original Name : Dave Elsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Wilfred's Butler

Original Name : Gerry Lively

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Steven Santamaria

Gender : Male

Character Name : College Student (Uncredited)

Original Name : Inger Armour

Gender : Male

Character Name : College Student (Uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Rocco Jacques

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villager

Original Name : Michael Lindström

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Mummy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Carl Thibault

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zombie #1

Original Name : Dan Ireland

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Monster mash-up in wax. Waxwork is written and directed by Anthony Hickox. It stars Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Michelle Johnson, David Warner, Dana Ashbrook, Miles O’Keefe, Patrick Macnee and John Rhys-Davies. Music is by Roger Bellon and cinematography by Gerry Lively. A sort of portmanteau horror film made on a TV standard budget. Plot in simple terms has a bunch of pretty young adults unwisely accept an invite to visit the mysterious new wax museum that has suddenly appeared in town: At midnight! What follows is a number of stories that find members of the group magically transported into the realm of an exhibit, such as werewolf, vampire etc, and end up as part of the exhibit themselves. Can the hero in waiting save the day? It’s a fun homage of a movie, playing very much firmly with tongue in cheek. The presence of some horror stalwarts in the cast is reassuring, and the effects work isn’t half bad. Some of the acting is poor from the younger cast members, and while it’s not hard to forgive a low budgeted movie its failings, it’s still annoying that the actors playing the wax models can’t keep still, while the set nearly falls down at one point. The photography is also too cloudy at times, Gerry Lively’s filters straining for colour ambiance. Still, it’s a decent time filler that’s made with love by a horror fan for horror fans. 5/10

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-12-26

**_Fun 80’s monster mayhem_** Several college students in Los Angeles are invited to a midnight showing of a wax museum at a manor hosted by a mysterious man with diabolical plans (David Warner). Some of the students include: Zach Galligan (Mark), Deborah Foreman (Sarah), Michelle Johnson (China), Dana Ashbrook (Tony) and Micah Grant (Johnathan). “Waxwork” (1988) is a horror comedy whose protagonists somehow enter into the worlds of the wax displays wherein they encounter a werewolf, vampires, a torture chamber, mummies, zombies and so on. The tone is uncertain at first, but the film finds its footing and delivers an entertaining experience as a horror mishmash. It’s more fun than scary, but there’s at least one good shock and the werewolf, mummies and zombies are very well done in a horrific sense. Meanwhile J. Kenneth Campbell offers a notable performance as French sadist Marquis de Sade. A sequel manifested four years later: “Waxwork II: Lost in Time," which I have yet to see. The movie runs 1 hour, 37 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles. GRADE: B-