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HorrorMysteryThriller

Happy Hell Night

- They'll Be Screaming Their Heads Off!

25 years ago at Winfield College, psycho-priest Zachary Malius murdered seven frat boys and was put away in the local asylum. Now, however, the same fraternity stages a prank from which Malius is inadvertently set free and returns to the house to repeat his crime...

Release Date : 1992-04-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Pavlina Ltd.PPI Camera Corporation

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of AmericaYugoslavia

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Nick Gregory

Character Name : Eric

Original Name : Nick Gregory

Gender : Male

Laura Carney

Character Name : Liz

Original Name : Laura Carney

Gender : Male

Sam Rockwell

Character Name : Young Henry Collins

Original Name : Sam Rockwell

Gender : Male

Darren McGavin

Character Name : Henry Collins

Original Name : Darren McGavin

Gender : Male

Charles Cragin

Character Name : Malius

Original Name : Charles Cragin

Gender : Male

Frank John Hughes

Character Name : Sonny

Original Name : Frank John Hughes

Gender : Male

Ted Clark

Character Name : Ned Bara

Original Name : Ted Clark

Gender : Male

Jorja Fox

Character Name : Kappa Sig Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Jorja Fox

Gender : Female

Larry Robinson

Character Name : Orderly

Original Name : Larry Robinson

Gender : Male

Lisa Nichols

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Lisa Nichols

Gender : Male

Irfan Mensur

Character Name : Young Father Cane

Original Name : Irfan Mensur

Gender : Male

Elvis Restaino

Character Name : Jake

Original Name : Elvis Restaino

Gender : Male

Melissa Blanchard

Character Name : Campus Girl

Original Name : Melissa Blanchard

Gender : Female

Jeffrey Miller

Character Name : Ralph

Original Name : Jeffrey Miller

Gender : Male

Dennis Gallant

Character Name : Man in Bar

Original Name : Dennis Gallant

Gender : Male

Kat Delay

Character Name : Susan

Original Name : Kat Delay

Gender : Male

Scott Bell

Character Name : Pete

Original Name : Scott Bell

Gender : Male

John Askwith

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : John Askwith

Gender : Male

Winston May

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Winston May

Gender : Male

Tatjana Pujin

Character Name : Kimberly

Original Name : Tatjana Pujin

Gender : Male

Gala Videnović

Character Name : Marjorie

Original Name : Gala Videnović

Gender : Female

William Morris

Character Name : Frat Boy

Original Name : William Morris

Gender : Male

Lisa Rankine

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Lisa Rankine

Gender : Male

Chuck Vergara

Character Name : Patient

Original Name : Chuck Vergara

Gender : Male

Kate Healey

Character Name : Cop

Original Name : Kate Healey

Gender : Female

Janez Vrhovec

Character Name : Father Cane

Original Name : Janez Vrhovec

Gender : Male

Jesse Grey Walken

Character Name : Sal (uncredited)

Original Name : Jesse Grey Walken

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-06-21

**_Decent cast, good locations and fine f/x, but lousy storytelling_** Students of an upstate New York college celebrate their annual Hell Night with a few of them inadvertently unleashing a diabolical inmate of a nearby asylum, who happens to have a history with the school. Darren McGavin plays the father of two siblings who attend the college (Franke John Hughes & Nick Gregory) with Sam Rockwell playing the younger version of the dad in flashbacks. "Happy Hell Night" (1992) has everything for a quality slasher, but fumbles the ball with grossly amateur directing and editing. There are bits of certain key scenes that are so clumsily executed the director or editor should’ve been fired. It doesn’t help that the supernatural element is awkwardly worked into the script with the corresponding gobbledygook. On a positive note, the antagonist is effective enough and the female cast is quite good, highlighted by Laura Carney (Liz), Tatjana Pujin (Kimberly), Gala Videnovic (Marjorie), Jorja Fox (Kappa Sig Girl) and Kate Delay (Susan). Speaking as a fan of the genre, it’s strange how this flick failed so badly despite its resources and the fact that it had a dozen years of slashers to use as a blueprint. The film runs 1 hour, 27 minutes, and was shot in Yugoslavia and Humber College, Toronto (I’m assuming the latter applies to exterior shots, but I’m not sure). GRADE: D+/C-