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The Boogey Man(Movie, 1980)

1h 22min | Genre: Horror
The Boogey ManRating: 2.4/5 (with 3939 votes)
The Boogey Man is a 1980 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Ulli Lommel, and starring Suzanna Love, John Carradine, and Ron James. The film's title refers to the long-held superstition of boogeymen beings, and its plot concerns two siblings who are targeted by the ghost of their mother's deceased boyfriend which has been freed from a mirror. Released theatrically in November 1980 by the independent distributor the Jerry Gross Organization, it received mixed to negative critical reviews, with criticism mainly regarding the heavy similarities from earlier horror films such as Halloween, The Exorcist, and The Amityville Horror. The film was followed by two sequels: Boogeyman II and Return of the Boogeyman. ()
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About The Boogey Man

A young girl witnesses her brother murder a man through a reflection in a mirror. Twenty years later the mirror is shattered, freeing his evil spirit, which seeks revenge for his death.

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The Boogeyman ≣ 1980 ≣ Teaser #1(Teaser, 0:31)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 13 languages: Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 11/07/1980
Director: Ulli Lommel
Producer: Ulli Lommel
Screenwriter: Ulli Lommel
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Força Assassina"
"The Bogey Man"
"The Bogeyman"
"Spiegel der Angsten"
"The Boogeyman"
Budget: 300,000 USD

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:39340, Added: 03/10/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024