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Summary: Spectacularly gruesome!
Review: Actually I wouldn't go that far by saying that it was spectacularly gruesome but it was pretty close. The film takes place at a military school or cadet, Coopersmith played by Clint Howard brother of director Ron Howard was obviosly chosen because he looks perfect for the role.
Coopersmith is constantly tormented by his classmates and made fun of, i think its like a male version of Carrie only this is a lot gorier than Carrie, he ends up cleaning out the church basement as punishment from his teacher for being late for class.
He soon discovers a book that has something about worshiping Satan or something and its written in Latin so he uses his computer to translate the text lol, the computer he uses to conjure up the demons is an ancient apple or commodore which I thought was freaking halarious.
This was released in 1981 which explains the outdated special effects from the computer, anyway Coopersmith soon gets his revenge on all the people who have tormented him and made his life a living hell.
During the film there was a scene where a naked woman gets devoured by evil demonic pigs which will either make you laugh or turn the movie in disgust it all depends on what you like to watch in a film like this. In the finale all the bad people get what they deserve in a very gory climaxe, I'm not going to spoil the film for you but you just have to watch it.
Overall I think Anchor Bay did a great job by releasing this forgoten horror film uncut and getting both Clint Howard and director Eric Weston to do the commentary which was very amusing, the film was great.
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Summary: Dark, twisted, and underrated (just how I like 'em)
Review: As one of the few who caught this on cable in the early 1980s, I can attest to the very disturbing nature of this film. 'Evilspeak' as a title doesn't have anything to do with the film itself, but that's fine. It is one of those rare horror gems that wrings every cent of value from its limited budget.Clint Howard is a downtrodden military school cadet who no one likes - he is beaten up by his fellow classmates, smacked around by his teachers, and beaten by the school chaplain (!). In despair, Clint conjures a long-dead devil through an Apple II computer. (Yep, it turns out the Steve Jobs is evil incarnate after all!) Who knew that Satan's minions could be called with an old Apple II with a dual-floppy drive? Wouldn't it be easier to just call collect? An explosive and gory revenge-fest follows....with explosions, swords, and wild pigs. Pigs were great in 'Hannibal', but this movie did it first. Clint Howard's only problem is the inevitable comparisons to Ron Howard. But Clint is a fine genre actor and he brings some fine moments to this 'B' flick. But be warned, this movie is disturbing and extremely violent. Recommended.
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Summary: Dark, twisted, and underrated (just how I like 'em)
Review: As one of the few who caught this on cable in the early 1980s, I can attest to the very disturbing nature of this film. 'Evilspeak' as a title doesn't have anything to do with the film itself, but that's fine. It is one of those rare horror gems that wrings every cent of value from its limited budget. Clint Howard is a downtrodden military school cadet who no one likes - he is beaten up by his fellow classmates, smacked around by his teachers, and beaten by the school chaplain (!). In despair, Clint conjures a long-dead devil through an Apple II computer. (Yep, it turns out the Steve Jobs is evil incarnate after all!) Who knew that Satan's minions could be called with an old Apple II with a dual-floppy drive? Wouldn't it be easier to just call collect? An explosive and gory revenge-fest follows....with explosions, swords, and wild pigs. Pigs were great in 'Hannibal', but this movie did it first. Clint Howard's only problem is the inevitable comparisons to Ron Howard. But Clint is a fine genre actor and he brings some fine moments to this 'B' flick. But be warned, this movie is disturbing and extremely violent. Recommended.
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Summary: you should check this out...
Review: Despite the silly premise and acting, i can watch this fim over and over...not quite sure why....possibly because there are some good gore effects, gratuitous nudity (in the most ridiculous shower murder scene likely ever filmed) and a great climax. Clint Howard is actually pretty good as Stanley.
This film is like a Troma-fied version of DePalma's Carrie.
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Summary: Clint Howard dances with the devil...
Review: Evilspeak (1982), written and directed by Eric Weston, features Ron Howard's lesser known, but more prolific brother Clint Howard (both started out on the classic television series The Andy Griffith Show, as Opie and Leon, respectively). During the 70's, both brothers starred in a spate of schlocky B movies like Eat My Dust! (1976) and Grand Theft Auto (1977), (most likely due to the fact that they probably had great difficulty in breaking out of the roles they played as children) to name a couple, and while brother Ron used the opportunity to get into directing (he directed the latter of the two films mentioned), his brother Clint seemed content to keep working in front of the cameras, enjoying his status of forever the character actor dwelling on the Hollywood fringe, managing to develop a long, successful career out of it, even making supporting appearances in some of his brothers films (ahhh, sweet nepotism), like Far and Away (1992), Apollo 13 (1995), and Edtv (1999), but his destiny seems to lie in the world of the B movie, and it seems to fit him perfectly.
In this film, Clint plays Stanley Coopersmith, a cadet at a military school. Stanley possesses an above average IQ, is odd looking, an orphan, a loner, and is highly uncoordinated (his fumbling of the ball during the school's soccer matches leads to much angering of the other players along with the coach). All of these things add up to incessant picking on by a popular clique led by Bubba (played by Don Stark, whom I recognized but couldn't place until I read that he currently appears on the TV show That 70's Show as the goofy neighbor Bob Pinciotti...man, he's really changed, and not for the better). They harass Stanley constantly, playing all sorts of pranks on him and just making his life miserable. Stanley is also harassed by others, like his soccer coach, the school's commandant, and even the school's priest, to some degree. What's a nerd to do? Well, the answer comes one day while Stanley is cleaning the basement of the school's church as punishment, which happens to have some secret catacombs as the current church sits atop a much older church erected by people cast out of their homeland so many hundreds of years ago and left on the shores of America for their heresy in following religions darker path. Stanley finds a secret room, which contains many things, including a dark tome, spelling out rituals of evil and instructions on performing black mass. With the help of an Apple computer borrowed from the school's library, Stanley intends on calling up dark powers to aid him in dealing with his tormentors, but will he get more than he bargained for? You bet he will...
Clint is always fun to watch, and he doesn't disappoint here. Turning to the dark side to gain supernatural powers to use against my enemies wouldn't have been my first choice, but to each his own. The story itself is pretty solid, despite various plot holes, and moves along at a steady pace, keeping the viewer's interest throughout until the film's end. There is a pretty good heaping of gore and nastiness, specifically near the end of the film, along with a couple of scenes with nekkid women (the scene with the secretary taking a shower seemed a bit odd, as she appeared to have a problem with one of her milk glands, as if it was partially deflated somehow, but I digress). One thing I found interesting was the level of revenge exacted on Stanley's tormentors seemed proportional to the amount of harassment they inflicted on him. Decapitations, death by possessed pig, removal of vital organs, etc., it's here and more. Clint is backed up by a rich supporting cast, including veteran film and television actors R.G. Armstrong (Race with the Devil), Joseph Cortese (American History X), Claude Earl Jones (Used Cars), Heywood Nelson (Dwayne from the TV show What's Happening!), and Charles Tyner (The Outlaw Josey Wales). Probably the element that will put people off most is the exceptionally cheap looking animated graphics supposed to simulate on screen computer graphics, but I found it kind of charming, in its' own cheesy way. The film's not really scary, but it does get pretty graphic, and those with a weak stomach would probably do well to avoid this film.
This release from Anchor Bay Entertainment boasts a restored and uncut version of the film, which means some of the more gory and graphic scenes of bloody carnage removed due to the MPAA's (Motion Picture Association of America) ever changing archaic rules and regulations (this is the group that gave the film Midnight Cowboy, which later won the Oscar for best picture, an unnecessary X rating at the time of its' release) have been put back in...this is one of my favorite aspects about the DVD format, being the opportunity to see movies as they were originally intended to be seen, before they were hacked up in an effort to satisfy some pain in the rear censorship board. The special features contained on this release include a good-looking wide screen format (some scratches are present), an entertaining audio commentary by writer/producer/director Eric Weston, a production cast member named Warren Lewis, and star Clint Howard, a original theatrical trailer, biographies, a photo gallery, and booklet insert with liner notes. If I learned anything from this film, it's that it's not unusual for a military academy to keep a stall of pigs on premises. It certainly serves a purpose as you can have your underachieving cadets clean the pen as a form of punishment, allowing for a less than surefooted victim to slip and fall into all sorts of nastiness...pig guano...ewwwww...overall, this is a three star film with an extra star for the special features.
Cookieman108
PS...look for Richard Moll, Bull on TV's Night Court, as Father Esteban...
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Summary: Fair movie at best!
Review: Evilspeak was not a scary movie by any means nor was it entertaining. If you want a good possession flick, check out "The Exorcist" or "The Omen."
In fact, the scariest thing about the movie was Clint Howard's haircut.
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Summary: Near and dear to my heart,...
Review: EvilSpeak, what can I say, I feel like this film was made specifically for me. It takes place in the 80's. Its about an out of shape, nerdy, military school cadet who gets picked on mercilessly. With the help of a cheesy old Apple computer and an ancient demonic tome, he exacts gruesome, bloody revenge on his tormentors. Wow, this film should be the bible for all nerds who have ever been bullied. I, myself, was brutally harrassed in school during the early 80's and would have loved to have seen this movie for inspiration. Unfortunately, it was never available in the video stores near me. What a treat for it to be finally out on DVD, restored and uncut, with commentary by the great Mr. CLINT HOWARD!!! Clint Howard is a brilliant and talented actor who is sadly underrated. His scenes of vengeance are perfect. I mean twisted spinal columns, flesh-eating pigs, projectiles to the head, decapitations, disembowlings and nekkid women!! This is the perfect movie for dorks like me to cuddle up to on a Friday night, with an endless supply of soda and snacks. So for all you hopeless nerds like me, get this DVD, call all your comic book and action figure collecting friends and spend an unlonely weekend for once watching this movie and discussing it over popcorn, potato chips, beef jerky, ice cream and pizza. By the way, Clint Howard mentions in the commentary that he would be interested in making a sequel to EvilSpeak. We should write the studios and demand that a sequel be made. This movie is crying out for a second installment!!!
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Summary: Finally Uncut
Review: I've been stoked about this film for a long time. I bought a second hand copy of the edited version from a video store about 2 years ago and was very disappointed to find out it was the edited version. So, needless to say, I'm very excited about this DVD. Some say it's a Carrie rip-off, but I don't care. I think it's much better. And, being a gore hound, I'm always happy when a 'video nasty' gets rereleased uncut on DVD. I saw this film originally on video when I was in 3rd or 4th grade and remembered little from it, so when I was watching the edited version, I wasn't sure what I was missing. I was missing a lot! Buy this DVD now if you are any kind of fan of gore films!
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Summary: Sarge says.."Watch this film you little Co*#suckers"
Review: My God....if you call yourself a horror genre afficiado then you MUST own this.Keep it in it's proper place....early 80's with corresponding special effects and WOW.....you must be impressed.
And if all else fails..."I'll show you a trick....how I change a little boy into a little girl"....
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Summary: awesome, its about time!!
Review: pretty good transfer, but its totally uncut.. wow.. the ending uncut is soley the reason to get this cool early 80's gem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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