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Hellgate (1989 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Hellgate' is a 1989 AmericanSouth African horror film directed by William A. Levey and written by Michael S. O'Rourke. The film stars Ron Palillo, Abigail Wolcott and Carel Trichardt. It follows two young couples who become embroiled in the mystery of a desolate ghost town, Hellgate, where a young woman was kidnapped and murdered by a biker gang in 1959. It was released in the United States directly-to-video in August 1990 through Vidmark Entertainment.
Plot
A motorcycle gang kidnaps a young woman, Josie, from a diner and brutally kills her. Many years later, the girl's father finds a magic crystal that can bring the life back to dead objects.
Cast
* Ron Palillo as Matt
* Abigail Wolcott as Josie Carlyle
* Carel Trichardt as Lucas Carlyle
* Petrea Curran as Pam
* Evan J. Klisser as Chuck
* Joanne Warde as Bobby (as Joanne Ward)
* Frank Notaro as Buzz (as Frank Notard)
* Lance Vaughan as Zonk
Release
'Hellgate' was distributed on home video by New World in the United Kingdom in December 1989.
Reception
Andrew Smith of 'Popcorn Pictures' gave the film an abysmal score of 1/10, writing, "'Hellgate' isnt just bad, its on the same utterly terrible plane of existence as the likes of 'Troll' and 'Raging Sharks'. It's not a film you can even watch if you're curious about how awful it is. Just forget it ever existed." Michael Weldon in 'The Psychotronic Video Guide' gave the film a negative review, noting: "Ron Palillo (from 'Welcome Back, Kotter'), who was nearly 40 at the time, stars in this awful, irritating teen horror movie."
Graeme Clark from 'The Spinning Image' awarded the film 1/10 stars, calling it "utter garbage" and criticized the film's script, phony special effects, and acting.
See also
* List of horror films of 1989
References
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