Sleepstalker
Sleepstalker is a 1995 American horror film directed by Turi Meyer, written by Al Septien and Meyer, and starring Michael Harris, Jay Underwood, Kathryn Morris, and Michael D. Roberts.
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Directed by | Turi Meyer |
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Music by | Jim Manzie |
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Distributed by | Prism Entertainment |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Language | English |
Plot
Seventeen years after slaughtering all but one member of a family, "The Sandman" (Michael Harris) is pending execution. Before his execution the jailers allow a minister (Michael D. Roberts) to visit him. The minister is a voodoo priest and an ally of the prisoner which the jailers did not realize. A hex is placed onto The Sandman so when his execution is over his soul can travel to a new body made of sand. The Sandman then plots to kill a young man named Griffin (Jay Underwood), who was the last survivor of the family he attempted to slaughter. The film features Ken Foree in a cameo role as a police detective.
Production
Prism Entertainment began pre-production of the film in 1994.[2]
Release
Sleepstalker was released direct-to-video in 1995.[1]
Reception
TV Guide rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "Sleepstalker simultaneously demonstrates its director's cinematic finesse and frustration at being unable to transform a sow's ear screenplay."[3]
References
- Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 574. ISBN 9781557832696.
- Goldstein, Seth (1994-07-09). "Picture This". Billboard. Vol. 106 no. 28. p. 71.
- "Sleepstalker: The Sandman's Last Rites". TV Guide. Retrieved 2016-03-19.