Shock 'Em Dead (1991)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1991
Running Times: 93 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: stereo

PRODUCTION
Producer: Eric Louzil

SCRIPT
Script: Andrew Cross, Mark Freed, Dave Tedder

DIRECTION
Director: Mark Freed

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Ron Chapman
Lab: RGB Color Lab Inc., Hollywood, California, USA

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Terry Blythe

MUSIC
Music: Robert Decker

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Randy Lawson

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Jacqueline Aronson

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Randy Lapin

CAST
Traci Lords (Lindsay Roberts)
Troy Donahue (record exec)
Aldo Ray (Tony)
Stephen Quadros (Angel Martin)
Tim Moffett (Greg)
Markus Grupa (Jonny)
Karen Russell (Michelle)
Gina Parks (Marilyn)
Laurel Wiley (Monique)
Tyger Sodipe (voodoo woman)
Christopher Maleki (Dustin)
David Homb (Izzy)
Madison Monk (Jimmi Wolf)
Yankee Sulivan (trailer manager)
Barne Subaski (record executive 2)
Miyako Kirksey (pizza girl 1)
Kathleen Kane (pizza girl 2)
Phillip Cooper (pizza boy)
Danny Spear (Corbett the cop)
Mark Richardson (Devin)
Pete Knight (lead guitarist 1)
Daniel Sidlow (lead guitarist 2)
Ross Hamilton (Peter)
Anthony Christian (Jake)
Scott L. Schwartz (guard)
Dina C. Scott (groupie 1)
Sara Green (groupie 2)
Suzanne Ager (groupie 3)
Jackie Moen (groupie 4)
Jason Adelman (kid)
Dave Tedder (cashier)
Frank Gallagher (production manager)
John Minton (Officer Meak)
Mitch Ford (Officer Reed)
Jan Washburn (Officer Schmidt)
Debra Cross (receptionist)
Tyler Bowe (announcer)
Tim Yasni (spectator)
Richard Strahle (Porky)

PLOT SUMMARY

When an aspiring rock guitarist fails an audition, he turns to a voodoo priestess who promises to make all his dreams come true so long as he swears total obedience to her. His career takes off and he has all the wealth and women he could wish for. But there's a terrible price to pay...

An irredeemably bad fusion of broad comedy, bad heavy metal and clichéd horror that did little to help Traci Lords escape her past and break into the mainstream. In fact the film is so inept in every respect that it makes even the worst of Lords' shot-on-video porn appearances seem like masterpieces by comparison. Awful.

USA
Video Distributor: Academy Entertainment Inc
Laserdisc Distributor: Image Entertainment Inc

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

USA
Rating: R

1991
January
31: USA - video release

For the girl of his dreams, he'd make a deal with the devil.

Der Pakt mit dem Teufel - German title
Rock 'em Dead

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Cinefantastique vol.22 no.1 (August 1991) p.54 (USA)
review

guitars, music, musicians, rock music, voodoo

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009