Product Details

• Actors: Lisa Pelikan, Peter Liapis, Michael Des Barres, Jack Nance, Peter Risch
• Directors: Albert Band, Luca Bercovici
• Writers: Luca Bercovici, Charlie Dolan, Dennis Paoli, Jefery Levy
• Producers: Albert Band, Charles Band
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: August 26, 2003
• Run Time: 171 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00009PY4C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,525 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Ghoulies / Ghoulies II (Double Feature)" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

GHOULIES GHOULIES 2

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars They'll get you in the end, and into your DVD player. September 16, 2003

By Mary A. Palkowski

Format:DVD

An MGM double feature, featuring the first two of four movies in the Ghoulies franchise. Ghoulies involves Johnathan Graves (Peter Liapis), a college student who inherits a family estate. When he finds black magic paraphenalia, he winds up conjruing up the title characters, as well as his long dead dad. Can he stop them? Ghoulies II involoves the operators of Satan's Den, a haunted house for a fair. When the ghoulies hitch a ride by hiding in Satan's Den, they bring big bucks to the fair, until Uncle Ned (Royal Dano) finds out they have killed a couple of the workers. Can he, his nephew Larry, and short actor Sir Nigel Pennywight (Phil Fondacaro) stop them? This also has a scene that delivers on the original's advertising campaign. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the bathroom....

Both movies are low budget films by Charles Band, pre-dating Full Moon Pictures. The cats in both films do great jobs for what they are given. The direction is what you would expect for low budget films. Both films are shown in widescreen anamorphic formats, and look like they have been taken fresh from the lab. the sound on both is great sounding Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono. They are standard releases from MGM, with only trailers, but the low price warrants purchase for fans of the horror genre or MST3K.

GHOULIES
(1985, PG-13)

Johnathan Graves: Peter Liapis
Rebecca: Lisa Pelikan
Malcom Graves: Michael Des Barres
Wolfgang: Jack Nance
Grizzel: Peter Risch
Greedigut: Tamara De Treaux

Director: Luca Bercovici
Writers: Luca Bercovici, Jefery Levy

MOVIE: 3
VIDEO: 5
AUDIO: 5
EXTRAS: 2
MENUS: 3
OVERALL: 4

GHOULIES II
(1987, PG-13)

Larry: Damon Martin
Uncle Ned: Royal Dano
Sir Nigel Pennywight: Phil Fondacaro
P. Hardin: J. Downing
Nicole: Kerry Remsen
Dixie: Dale Wyatt

Director: Albert Band
Writers: Charlie Dolan, Dennis Paoli

MOVIE: 4
VIDEO: 5
AUDIO: 5
EXTRAS: 2
MENUS: 3
OVERALL: 4
DISC OVERALL: 4

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent MGM Double Feature DVD! August 27, 2003

By K. Cannon

Format:DVD

MGM has done an admirable job for this new Double Feature DVD. It contains both Ghoulies and Ghoulies 2, both presented in Animorphic Widescreen with their original theatrical trailers. The picture and sound are as good as we're ever going to see these two films on DVD. A great value, even if you only wish to buy it for one of the movies.

GHOULIES was an early release from Charles Band and Empire Pictures, predating the later Full Moon Pictures. The budget was fairly low for the mid-1980's, but it is still an enjoyable late-night film.

GHOULIES 2 was the sequel and probably had a little larger budget. It featured more talented actors (Royal Dano, Phil Fondacaro, Starr Andreeff, Sasha Jenson) and the Ghoulies are a little more animate than in the original movie. On a whole it is better than the original in many ways.

There were two more later sequels (Parts 3 & 4) to the Ghoulies franchise...maybe they will also come to DVD someday soon.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Ghouliehighharmony March 24, 2007

By Stanley Runk VINE™ VOICE

Format:DVD

Before he created his crap factory, Full Moon Pictures, Charles Band still prefered his horrors in small sizes. Ghoulies and Ghoulies 2 are enjoyable schlock, but nothing too fantastic. Maybe it's the fact that they're tongues aren't far enough into their cheeks to be very funny, or that the subject matter just isn't scary. There are moments of intentional humor, but these films actually seem to be taking themselves a bit too seriously. The first film is about a poor man's Eric Roberts moving into his satan worshipping father's house. While there, he gets uncontrollable urges to indulge in satanic rituals and conjure up the Ghoulies. If the Ghoulies are the most terrifying thing Hell has to offer, we don't need to worry too much. Ya gotta wonder why he even bothers conjuring them coz all they really seem to do is lurk about and eat his food rather than provide him with the satanic wisdom he craves. He also conjures a pair of midgets who look as though they belong in a King Arthur film. All of this builds up to a final confrontation with the resurrected father of the "hero". The Ghoulies are second string characters. Jack Nance somehow found his way into this. Also be on the lookout for Detective Benson(Mariska Hargitay) form Law and Order SVU! This film is pretty fun. It's schlocky, unintentionally funny at times, and rather morbid for it's PG-13 rating. Of course this was back when PG-13 actually had some balls. The second film has the Ghoulies infiltrating a house of horrors at a travelling carnival. I'm in the minority when I say this actually was fun to watch as well. Once again the film makers aren't quite sure if they want to make a spoof or a serious scare flick, but it works on a pure entertainment level. Genre favorites Royal Dano and Phil Fondacaro are along for the ride this time. And check out the man-sized Ghoulie eating Ghoulie at the end! Again, these movies are harmless junkfood. Maybe not as good as Critters, but alot better than the sludge Charles Band puts out now.