Product Details

• Actors: David Brandon, Barbara Cupisti, Robert Gligorov, Martin Philips
• Directors: Michele Soavi
• Format: Anamorphic, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen, Color
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Blue Underground
• DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000TZJCN2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,386 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 07/22/2008

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Soavi's best, December 12, 2009

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Michael A. Mccullough "Argento Fan" (Delaware) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stagefright (DVD)

Out of all the Argento-inspired giallo films of the 1980's, this is one of the best, if not THE best, with it's quirky character banter, quotable lines, off-the-wall camera moves, and phenomenal musical score by Simon Boswell and Stefano Mainetti. I only heard about it thanks to home video because, disappointingly (but certainly not surprisingly), the film was never shown theatrically here in the States. And that, my friends, is a damn shame when you consider that DR. GIGGLES was distributed by Universal Pictures.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stagefright, October 21, 2009

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Clinton Enlow (Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stagefright (DVD)

Say what you will about Italian horror cinema, from the sixties into the eighties they were some of the best at mixing art and cheese into something more interesting than most other countries. Stagefright is a slasher flick from the eighties and with its opening dance number its a film that feels its age. Apparently a theatre group is rehearsing a play that involves rape, dance sequences and killers dressed in giant bird heads. The director is prick, theres a gay guy, and other assorted characters who start dying when a madman escapes conveniently locking himself in with the troupe and offing them in a bevy of ways (the best on set in an owl mask strangling a girl as the director shouts "Kill Her" for direction).
The film as it is marks the debut of Michele Soavi, one of the names outside of Argento and Bava that marks one of the directors that must be watched. His films might be an aquired taste but they do remain artistically beautiful if perplexing in that arthouse way that the Italians do. The film is very photogenic and beautiful to look at even if it reminds you totally of the decade known as the eighties. The characters are thin with some cliche thrown in which makes it easy to watch when they die, and what the film does well is kill off characters. Plus for a slasher film I will have to say that having a killer wearing a well made owl mask is rather interesting from the perspective of this viewer. The film isn't for all tastes but its fun to view in my opinion.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nightmare in the Theatre..., May 13, 2009

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R. Pepper "DaysFan79" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stagefright (DVD)

Stagefright is simply put a fun, scary movie to behold! Although there is quite a bit of gore which is not really my style so you may want to close your eyes in parts if that turns you off. But what could be a better premise in a horror film than a group of actors being locked in a dreary theatre for the night with a psychotic killer stalking them at every turn dressed in an owl suit. And then the lone, final girl must try and defeat the villain before she becomes his last victim. All the elements of the post-slasher era are here as this was made in 1987. You have the infamous thunderstorm, people making bad decisions, a variety of interesting deaths and even a black cat crossing someone's path. Still, this is definitely worth checking out if you enjoy these films. This was originally released on DVD by Anchor Bay and now is being distributed by Blue Underground. I wish one of these companies would release the 1980 horror gem Curtains next (although released in 1983).