Product Details

• Actors: Dana Ashbrook, Joe Baker, Jennifer Bassey, Eric Brown, J. Kenneth Campbell
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, Special Edition, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Vestron Video
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630120879X
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #180 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Campy Chessy Classic, July 5, 2001

By	Whitney (Antioch, Il. United States) - See all my reviews

First off, if you don't like horror movies, or just 80's movies in general, you're not going to like this one at all. But if you do, you MUST see this, becuase it is essential to any horror buff's collection. The plot centers around an Anytown,USA type place that suddenly has a local Waxwork mueseum. While walking to school Deborah Foreman and Michelle Johnson are invited to a private showing of the waxwork by the owner himself. Thus, the girls invite Zach Galligan and a few other friends from college to come along. It turns out that the waxwork specializes in murder scenes, and if you get close enough to an exhibit, you will be transformed into its world. That is how Dana Ashbrook meets and becomes a wolfman,and how Michelle Johnson gets a kiss from Dracula. Other classic villains shown; Marquis De Sade, the Mummy, and some zombies a la Night of the Living Dead. It is up to Zach Galligan to unearth some secrets about his family that will help him destroy the Waxwork and its evil owner. My favorite aspects of this movie: the fact that it is made in the 80's, giving it an automatic layer of cheese...Deborah Foreman's performance, as the stereotypical "nice girl," (though her character in April Fool's Day was much more convincing and entertaining)...and the way the director not only pays homage to horror classic, but also the way he pokes fun at it. I'm not completely sure he did this on purpose, but certain scenes involving Dana Ashbrook's character and the local sherriff suggest that the tone of the film was meant to be both comedic and horrific. Even though the movie is not completely brilliant or polished, it still provides entertainment to a certain audience who typically enjoys these kinds of flicks. P.S. Don't bother with the sequel.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars DEEPLY ORIGINAL, REFRESHINGLY CAMPY, AND ALL-OUT FUN!!!, August 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Waxworks [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Waxwork is arguably one of the most entertaining horror films of all time, and if it isn't a cult classic, it should be. I'm ashamed to say how may times I've seen it. The premise (teenagers and rich eccentrics vs. soul-sucking wax exhibits) is thoroughly original, the horror and gore are intense, and the characters, while not exactly of profound depth, are entertaining. If you're searching for art-house cynicism and soul-searching, you won't find it here. But if you're just out for a hellishly good time, no questions asked, then Waxwork will definitely deliver the goods. Standouts: The vile Marquis de Sade, the seductive Dracula, and the gently sarcastic Sir Wilfred.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still a good horror flick, May 7, 2000

By	Yui Hongo (Somewhere in North America) - See all my reviews

I saw this movie for the first time a long time ago and it was easily one of my favorite horror movies. So recently, I decided to go back and see it again just to see if I still liked it which I did. I still enjoyed the humor, the story, the characters, and the gore.

The movie itself is about a wax musuem that displays some of the most evil men/creatures to have ever existed such as a vampire, a werewolf, a mummy, and so forth. They appear to be harmless wax figures, most of which are missing victims. A closer look can prove to be fatal for whatever unsuspecting person enters the exhibit and is taken to the scene that is displayed. When all of the exhibits on display have claimed a victim then the creatures in the display will come to life and wreck havoc on the world.