A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.
Simple but entertaining suspense-thriller with a fun cast that includes Jack Palance, Martin Landau and Donald Pleasence. The horror element was decent and acting pretty solid for the most part. The one minor twist in the finale I had an inkling about yet was still effective. Would make for a great viewing on Halloween night. 3.75/5
Inmates escape the loony bin with Pleasence, Palance and Landau
During a blackout, several violent patients break out of a progressive asylum in New Jersey (Jack Palance, Martin Landau & Erland Van Lidth) and threaten a new doctor and his family at their farmhouse (Dwight Schultz, Deborah Hedwall, etc.). Donald Pleasence is on hand as the eccentric head of the facility.
"Alone in the Dark" (1982) is a fairly obscure horror flick that borrows from Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972), Halloween (1978) and Night of the Living Dead (1968). Pleasence, Palance and Landau are a highlight; basically veteran actors making some extra cash in their twilight years and having a good time doing it.
Lee Taylor-Allan (Toni) and Carol Levy (Bun...
