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Titolo originale: Terror in the Aisles

1984
R
1h 24min

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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaHorror film legends Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen serve as the hosts and narrators for a compilation of scenes from many science fiction, crime drama, and horror movies of the 1930s throu... Leggi tuttoHorror film legends Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen serve as the hosts and narrators for a compilation of scenes from many science fiction, crime drama, and horror movies of the 1930s through the 1980s.Horror film legends Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen serve as the hosts and narrators for a compilation of scenes from many science fiction, crime drama, and horror movies of the 1930s through the 1980s.

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Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence (Host)

Nancy Allen

Nancy Allen (Host)

Fred Asparagus

Featured Moviegoer

Lainie Cooke

Featured Moviegoer

Joel S. Rice

Featured Moviegoer

Ángel Salazar

Featured Moviegoer

Diane Stilwell

Featured Moviegoer

Bud Abbott

Chick Young
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Brooke Adams

Elizabeth Driscoll
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Alan Arkin

Roat
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Susan Backlinie

Chrissie Watkins
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Belinda Balaski

Terry Fisher
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Martin Balsam

Det. Milton Arbogast
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Ralph Bellamy

Dr. Abraham Sapirstein
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Sidney Blackmer

Roman Castevet
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Nina Blackwood

Ginger
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Linda Blair

Regan MacNeil
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Wilford Brimley

Doctor Blair
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Regia
- Andrew J. Kuehn
Sceneggiatura
- Margery Doppelt
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The producers had to edit the movie in order to avoid an X rating from the MPAA, despite the fact that none of the movies featured had received a rating higher than R when they were initially released.

Blooper
When mentioning Non aprite quella porta (1974), Donald Pleasence says the movie was inspired by serial killer Ed Gein, pronouncing this Ed Gine, when actually Gein's name is pronounced Geen.

Citazioni
Nancy Allen (Host): [her first line] ... It's strange, isn't it? In real life, nobody cares to think about violence and pain, blood, and death. But project these experiences on a screen, and people form lines in the street. That's because a terror film is a lot like a roller-coaster ride... Only you're sitting in a theater, which is *relatively* safe.
Donald Pleasence (Host): ... Deep down, some of us actually have a need to be scared. Why else would we go to these movies? Perhaps we're taking a dare, proving to ourselves that we're not afraid. Besides, there's something delicious about fear; especially somebody else's... Scary movies tap into your childhood fears of the dark, and of being alone.
Nancy Allen (Host): ... Young or old, we go to the movies so we can see our dreams and fantasies come to life. But not all of our fantasies are wholesome or dignified.
Donald Pleasence (Host): In the privacy of our thoughts, we can be as childish as we like. There, all the little scenarios of power and revenge we conjure up can be quite satisfying... Resorting to violence in order to get back at someone might not be your cup of tea. But it's a safe bet you thought about it. We all carry a certain amount of resentment and rage, because we can't let it out - except in the movies.

Versioni alternative
The television network version has additional movie clips added for network viewing as well as replacing violent clips from other movies. The additional movie clips are from the movies: Il testamento (1978), Fenomeni paranormali incontrollabili (1984), Frenzy (1972), La macchina nera (1977), La donna e lo spettro (1940), Il tunnel dell'orrore (1981), Cittadino dello spazio (1955), Il mostro della laguna nera (1954), Radiazioni BX: distruzione uomo (1957), Il trionfo di King Kong (1963), Tarantola (1955), La mantide omicida (1957) and Fahrenheit 451 (1966).

Connessioni
Featured in Trailer Trauma 3: 80s Horrorthon (2017)

Colonne sonore
They're Not Very Nice
Written by Margery Doppelt, John Beal and Doug Timm
Performed by Larry Weiss

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9/10

An essential horror compilation/documentary

Another one of my favourite VHS rentals as a kid was Terror in the Aisles. Essentially a compilation of clips from horror movies, this is That's Entertainment for weirdos. And it works beautifully.

A major reason why this works is the sheer breadth of the films that are used from the old to the new, the well known to the obscure. There are also films used that aren't strictly horror movies but are still examples of how suspense can be brilliantly generated in a film (Midnight Express, Night Hawks).

This film was also extremely popular in the UK as it contained clips from movies that were either banned by the BBFC (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre) or discreetly removed from video shelves by them (The Exorcist).

Another masterstroke by the movie are the links that involve horror royalty Donald Pleasance and Nancy Allen in a cinema pontificating on horror tropes and what makes them work. These sequences are priceless. Look out for a young Angel Salazar as a 'feature moviegoer'.

Themes such as the villain and the victim/Final Girl are examined with the respective appropriate clips being used to illustrate the filmmakers points. Theres also a lesson in suspense by the master himself, Mr Alfred Hitchcock.

This is a great compilation for either the young horror hound looking for new thrills or the seasoned purveyor of all things cinematically depraved. I never thought this film would see the light of day because of the logistical nightmare associated with a compilation like this and rights issues. I'm very glad to say that I was wrong. A few years back Universal released Halloween 2 (1981) on Blu ray with Terror in the Aisles as one of the bonus features. An essential purchase.