Ghoulies

1984
PG-13
1h 21m

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4.2/10

11K

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A young man and his girlfriend move into an old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a desire to control ancient demons.

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A young man and his girlfriend move into an old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a desire to control ancient demons.A young man and his girlfriend move into an old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a desire to control ancient demons.A young man and his girlfriend move into an old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a desire to control ancient demons.

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IMDb RATING

4.2/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The scream let loose by Donna (Mariska Hargitay) was a stock sound effect. Mariska Hargitay has a naturally deep, husky voice and could not produce a scream loud or high pitched enough for the liking of the director.

Goofs
Grizzel is shown holding the goblet before Jonathan sets it down for them to drink from it.

Quotes
Dick: They call me Dick, but you can call me... Dick.

Alternate versions
Originally opened with an R-rating in Las Vegas, Nevada in November of 1984. Shortly after, 12 seconds of footage were removed from the nationwide American release of Ghoulies in order to achieve a PG-13 rating.

Connections
Edited into Lifesavers: The Movie (2013)

Soundtracks
Dancing With A Monster
Written and Performed by Fela Johnson
Subliminal Music 1982

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3/10

If You've Seen the Movie Poster You've Seen All the Fun Ghoulies Has to Offer

Jonathan Graves (Peter Liapis) inherits his Satanist father's mansion. He throws a party and starts conjuring up Ghoulies, which are sort of demonic goblin things. This is a garbage Gremlins knock-off with no humor, charm, or entertainment value. The best thing about it is that it has one of the coolest movie posters of the 1980's, with the Ghoulie coming up out of the toilet. It's just not a fun movie at all. It's nasty and cheap. Avoid this mess. See Gremlins instead. Or you can just skip this one and watch the better Ghoulies part 2. But yeah, Gremlins is better than that too. So just watch Gremlins or even Critters over this dreck.