Trick or Treat (1986)

Red Coat Black Coat watch Charles Martin Smith's Trick or Treat (1986), heavy metal horror film inspired by the Satanic Panic of the 1980s.

Westworld (1973)

Why spend hours and years watching HBO's exciting, thoughtful, and nudity strewn WESTWORLD when you can get (basically) the same story in 89 minutes of Michael Crichton's 1973 directorial debut WESTWORLD?

John Carpenter's Christine (1983)

After the financial failure of THE THING, John Carpenter is forced to adapt Stephen King's CHRISTINE to the big screen.

Christine plays at the Can-View Drive In March 1984

Company of Wolves (1985)

Arty, post-modern fairy tale The Company of Wolves makes for a poor drive-in double feature.

"The Company of Wolves" plays with "Ghoulies" at the Can-View Drive-In April 1985

Halloween 5 The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

Red Coat Black Coat takes a look at Halloween 5, disappointed that the film fails to follow up on the intriguing story-lines suggested by the end of Part 4. Despite Danielle Harris' Herculean performance, and intense scenes of horror, the film is ultimately buried by inept writing, embarrassing "humour", and genuinely annoying characters.

Other videos of interest:

Don Shanks (Michael Myers) TV appearance:



Danielle Harris promoting Halloween 5:



Halloween 5 special effect test footage


Halloween 4 novelization:

Halloween 4 The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Red Coat and Black Coat watch favoured 1980's classic Halloween 4 The Return of Michael Myers. Much excitement swirls around the surprise ending, unaware of the disappointment to come the following year.

Other videos of interest:

Making of Halloween 4:




Halloween 4 trailer:




Siskel and Ebert discuss the original Halloween:

Child's Play 2 (1990)

A surprisingly appalled review by Roger Ebert prompts Red Coat Black Coat to take a look at this Child's Play sequel for the first time.

Starring Brad Dourif (Deadwood), Jenny Agutter (An American Werewolf in London), and Grace Zabriskie (Twin Peaks)

The original "Child's Play" at the Can-View Drive-In during April 1989

Other videos of interest:

Chucky promotes Child's Play 2 at The Horror Hall of Fame:




Child's Play 2 promotional footage:




Child's Play 2 deleted scenes:



Siskel and Ebert's full Child's PLay 2 review:

Stephen King's Sleepwalkers (1992)

Killing cats, singing cops, incestuous mother and son are some of the highlights of Stephen King's original screenplay disaster.

Starring Mädchen Amick and Ferris Bueller's parents.

Sleepwalkers opens at Town Cinema and Can-View Drive-In May 1992

Other videos of interest:

Cringe-inducing interview of Mädchen Amick by some creep


Sleepwalkers dubbed in Polish


Original version of song the cop sings


La Nuit déchirée trailer

Lamberto Bava's Demons (1986)

Released in North America in 1986, Lamberto Bava's Demons haunted the video store shelves of my youth, with its over the top, disgusting box cover. Incredibly, the actual movie lives up to the box art.

What's all that gross stuff matted into the demon's fur? It looks like someone dropped a cheese pizza on him.

Demons plays at the Lincoln Mall theatre in May of 1986

Other videos of interest:

Demons Soundtrack Album Commercial



Interview with director Lamberto Bava



Spanish TV Movie Host Introduces Demons



Rick Moranis Jumbo Video Commercial

90+ High School Productions of Les Misérable

Not a review, but a compilation of 90-something different high school productions of Les Misérable singing "Master of the House". See Thénardiers of all shapes and sizes.

Tobe Hooper's Invaders From Mars (1986)

After being humiliated by Steven Spielberg after "directing" Poltergeist, Tobe Hooper directs the box flop Invaders From Mars, featuring an all star-cast including Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces), Laraine Newman (Saturday Night Live), Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), Bud Cort (Harold and Maud), and James Karen (Return of the Living Dead).

*Note: I've read on Wikipedia that the ending of the original 1950's version is the same as Hooper's 1986 re-make, not that it makes the ending any less horrible.

"Invaders From Mars" opens at the Can-View Drive In, June 1986

Other videos of interest:

Invaders From Mars 1986 TV spot



Making of Poltergeist short film:



Laraine Newman does character bit on David Letterman:



Tobe Hooper interview from Fangoria's Weekenf of Horrors 1986

Grace Jones in Vamp (1986) Review

Grace Jones plays a vampire/stripper/mute in the surprisingly effective 1986 horror-comedy Vamp.
The cast in this is very interesting; Chris Makepeace from Meatballs and My Bodyguard, Robert Rusler who played Jesse's love interest in A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2, Gedde Watanabe from 16 Candles, Sandy Baron who played Jack Klompus on Seinfeld, and Michelle Pheiffer's sister.

"Vamp" plays at the Can-View Drive-In, July 1986

Other Videos of Interest:

Grace Jones smacks around TV host



Grace Jones on Johnny Carson



Grace Jones Playboy TV profile (includes one of the shittiest interviewers of all time)



"Vamp" movie trailer

Eddie Murphy in The Golden Child (1986)

Red Coat and Black Coat take a look at Eddie Murphy's 1986 classic The Golden Child, perhaps the only comedy to use missing and murdered children as plot points.

Because we like to keep our videos around the 10 min mark, I wasn't able to discuss everything about the movie; such as its ties with another 1986 classic, Big Trouble In Little China.

Three main actors from Big Trouble In Little China appear in The Golden Child; James Hong (Lo-Pan), Victor Wong (Egg Shen), and Peter Kwong (Rain). BTILC director John Carpenter was an early contender to direct The Golden Child, but he went his own way instead. Oddly, the summer release of BTILC was partially blamed for The Golden Child's disappointing box office take, even though it grossed nearly seven times what BTILC did. That's the high expectations Paramount had for Eddie Murphy. If John Carpenter grossed as much as The Golden Child did he would have danced a jig.

"The Golden Child" supports box office sensation "Crocodile Dundee" at the Can View Drive In summer 1987

Other Videos of Interest:

Beverly Hills Cop German trailer



Siskel and Ebert's The Golden Child review



Amazing appearance by Eddie Murphy with Dick Cavett on David Letterman. Has to be seen to be believed.