Occasional Hell DVD

An Occasional Hell
This preposterous thriller stars Tom Berenger (Platoon) as Ernie Dewalt, a drug-addicted ex-cop with a catheter, and that isn't the worst of it. Ernie teaches creative writing at a small college where prominent professor Alex Laughton (Stephen Lang) has been blown apart with a shotgun while groping the frequently nude Jeri Kari Wuhrer in a car on Lover's Lane. Laughton's widow, Elizabeth (Valeria Golino) drags the reluctant Ernie out of retirement to clear her name, as she is the prime suspect. When he's not mainlining drugs or trading japes with investigating detective Robert Davi, Ernie is haunted by visions of Jeri, taunting him about his incompetence. It's not really Jeri, of course, and may even be the spirit of his former alcoholism, but the plot is so muddled that it's hard to tell. Ernie has a vision of himself snapping nude photos of Jeri and Laughton having sex in a field; Elizabeth is loudly whispered about in the local supermarket; and the ridiculous resolution will please no one. Bad film buffs should get a kick out of Ernie weeping to Elizabeth about his catheter, but other viewers should avoid this jaw-dropping stupidity at all costs. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Cast Tom Berenger as Dr. Ernest Dewal Kari Wuhrer as Jeri Gillen (as Kari Wuhrer) Stephen Lang as Alex Laughton Trent McDevitt as Male Student Sherril M. Turner as Chadwick Danny Comden as Craig Fox Valeria Golino as Elizabeth Laughton Bo Brinkman as Trooper Brown Robert Davi as Trooper Abbott Cameron Glaesner as Chris Richard Edson as Rodney Gillen Ellen Green as Della Selden Smith as Aleta Jewett Don Tilley as Clifford Jewett Geoffrey Lewis as Draper Jewett Jonathan Gray as Bassist Jay Clifford as Guitarist Evan Bivins as Drummer Kevin Short as Frat Rat Matt Haverkamp as Jimmy William J. MacDonald as Arresting Officer #1 Alan Preston as Arresting Officer #2 George Moffly as Drunken Santa

Crew Hector Velez - Art Director Kristin Ladner - Associate Producer Charles Jackson - Boom Operator Valorie Massalas - Casting Valerie Fusaro - Costume Designer Kelly Zitrick - Costume Designer Robert Lee - First Assistant Director Marco Londoner - First Assistant Director Salome Breziner - Director Gib Jaffe - Editor William J. MacDonald - Executive Producer Tom Berenger - Executive Producer Lori Ann Baker - Hair Styles Pat Glasser - Hair Styles Linda Lee - Location Manager Anton Sanko - Composer (Music Score) Sharal Churchill - Composer (Music Score) Pat Glasser - Makeup Ron Snyder-Britton - Makeup Les Stringer - Camera Operator Kelly Clear - Camera Operator Mauricio de Aguinaco - Production Designer Mauro Fiore - Cinematographer Brad Gordon - Production Manager Allan A. Apone - Producer George Moffly - Producer David Matalon - Producer Robert Greenwald - Producer Vern Hyde - Special Effects Bryan Arenas - Sound Recordist Eddy Donno - Stunts Tony Donno - Stunts Chuck Picerni, Jr. - Stunts Cal Johnson - Stunts Pete Antico - Stunts Jim Vickers - Stunts Coordinator Monty Cox - Stunts Coordinator Peter Wentworth - Unit Production Manager Randall Silvis - Screenwriter Randall Silvis - Book Author

An Occasional Hell
(not reviewed)
 

(no awards)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: Standard Digitally mastered Chapter stops Interactive menu Trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 93 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Menu Group #1 with 18 chapter(s) covering 01:32:42 1. Chapter 1 [5:02] 2. Chapter 2 [5:00] 3. Chapter 3 [4:59] 4. Chapter 4 [4:59] 5. Chapter 5 [4:59] 6. Chapter 6 [4:59] 7. Chapter 7 [4:59] 8. Chapter 8 [4:59] 9. Chapter 9 [4:59] 10. Chapter 10 [4:59] 11. Chapter 11 [4:59] 12. Chapter 12 [4:59] 13. Chapter 13 [4:59] 14. Chapter 14 [4:59] 15. Chapter 15 [4:59] 16. Chapter 16 [4:59] 17. Chapter 17 [5:00] 18. Chapter 18 [7:44]