Final Terror DVD

The Final Terror
This mediocre slasher film from director Andrew Davis is worth watching more for its cast than for its cliched story. The film is set in the usual isolated forest, where a ratty-looking killer (who seems to be covered with Spanish moss) makes survival difficult for some foul-tempered campers. Among the doomed are future luminaries Rachel Ward, Daryl Hannah, and Adrian Zmed. The leaders, played by Joe Pantoliano and Mark Metcalf, are some of the most irritating characters in any 1980s slasher film, bickering until they sound like tenderfoot versions of Barnes and Elias from Platoon. The characters' constant ill temper is designed to add to the tension, but serves only as a distraction. The murders are low-key and dull, save for Metcalf's well-handled death scene, and the obligatory "telling of the legend" is less spooky than obnoxious. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Cast John Friedrich as Zorich Adrian Zmed as Cerone Daryl Hannah as Windy Rachel Ward as Margaret Mark Metcalf as Mike Lewis Smith as Boone Cindy Harrel as Melanie Joe Pantoliano as Eggar

Crew Alexia Corwin - Art Director Sue Miller - Costume Designer Luca Kouimelis - First Assistant Director Andrew Davis - Director Erica Flaum - Editor Hannah Washong - Editor Paul Rubell - Editor Susan Justin - Editor Susan Justin - Composer (Music Score) Ken Myers - Makeup Special Effects Randall Robinson - Camera Operator A. Davidescu - Cinematographer Joe Roth - Producer Samuel Z. Arkoff - Producer Ken Myers - Special Effects Neill Hicks - Screenwriter Jon George - Screenwriter Ronald Shusett - Screenwriter

The Final Terror
(not reviewed)
 

(no awards)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: Fullscreen presentation English 2.0 Dolby Digital Scene selections Digitally mastered Interactive menus 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: 81 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Final Terror 1. A Few Scratches [13:11] 2. It Aint Funny [25:41] 3. New Plan [18:16] 4. A Trap? [24:15]