They'll get you in the end.
A young man and his girlfriend move into the man's old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a need to control ancient demons.
Ghoulies (1984) is a horror and comedy film directed by Luca Bercovici, released on November 16, 1984 with a runtime of 1h 21m. It stars Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan, Michael Des Barres and Ralph Seymour. Viewers rate it 4.9 out of 10 across 302 ratings.
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Peter Liapis
as Jonathan Graves
Lisa Pelikan
as Rebecca
Michael Des Barres
as Malcolm Graves
Ralph Seymour
as Mark (Toad Boy)
Victoria Catlin
as Anastasia
Keith Joe Dick
as Dick
Charene Cathleen
as Robin
Jack Nance
as Wolfgang
Peter Risch
as Grizzel
Scott Thomson
as Mike
Tamara De Treaux
as Greedigut
Mariska Hargitay
as Donna
Directed by Luca Bercovici, written by Luca Bercovici and Jefery Levy, produced by Jefery Levy.
Average viewer score of 4.9/10 from 302 ratings.
Not enough Ghoulies!! If the cover of your movie has a creature popping out of toilet. I your movie, you better have a creature popping out of a toilet. It’s Chekhov's gun. There was no ghoulie that ever popped out of a toilet. I was waiting the entire movie for a puppet to pop out of a toilet, and never got it! Aside from that this movie is still pretty bad. The main actor has some weird green eyes that glow when…
Reviewed on March 3, 2016
Almost seems like someone had an idea for a bland cultist horror flick script, but was told "Gremlins are big, you gotta put some little dudes in this!", so they wrote in a couple of midgets, were subsequently told that didn't count, so wrote in some slimy puppets, but forgot to get rid of the bit they'd written about the midgets, and somehow made their bland idea straight-up bad. This came out the same years as…
Reviewed on December 18, 2019
The ghoulies get a few kills in, but this is mostly focused on Jonathan becoming obsessed with acquiring power and knowledge in occult fashion. It's a good, silly B-movie with plenty of Satanic nonsense, just don't expect the ghoulie puppets to be front and center.
Reviewed on August 8, 2024
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The main cast of Ghoulies (1984) includes Peter Liapis, Lisa Pelikan, Michael Des Barres, Ralph Seymour and Victoria Catlin. The film was directed by Luca Bercovici. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Ghoulies was released on November 16, 1984 and runs for 1h 21m.
Ghoulies (1984) holds an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from 302 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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