The involvement of Paul Bartel in "Out of the Dark" goes beyond his appearance, with an atrocious wig, as the manager of the seedy Royale Motel. As executive producer he has influenced Bartel-like dark humor throughout the film. The supporting cast alone is reason to seek this one out. You get "Lust in the Dust" alumni Lanie Kazan, Geoffrey Lewis, Tab Hunter, and "Divine". In addition, Tracey Walters, Karen Black, and Bud Cort are on board. This story of a clown masked killer murdering phone sex girls, is creatively photographed, and the performances are enthusiastic. Unfortunately, "Out of the Dark" was "Divine's": final film. ...................... - MERK
Out of the Dark
1988
Action / Comedy / Crime / Horror / Thriller
Out of the Dark
1988
Action / Comedy / Crime / Horror / Thriller
Plot summary
A deranged killer wearing a clown mask begins preying on a group of young women working at a phone-sex company.
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Way better than it should be ..........
Predictable but passable slasher with sufficient wtf moments.
I first saw this in the early 90s on a vhs n found it to be a bit terrifying cos of the clown mask n the baseball bat n shovel scenes.
Revisited it recently on a fast forward mode.
The movie has enuff kills n nudity but the sex scene is lousy cos its shot in dim light n fast cut editing.
Tracey Walter was not at all convincing as a cop and his character barging inside a house with a shotgun and that too outta nowhere is like yo man wtf is that.
Walter got stereotyped as a comical character actor, especially aft Conan the Destroyer.
Another big wtf moment is the killer rising up after being shot as if it has some supernatural powers.
There is a very stupid scene where a guy sneaks inside an accountant's office but how he manages to get out is never shown. Like a piece of cake and that too with the accountant present.