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976-EVIL

976-EVIL

1988Movie⏱️ 1h 32mR
ComedyFantasyHorror
5.1
IMDB Rating
6,638 votes

People who dial 976-EVIL receive supernatural powers and turn into satanic killers. When Spike dialed 976-EVIL, he knew it was an expensive toll call, but he didn't know that he'd have to pay for it with his soul.

Director
Robert Englund
Writers
Rhet Topham, Brian Helgeland
Stars
Stephen Geoffreys, Patrick O'Bryan, Jim Metzler
Release Date
March 24, 1989
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 74
Reviews
📋 5.6K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Stephen Geoffreys
Stephen Geoffreys
as Hoax
Patrick O'Bryan
Patrick O'Bryan
as Spike
Jim Metzler
Jim Metzler
as Marty
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María Rubell
as Angela
Lezlie Deane
Lezlie Deane
as Suzie
J.J. Cohen
J.J. Cohen
as Marcus
Sandy Dennis
Sandy Dennis
as Aunt Lucy
Darren E. Burrows
Darren E. Burrows
as Jeff
Gunther Jenson
Gunther Jenson
as Airhead
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Jim Thiebaud
as Rags

💰 Box Office

$2,955,917
Worldwide Gross
$2,955,917
Domestic Gross
$794,049
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Ultra Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
112 E Lemon Ave, Monrovia, California, USA
Production
Cinetel Films, Horrorscope Productions

🏷️ Keywords

religious parentfemale topless nuditysupernatural powersupernatural serial murdersatanism

🎯 Categories

Dark ComedySupernatural HorrorComedyFantasyHorror

⭐ Featured Review

Interesting concept, but poor character development and editing bring it down a notch
by Aaron13752013-11-05
5/10

"I watched this movie after years of really wanting to. Funny that I watch it now in an age where a number such as this is pretty outdated. I also am surprised to see that Robert Englund directed this one and I think he did okay as most of the problems I found with the film came more from the story and from the editing. The imagery is great and it has some okay acting as it is not stiff, the end has the killer getting a bit too cute with the one liners actually reminding one a bit of Freddy Krueger's lines in the Elm Street horror films. The story has a strange phone number that seems to ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Robert Englund met his wife, set decorator Nancy Booth, while making this film.

📖 Synopsis

People who dial 976-EVIL receive supernatural powers and turn into satanic killers. When Spike dialed 976-EVIL, he knew it was an expensive toll call, but he didn't know that he'd have to pay for it with his soul.