Wes Craven's Shocker (1989) - Horace Pinker Killer - Underrated or Just Bad

[@BacktotheFeatureWithDwen]

Would you rate this as Wes Craven's worst film?

[@jezebel8551]

No. There's far worse ones like New Nightmare or Last House on the Left

[@BacktotheFeatureWithDwen]

@@jezebel8551 Good point about New Nightmare.

[@jezebel8551]

@@BacktotheFeatureWithDwen can't stand that one

[@Digital_Piss]

I've always known of this film from the movie poster art, I had no idea it's so wacky

[@BacktotheFeatureWithDwen]

This movie was nuts. I remember sitting in the theater wondering what the heck happened in the middle. All of a sudden the movie went in a whole new direction.

[@IanFindly-iv1nl]

THAT 4:05 was pretty FUNNY! . .. and shocking indeed.

[@bsharp3281]

This was the early days of computer FX. I'll bet access to new digital FX became a thing in the middle of production, changing the action a lot.

[@BacktotheFeatureWithDwen]

I read somewhere that the vfx guy got burned out during production because he was trying to do too much and was having trouble delivering what he had promised Craven.

[@sabrinatscha2554]

Thanks for the summary. I couldn’t have sat through that entire thing. Also: what’s a “pause button”?

[@keng.2468]

Keep in mind, this was Craven's attempt at creating a new Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. I actually don't mind this movie and it's become a guilty pleasure of mine. Craven was known for his rubber reality concepts and this one is much fun, despite the earlier days of digital effects that makes the film a little silly at times. Mitch Pillegi is fun in the role of Horace Pinker and that fact alone is worth watching the movie for.

[@tchase4726]

I can’t believe you just skated over the fact that Pinker was played by a pre-X Files Mitch Pileggi.

[@baldstevegames9080]

My friends and I saw this in high school and thought it was the greatest thing ever. I haven't seen it since and am afraid to.

[@DanielGarcia-us7tf]

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[@SelenaJarvis-Jordan]

Lawnmower Man made me feel the same way

[@Jayasama45]

i honestly still love this movie🤣🤣my dad let me watch it in early 06-07

[@SelenaJarvis-Jordan]

As a kid, I really liked this movie

[@brandonc2859]

Schocker scared the fuck out of me at 4 years old

[@HubCityMan]

I remember seeing this as a 6yr old

[@SelenaJarvis-Jordan]

According to your movie ticket, you saw this movie on my 11th birthday