
Director: Jack Sholder
Writer: Jack Sholder, Robert Shaye, Michael Harrpster
Stars: Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz, Erland van Lidth
Countries: United States
Thanks to a major power cut, a gang of psychopaths breaks out of the Haven maximum security mental institute in order to lay siege to the psychiatrists who have tormented them over the years with their bizarre theories…
This is a movie I recently watched on YouTube. I remember looking up a full list of the movies that had appeared on USA’s Saturday Nightmares back in the 80s and early 90s, since that became one of my favorite shows after my family got cable tv. This was apparently one of the movies featured. While this movie could’ve been a little better, it didn’t like much being as good as I had hoped for. It features great performances from an excellent cast, including very creepy performances by Donald Pleasance, Jack Palance, and Martin Landau. The plot is also very appealing for a psychological/slasher movie. After a power outage knocks out all of the electricity in a small town, a group of psychotics escape from an insane asylum and embark on a murderous rampage, ultimately forcing an innocent family to fight for their lives in an unimaginable night of terror. This fright fest boasts an impressive screenplay and capable directing by Jack Sholder. Recommended.👍🏻👍🏻By the way, I would love it if you would download The Devonsville Terror.