Terror ode to old Hollywood.
Bartok Kinski | Prague | 05/25/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
""Terror Night" (also called "Bloody Movie"). Standard horror set-up as a group of young adults provide the body-count after trespassing in old mansion. The film is given enough quirk and energy to sustain interest.
Plot centers around "Lance Haywood" (John Ireland), former screen idol presumed dead. Haywood kills each person according to different film roles. Great cast includes John Ireland, Cameron Mitchell, Alan Hale Jr., Dan Haggerty, Jamie Summers in bubble bath, Michelle Bauer running around naked, and a body ripped in half during the opening minutes. There are also sepia flashbacks to the killer's past screen glories, and a slashed-up head banger who fights to death with Haywood in knight's armor.
Plenty of movie posters of Haywood's films and a confusing and indifferent climax. It's like FADE TO BLACK with a great ode to old Hollywood."