“Man, this is the dumbest movie I ever saw!” What does it mean when one of the movie’s characters makes this pronouncement? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in TerrorVision (1986), a no-holds-barred, goofy festival of excess.

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 274 – TerrorVision (1986)

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Synopsis: Stan installs satellite TV for his family, but soon, he picks up a signal from another planet, and his television system becomes the gateway between the two. When a creature comes to his apartment, only their son Sherman sees it, but his parents don’t believe the boy.

Written & Directed by: Ted Nicolaou
Special Makeup Effects Artist: R. Christopher Biggs
Special Effects by:
- John Carl Buechler (tv monster and special effects makeup designer and supervisor: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries, Inc.)
- Brent Armstrong (creature fabricator & operator: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries, Inc.)
- Michael Deak (MMI Liaison USA: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries, Inc.)
- Cleve Hall (creature fabricator & operator: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries, Inc.)
- Daniel Hoffman (creature fabricator & operator: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries, Inc.)
- Robert Kurtzman (creature effects: fabrication & operation)
- Michelle Oggeri (creature fabricator & operator: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries, Inc.)
- Margherita Regina (creature fabricator & operator: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries, Inc.)
- Desiree Soto Vaughn (creature fabricator & operator: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries, Inc.) (as Desiree Vaughn-Soto)
- John Vulich (creature fabricator & operator: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries, Inc.)
Selected Cast:
- Diane Franklin as Suzy
- Gerrit Graham as Stan
- Mary Woronov as Raquel
- Chad Allen as Sherman
- Jon Gries as O.D. (as Jonathan Gries)
- Bert Remsen as Grampa
- Alejandro Rey as Spiro
- Randi Brooks as Cherry
- Jennifer Richards as Medusa
- Sonny Carl Davis as Norton
- Ian Patrick Williams as Nutky
- William Paulson as Pluthar
- John Leamer as Chauffeur
- Frank Welker as Monster voice

TerrorVision!! It’s a perfect example of “over-the-top” in all aspects of the film: the acting, the effects, the production design, and the script. The 80s Grue Crew also laud the casting and directing, resulting in pitch-perfect performances from Diane Franklin, Mary Woronov, Gerrit Graham, Chad Evans, Bert Remsen, Alejandro Rey, Randi Brooks, Jennifer Richards, and Sonny Carl Davis. Even the effects provided by John Carl Buechler and his shop could be perceived as over-the-top. What a fun fun movie! Check out our talkabout and see if you agree!

At the time of this writing, TerrorVision (1986) is available to stream from YouTube. It is also available on physical media along with The Video Dead as a double-feature Blu-ray formatted disc from SHOUT! Factory.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Bill, will be Dario Argento’s Opera (1987). Everybody loves giallo for the holidays!

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