Ragman (film)

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Movie
German title Ragman
Original title Trick or Treat
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1986
length 93 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Charles Martin Smith
script Michael S. Murphey ,
Joel Soisson ,
Rhet Topham
production Michael S. Murphey,
Joel Soisson
music Christopher Young
camera Robert Elswit
cut Jane Schwartz Jaffe
occupation

Ragman (Original: Trick or Treat ) is an American horror film by director and actor Charles Martin Smith from 1986. The film is Smith's directorial debut and is about a student who takes revenge on his classmates with the help of a resurrected rock musician. The production was released in US theaters on October 24, 1986.

Ozzy Osbourne starred in supporting roles as a moral preacher and Gene Simmons . The soundtrack for the film comes from Fastway , the band of former Motörhead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke .

action

The young metal fan Eddie "Ragman" Weinbauer is an outsider who is exposed to the everyday scorn and ridicule of his classmates in his high school . The personified loser suffers from social isolation and apart from his friend Roger does not have any social contacts. In addition, he is unhappily in love with the attractive Leslie, who does not look at him at first. Eddie bitterly flees into the world of metal music, which gives him confidence and strength; at the same time he keeps his suicidal tendencies under control.

When one day his controversial idol, heavy metal star Sammi Curr, 39 years old, dies in the flames of a hotel room, a world collapses for Eddie. He visits the radio presenter of the local radio station , who, to the youngster's surprise, has an as yet unreleased record by the metal star ready for him. While listening to the recording, Eddie realizes that the test compression is different from the previous discs and contains secret reverse messages . The deceased uses this to communicate with Eddie. The outsider gains self-confidence through the news from beyond. Accordingly, he is motivated to take on his former tormentors, especially school villain Tim.

Sammi Curr, the city's most famous son, was best known for his obscene lyrics and rude stage shows during his lifetime, whereupon the concerned parents' representatives obtained a ban on performing at the local high school. The devilish musician seeks revenge. With the help of his most loyal fan Eddie, he tries to attend the school's upcoming Halloween party.

Metal fan Eddie, meanwhile, has no idea of ​​Curr's uncontrollable life of its own. The loner life changes permanently, he gets closer to his beloved Leslie. When he later becomes aware of the consequences of his action, he tries to stop his former idol. Meanwhile, the reborn scandal rocker appears in human form at a Halloween party, where he gives a much-noticed concert , during which he slaughters the audience with electric flashes of light. The arriving Eddie and Roger manage to stop Curr; nevertheless a mass panic breaks out.

Eddie then destroys all copies of the satanic disk. At first he thinks he is safe. It soon turns out, however, that radio host Nuke wants to send a copy of the recording over the airwaves - backwards, of course. The associated resurrection of Curr cannot be prevented despite all efforts. From now on Eddie avoids everything electronic. But soon he realizes that he has to face his former hero and mentor, who has a strange susceptibility to moisture and wetness. Since Curr protects the last tape of his messages, which is in the possession of the local radio station, Eddie tries to lure his opponent away with a ruse. It attracts Curr's attention, leading him away from the transmitter; later they both fall down a half-finished bridge with a car. In the floods, Sammi Curr is ultimately banned. The courageous Leslie meanwhile destroys the diabolical bond. In the end, Leslie and Eddie are happily reunited.

Reviews

The Lexicon of International Films wrote that the mix of horror and teenage films dropped sharply "after a promising exposure" . The film is "ultimately just superficial entertainment."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. Entry on imdb.com - accessed September 20, 2009
  2. ^ Ragman in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed April 15, 2012