976-Evil

976-Evil (1989)

  • 0% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 30% of users liked it
    (9,110 ratings)

This underrated teen-revenge horror film starring Stephen Geoffreys (Fright Night) was the directorial debut of Robert Englund, best known as Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. Geoffreys plays Hoax, a picked-on nerd who lives with his religious-nut mother Lucy (the marvelous Sandy… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Rhet Topham, Brian Helgeland
Genres
Horror
In Theaters
Mar 22, 1989 Wide
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...a hopelessly obnoxious piece of work...

  • Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

    Englund's attempt at directing fails miserably.

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    É um alívio saber que Englund desistiu da carreira de diretor depois desta sua estréia pavorosa.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    There are worse horror flicks, but that doesn't make this worth watching.

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    An unsual combination of "Revenge of the Nerds" meets "The Lawnmower Man"

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  • Jeff "


    Robert Englund's 976-Evil is a terrible horror film. The film is one of those horror films that had the potential of being a good horror outing, unfortunately the film is bland, ineffective and boring. The horror elements in this film are poorly conceived, and really… More

  • Tim S


    There is some good stuff floating around in this movie, but it's just too mediocre to be considered a classic. With Robert Englund at the directing helm and starring Stephen Geofferys, it had some potential, but it just falls flat in the end. I'd still like to see the uncut… More

  • Dr Blood  


    This is the reason why Robert Englund should stick to acting and not directing. The story, which is more or less "Carrie" all over again, is a complete mess and far too jokey to deliver any scares.

  • Sylvester K


    The film really did not make any sense at all, random deaths and campy characters seemed more clumsy than scary. Robert Englund proved that he should stay far away from directing.

  • Nicky M


    Directed by Freddy Krueger, it's just what I remember bad 80's horror to be. Dated cheesiness at 2 in the morning. Had forgotten it starred the kid who was also Evil Ed in Fright Night.

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