David Parry, Fox Harris, Gene Zerna

Mrs. Van Houten has shown signs of losing touch with reality, and her husband discusses possible treatment with Dr. Caligari, who says Mrs. Van Houten has a disease of the libido. The staff want Dr. C...( read more  read more... )aligari removed from their facility due to her controversial experiments with electroshock and hypothalamus injections. As Dr. Caligari continues experimenting with her patients, her daughter and son-in-law attempt to stop her.

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R, 80 minutes

Directed by: Stephen Sayadian

Release Date: June 1, 1989

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  • August 23, 2009
    The granddaughter of Dr. Caligari performs neurological experiments on her asylum patients in this surreal and sexy low-budget R-rated oddity by a director better know for avant-garde hardcore porn films like CAFE FLESH and NIGHTDREAMS. The sets and costumes are cheap but very i...( read more)nventive, but the amateurish acting and joyless villain hold it back from being much more than an intriguing curio.
  • September 7, 2009
    Unmistakeably an '80s cult item--If you like such odd relics of that era as Pee-Wee's Playhouse, Forbidden Zone, and videos by Devo and the Residents, then (1) you're awesome! and (2) you owe it to yourself to see this, and you owe me $20.

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