Claude Earl Jones, Clint Howard, Haywood Nelson

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R, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Eric Weston

Release Date: February 26, 1982

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DVD Release Date: July 13, 2004

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  • November 25, 2009
    Not the best of the video nasties but it is a great slice of early 80's horror. It's best described as a male version of Carrie, with computers and devil worship, just not as good.
  • February 23, 2007
    Stanley Coopersmith (Howard) is a young man with a lot on his plate. Not only has he have to overcome the tragic loss of his parents but he finds himself on the receiving end of daily humilation dished out by the teaching staff and fellow students at the military school he attend...( read more)s. Naturally angry at this injustice and desperate for revenge, Stanley decides to unleash the powers of evil (with the aid of his computer skills) after discovery a book written by a 16th Century monk banished by the Spanish Inquisition.

    Whilst not the most original plotline committed to celluloid (think CARRIE but goofier and without the periods), Evilspeak is an enjoyable romp nonethless and this is due in no small part to the presence of B-movie legend Clint Howard. The film takes its time building up the audience's sympathy for his geeky character and rewards your patience with an unforgettable sword weilding, blood splattering ending. Sure the whole Satanic monk exacting revenge through a computer aspect is not the most convincing of ideas, but when you have got a possessed nerd gravitating through the air with an army of killer pigs who cares?

    As for everything else, well it is pretty basic stuff with the supporting cast being rather non-descript and the special effects visibly low budget. The scare factor is relatively low but the action is solidly directed by Eric Weston.

    Obviously blood spurting dummies were deemed too hardcore by the BBFC in the 80s, has the film was banned during the infamous "Video Nasty" period. Gorehounds looking for something spectacular maybe a little disappointed ( compared to modern films like Saw and Hostel, Evilspeak is positively quaint) but this is certainly worth a rent.
  • October 29, 2009
    A nerdy kid at a military academy gets revenge on a group of bullies by using a computer to summon up the ancient spirit of a Satanist. As you do.
  • November 1, 2007
    Not interested. I generally avoid horror movies.
  • April 17, 2007
    Slow-moving, but well worth the wait. Great rampage at the end!
  • March 5, 2007
    the last ten mins is the best of this movie !
  • December 3, 2006
    Cooperdick plots vengeance of an epic proportion on his jock schoolmates and meets a doggy friend! But the doggy friend is killed, so Cooperdick turns into Lucifer's Pawn and destroys teh whoal church!!!!!!!!!!!

    The PIGS RUN WILD IN THE HALLS OF JESUS AND MURDER ALL WHO HAVE SMI...( read more)TED THE GREAT Stanley Coopersmith. SUCH EMOTIONAL STRUGGLE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER.
  • December 3, 2006
    I would like to see this, i think...
  • October 8, 2006
    definitely one of my favourites. original screenplay and fun gore.
  • August 7, 2006
    clint howard plays cooperdick, i mean coopersmith who is just an average guy who summons satan through his computer and kills people

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  • davefmcdougall
    October 6, 2007
    I liked the movie. It's a spookier version of the 'Revenge of the Nerds' Same concept but a little more bolder , cuz it's just one nerd against many. I liked the movie so much that I want to buy it. My little brother and I alays get a kick out of watching Clint fly through the air. WUBBYGUSS

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