Jack-O (1995)
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15% of users liked it
(148 ratings)
This Florida-lensed slasher silliness (not surprisingly produced by exploitation overlord Fred Olen Ray) is enlivened only slightly by posthumous cameos from John Carradine and Cameron Mitchell, as well as appearances from B-movie "Scream Queens" Linnea Quigley and Brinke Stevens. The plot… More This Florida-lensed slasher silliness (not surprisingly produced by exploitation overlord Fred Olen Ray) is enlivened only slightly by posthumous cameos from John Carradine and Cameron Mitchell, as well as appearances from B-movie "Scream Queens" Linnea Quigley and Brinke Stevens. The plot is basically a riff on the standard Freddy Krueger-esque supernatural-maniac formula, only here the unstoppable psycho is merely a lumbering ghoul with a big pumpkin for a head, awakened from a cursed sleep on Halloween night by the usual handful of obnoxious teenage morons. Amid confusing flashback sequences and some phony occult blathering (courtesy of the town witch), we're told that Jack-O is the incarnation of a murdered farmer who has returned to avenge himself by taking a scythe to his killers' ancestors, but this particular pumpkinhead's people-reaping spree seems to cover a much broader swath, including a crop of nubile young things -- preferably just out of the shower, or fresh from a randy romp in the local cemetery. Even allowing for a certain camp appeal, there's not an original concept to be found amid the abundant nudity and severed limbs. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Steve Latshaw
- Genres
- Horror
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 10, 1995 Wide
- Studio
- Triboro
Critic Reviews
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Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser
A cheap horror effort, it has pathetic acting, a jumbled up story and limpid pacing, yet there are several nice murders and somehow, for all its shortcomings, the film seems to capture the spirit of the day it honors. It is basically about a guy with a bi
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Cast
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Linnea Quigley
as Carolyn Miller
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Rebecca Wicks
as Linda Kelly
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Gary Doles
as David Kelly
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Ryan Latshaw
as David Kelly, Sean
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Catherine Walsh
as Vivian Machen
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Rachel Carter
as Julie Miller
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Tom Ferda
as Jim
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Bill Cross
as Richard Watson
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Helen Keeling
as Amanda Watson
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Thor Schweigerath
as Robbie
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Christina Connell
as Sarah
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Lacy Kelly
as Shannon
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George Castells
as Brent
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Bernie Fidello
as Simms
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Michael Walsh
as Paul
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Mike Conner
as Arthur Kelly
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Katy Maznicki
as Eunice Kelly
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Vic Savage
as Cable Installer
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Ron Bernard
as Rush Gingbaw
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Rick Riggs
as Daniel Kelly
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Rhonda Riggs
as Jewell Kelly
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Dr. Tom Ferguson
as Tom Mason
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John Carradine
as Walter Machen
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Cameron Mitchell
as Dr. Cadaver
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Brinke Stevens
as Witch
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Dawn Wildsmith
as Sorceress
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Heidi Kneisl
as The Hell Pigs
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Kerrylynn Dekanski
as The Hell Pigs
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Joe Solari
as The Hell Pigs
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Patrick Moran
as Jack-O-Lantern
- Brian Bradley
- David R. Watkins
- Tracy Yarkoni
- Justice Leak
- Kevin L. Powers
- April Glover
- Cheri Christian
- Sacha Dzuba
