Thursday, 9 January 2025

756 Watchers ( 1988 )

This  film is  loosely based on a  Dean Koontz novel, so loose in fact that it  renders  the  title irrelevant. Who's  watching  who and  that's  not  the  only  question  left  unanswered by  the  film's  conclusion.  A  dog  escapes from a  government  research  centre  following  an  unexplained  explosion and is  pursued by a maniacal creature that can track it telepathically and kills  anything that gets in the way. The  dog  finds  its  way  to  the  home  of  young Travis ( Corey Haim )  but  the  creature isn't  far  behind. There  are  one  or  two things  to  like  about  the  film such  as  Michael Ironside's villain  and  Travis  taking his mum along when  he  goes  on  the  run  but  the  tone is  too  uneven,. One  moment  you're in Scooby Doo  territory,then  there's another gory killing. The  creature when  finally  revealed is  ridiculous.

Barbara Williams ( as Nora )

Sex : No

Death : Survives


Barbara was  born in Vancouver  and  started appearing on Canadian TV in the late  seventies. She met  her  first  husband Nick Mancuso on the set of her second film  Tell Me  That  You Love Me . She had a solid career as a TV actress  and  supporting player in films. In 1993, she  married political activist  Tom Hayden who was previously  married to Jane Fonda.

Lala  Sloatman ( as Tracey )

Sex : Tracey  starts  undressing  for  Travis but  they  are  interrupted.

Death : Survives


Lala  is  the  neice of  Frank  Zappa  and  is  more  famous  for  her  love life than her undistinguished film career. She  was  dating Corey  Haim  in  real life when they made  this and they also appeared  together in Dream A Little Dream. She then moved on to C Thomas Howell  and  was  briefly maried to singer  Chris  Robinson in the mid-nineties. Her acting  career appeared  to  have  peterd out  by  then  but  she  briefly  resurafced in  2003  and 2011. 

Ghislaine and Justine Crawford ( as Girls at School )

Sex : No

Death : Survive


These  sisters appeared  together six times across  film and  TV ( and  each  has one  other  credit )  But  I  can't  find  a  common link between their  outings.







 
 

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