Bad Dreams is a 80s Horror Movie with the Usual Cheesy Trappings, Plus the Unexpected.



Bad Dreams is original, interesting and well acted, with great effects to boot. This isn’t the 80s horror I know!

Written by The B-Movie Specialist Ronnie Angel
October 9, 2007

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Release: 1988
Directed by: Andrew Fleming
Written by: Andrew Fleming, Michael Dick, P.J. Pettiette, Yuri Zeltser and Steven E. de Souza

Starring:
Jennifer Rubin
as Cynthia
Bruce Abbott as Dr. Alex Karmen
Richard Lynch as Harris
Dean Cameron as Ralph
Harris Yulin as Dr. Berrisford



I can say with all honesty that Bad Dreams is one of the more interesting horror films I have seen lately. I was actually very entertained and impressed with what I originally thought would be just another cheesy mid 80s B-movie with bad hair, bad music, and crappy acting.

Well, the music is still cheesy and the hair and styles of the time are just as bad as ever, but Bad Dreams really manages to stand out above the rest of the pack with great acting,Bad Dreams - Crazy Cult Leader Harris Burns his followers an original story (okay it is slightly similar to Nightmare part 3, but still...) and of course,�tons upon tons of gore to make it all worth while!

�The movie revolves around Cynthia (played by the beautiful and overlooked actress Jennifer Rubin) when she wakes up from a thirteen year coma and finds herself in an institution. What is the cause of the coma? Well, when Cynthia was younger, she was brought up in a Jonestown-ish hippie love cult out in the desert called “Unity Fields”. We get to see the end of this sect with a mass�suicide by burning to death started by the crazed leader Harris (Richard�Lynch).�Cynthia managed to be the only survivor.

Bad Dreams (1988) Cynthia wakes from 13 year comaNow, years later after coming out of the�coma and being introduced to her "support group" and her doctors, Cynthia begins to be haunted by the spirit of a disfigured Harris. Harris shows up at the�institution and promises to kill everyone in her support group if she does not agree to join him again in the afterlife. What follows is nonstop excitement, action and gore packed horror with quite a decent amount of humor and insanity thrown in for good measure.

Like I said this one of the more interesting horror films I have seen lately. I even bought a copy immediately after the first viewing. There is tons upon tons of gore in this one of course, including a brutal self inflicted knife through the hand. Ouch!

Not only is there lots of gore, but surprisingly lots of expensive looking special effects! GASP! Not in the world of B-movie 80s horror I know! You will see it here.

Bad Dreams (1988) Harris as a burned spirit

In my opinion the back story does not get enough attention in horror movies, but in Bad Dreams the back story of the cult is excellent, making this movie more original. The story surrounding the institution also has a good amount of detail, along with some great twists and turns.

Bad Dreams (1988) Knife through the hand

Bad Dreams is the perfect horror movie any time for just good old fashioned entertainment. You will be entertained by 80s horror movie gem, and you should check it out if you can find it. Questions or comments about Bad Dreams? Discuss it on The Ossuary Forums!

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