Released on Valentine’s Day 1991, Jonathan Demme’s The silence of the lambs recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. In addition to grossing more than $ 270 million internationally, the film became the third in history to win The Big Five at the Academy Awards. It happened one night in 1934 and one flew over the cuckoo’s nest in 1975. The silence of the lambs won Best Film, Director, Best Leading Actor, Best Leading Actress and Adapted Screenplay.
While the film dominated the attention of moviegoers throughout the year, other worthy horror films were released in 1991 as well. Some of the biggest names in Hollywood and in the horror genre put their personal stamp on horror films released on Friday. same year.
10 Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
Horror expert Wes Craven wrote and directed the original. A nightmare on Elm Street and the meta-sequel New nightmare, making way for other filmmakers to direct additional sequels to the franchise.
Directed by Rachel Talalay, Freddy is dead is a surreal, cartoonish continuation of Freddy Krueger’s hyper-violent reign of terror in Springwood, Ohio. Despite the poor reviews, the film remains a must-see for all Elm Street completists and Freddy Krueger fans alike.
9 Child’s Play 3
Child’s Play 3 features some of the funniest and most profane quotes from Chucky (Brad Dourif) the Deadly Doll, and some of his most barbaric episodes of violence. Years after the events of Child’s Play 2, teenager Andy Barclay (Justin Whalin) is sent to military school to get his life in order.
When Chucky follows Andy to the academy, the dummy kills Andy’s fellow cadets and military personnel while trying to take over the body of a young apprentice named Tyler (Jeremy Sylvers). The film has a must-see ending set in a spooky theme park.
8 Body parts
Best known for writing The hitcher, underrated filmmaker Eric Red wrote and directed the highly entertaining 1991 horror film Body parts. Jeff Fahey plays Bill Chrushank, a psychiatrist who works to rehabilitate convicted prisoners.
When Bill loses his arm in a horrible car accident, the appendix is hastily replaced by the severed arm of a serial killer. The arm proves to have a murderous mind of its own, prompting Bill to attempt to kill everyone he saw.
7 Popcorn
One of the most enjoyable horror comedies released in 1991 belongs to Popcorn, a silly slasher parody directed by Mark Herrier. Written by Deathdream Y Cat People type Alan Ormsby, the film follows maniacal stalking film students wearing a face mask who are launching a horror movie marathon.
Filled with self-reflective jokes and horror movies within the film, Popcorn It stands out for being fun and scary in equal measure.
6 The well and the pendulum
Edgar Allan Poe’s classic horror story, The well and the pendulum, comes to life through the terrifying 1991 adaptation of genre stalwart Stuart Gordon. Horror veteran Lance Henriksen plays Torquemada, a malevolent Grand Inquisitor in 1492 Spain.
When Maria (Rona De Ricci) publicly objects to Torquemada’s illegal penchant for human torture, the inquisitor begins a process of self-flagellation until he suspects the woman of witchcraft. With Maria imprisoned for her sins, her husband Antonio (Jonathan Fuller) storms the castle to rescue her, but is instead introduced to Torquemada’s new torture chamber.
5 The risen
Alien Y Return of the living dead scribe Dan O’Bannon directed The risen in 1991, a superb adaptation of HP Lovecraft’s 1927 novel The case of Charles Dexter Ward.
When chemical engineer Charles Ward (Chris Sarandon) leaves his wife and takes refuge in a secluded cabin, Detective John March (John Terry) is sent to investigate. It is soon discovered that Ward has an insatiable thirst for human blood that is connected to the catacombs below his cabin, as well as his necromantic ancestors.
4 The rapture
Michael Tolkin’s Fascinating Religious Horror Movie The rapture was listed at number 10 on the list of the most prominent film critic Roger Ebert Ten best movies of 1991. The movie stars Mimi Rogers as Sharon, a nympho who poses as a swinger in bars to find new sexual partners.
When a pious cult tells Sharon that the rapture is near, she reforms her life as a born-again Christian. Convinced that the abduction is imminent, Sharon takes her little daughter Mary (Kimberly Cullum) into the desert and does something unspeakable that she perceives as merciful.
3 The people under the stairs
With a satirical bent that points to neighborhood gentrification, Wes Craven The people under the stairs It is one of the most original films of the master of terror. The plot follows Fool (Brandon Adams), 13, on his birthday as he sneaks into the apartment of the owners who just evicted his family.
Along with thieves Leroy (Ving Rhames) and Spencer (Jeremy Roberts), Fool freaks out to discover mysterious children held captive behind the walls inside the apartment.
two Cape of fear
Martin Scorsese’s stellar remake of the 1962 film Cape of fear It’s a must-see for fans of the iconic director or his most frequent collaborator, Robert De Niro. Under the guise of a studio thriller, the film is a subliminal supernatural horror story of religious proportions.
Max Cady (De Niro) is a hardened criminal who seeks to avenge Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte), the prosecutor who mistakenly put him behind bars for 14 years. Cady begins to taunt and torment Sam’s family while turning his wife and daughter against him in the process. De Niro and her co-star Juliette Lewis earned Oscar nominations for their work.
1 The silence of the lambs
Jonathan Demme’s inimitable 1991 Best Picture winner, The silence of the lambs, remains one of the most famous movies ever made. The film fuses various genres in a way that transcends horror and defies description.
The drama centers on budding FBI agent Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) as she overcomes the horrors of her childhood to join Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant cannibal in captivity. As Lecter and Starling form a mutual trust, the gentle meat-eater helps the agent decipher the identity of Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine), a serial killer who has a penchant for skinning live women.
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