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In Search of Darkness

I thought that was brilliant. I think that also let people know that we were not as...

I thought that was brilliant. I think that also let people know that we were not as serious as they
maybe wanted Chainsaw 2 to be

Full Transcript

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I thought that was brilliant. I think that also
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let people know that we were not as serious as they maybe wanted Chainsaw 2 to be.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:34
Uploaded
Jun 05, 2025
Genres
documentary, horror
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.
The original poster art that Tobe wanted to go with was not going to be The Breakfast Club. - In Search of Darkness 00:06
The original poster art that Tobe wanted to go with was not ...
He ended up going with The Breakfast Club to sort of trick a lot of exhibitors into - In Search of Darkness 00:11
He ended up going with The Breakfast Club to sort of trick a...
You have to remember that advertising very seldom actually represents the movie correctly. - In Search of Darkness 00:06
You have to remember that advertising very seldom actually r...
Had I seen the artwork for Chopping Mall, I also would not have rented it. - In Search of Darkness 00:04
Had I seen the artwork for Chopping Mall, I also would not h...
The gimmick with The Howling was that we wanted to position it as a normal slasher-ish kind - In Search of Darkness 00:10
The gimmick with The Howling was that we wanted to position ...
Eventually, they came up with what I think was a very clever poster of a clawed hand - In Search of Darkness 00:08
Eventually, they came up with what I think was a very clever...
And in Europe for whatever reason they decided they didn't want to use the woman, they wanted - In Search of Darkness 00:06
And in Europe for whatever reason they decided they didn...
So, in the British ads, it's the same ad but instead of a woman's face, it's a snout. - In Search of Darkness 00:06
So, in the British ads, it's the same ad but instead of...
You wanted to try to differentiate your product from movies that were aimed at a somewhat - In Search of Darkness 00:14
You wanted to try to differentiate your product from movies ...
However you have to misrepresent the movie and then by the time they've seen it - In Search of Darkness 00:06
However you have to misrepresent the movie and then by the t...
Well, back in the '80s the slasher films not withstanding, - In Search of Darkness 00:06
Well, back in the '80s the slasher films not withstandi...
You had a lot of directors who had kind of started off in low budgets in the 70s getting - In Search of Darkness 00:10
You had a lot of directors who had kind of started off in lo...
You had John Carpenter going from Halloween to The Fog, Escape from New York and The Thing. - In Search of Darkness 00:05
You had John Carpenter going from Halloween to The Fog, Esca...
You had David Cronenberg who went from Rabid and The Brood up to Scanners and then - In Search of Darkness 00:06
You had David Cronenberg who went from Rabid and The Brood u...
Scanners was one that I saw probably too young. - In Search of Darkness 00:05
Scanners was one that I saw probably too young.
My friend and I rented it because of course, the cover art alone. - In Search of Darkness 00:05
My friend and I rented it because of course, the cover art a...
You can't talk about '80s horror and not mention the Scanners head blowing up. - In Search of Darkness 00:05
You can't talk about '80s horror and not mention t...
When that happens, it is so gruesome and visceral that even as a kid I was like this is the - In Search of Darkness 00:10
When that happens, it is so gruesome and visceral that even ...
And just stuff is flying everywhere and I know they took a shotgun and they used, they - In Search of Darkness 00:08
And just stuff is flying everywhere and I know they took a s...
That explosion is probably the shot across the bow of the old guard. - In Search of Darkness 00:09
That explosion is probably the shot across the bow of the ol...