The Mangler (film)

  • Ted Levine: John Hunton
  • Daniel Matmor: Mark Jackson
  • Vanessa Pike: Sherry Ouellette
  • Robert Englund: William 'Bill' Gartley
  • Demetre Phillips: George Stanner

The Mangler is a horror film from 1995, the " The Wäschemangler " by Stephen King based on the short story, which was published in the short story collection Night Shift.

Action

In the laundry " Blue Ribbon " the recurrence of fatal accidents involving the mangle. The Chief Inspector John Hunton takes on the investigation, focusing primarily on the imperious and abstruse owner of the Laundry Bill Gartley. Is a kind of inner link between Gartley and the machine. The finisher has a life of its own and calls once a year the blood of a virgin 16 -year-old. John Hunton and his friend Jackson try the machine with the help of occult practices on their own off and it develops a battle between man and machine.

Awards

  • Robert Englund won the award for best actor for his role in the 1995 Fanta Festival.

Reviews

The film was rated by virtually all critics as very bad:

  • " Ridiculous film adaptation of a Stephen King short story with an outrageous drama and a penchant for unintentionally comical stereotypes. " ( Encyclopedia of the international film )
  • " The only thing " The Mangler " makes rudimentary interesting is the impressive set design for the laundry. But naturally enough a scary equipment not to keep the spectators one and a half hours at whim. The rest is collar dirt, and thus is " the Mangler " is just another nail in the coffin for the permanently ailing horror movie. " ( Cinema)

Source: Dirk Jasper Filmlexikon

Trivia

  • The mangle was designed by Tobe Hooper's son William.
  • On the cover of the German FSK 16 DVD release of the original title is mistakenly called " Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers " is specified.

Continuations

  • 2001, a movie called The Mangler 2 was staged directly to DVD and video market, Lance Henriksen played the lead role.
  • 2005 The Mangler Reborn was produced, this film was released directly to video and DVD.
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