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Mortuary Academy (1991)
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Synopsis
Sam Grimm (
Perry Lang
) and his brother Max (
Christopher Atkins
) stand to inherit the mortuary academy that bears their family name in this black comedy. The two brothers must first graduate, and their progress is monitored by school manager Dr. Paul Truscott (Paul Bartell) and the academy's top lecturer Mary Purcell (
Mary Woronov
). Truscott is blackmailed when he falls in love with a corpse (Cheryl Starbuck), a beautiful cheerleader who choked to death on popcorn. Dickson (
Tracey Walter
) is the mechanical wizard whose animatronic expertise brings a dead heavy-metal band back to life for one last encore performance. Co-starring
Wolfman Jack
and
Cesar Romero
. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
Cast
Christopher Atkins
Max Grimm
Paul Bartel
Dr. Paul Truscott
Lynn Danielson
Valerie
Wolfman Jack
Bernie Berkowitz
Cesar Romero
Captain
Cheryl Starbuck
Corpse
Tracey Walter
Dickson
Anthony James
Abbott Smith
Perry Lang
Sam Grimm
Mary Woronov
Mary Purcell
Production Crew
Gary New
Art Director
Gary New
Art Director
Ronald Vidor
Cinematographer
Roy H. Wagner
Cinematographer
Brian Mann
Composer (Music Score)
Brian Mann
Composer (Music Score)
David Spear
Composer (Music Score)
Michael Schroeder
Director
Ellen Keneshea
Editor
Jon Rothschild
Production Designer
Alain Silver
Production Manager
Robert Trevor Black
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1991
Runtime: 86
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy
Color type
Monaco/Foto-Kem color
Sound
Ultra-Stereo
Produced by
Landmark Films
Release
May 13, 1988 (USA)
by Taurus Entertainment
© 2008 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.