'' (a.k.a.
Deadly Terror ) is a
1993 and
1994 Science Fiction and
Horror film from
20th Century Fox . It was written by
William Davies and
William Osborne , directed by
Rachel Talalay , and produced by
Paul Schiff . Among the cast are
Karen Allen ,
Chris Mulkey ,
Ted Marcoux ,
Wil Horneff , and
Jessica Walter .
The film is based on a
Serial Killer Karl Hochman (
Marcoux ), the "address book killer" who is nearly slain by a head-on collision with a truck. At the emergency room his mind is transferred into a computer due to an electrical storm, due to an electrical surge running through the
CAT Scan machine he is in. As a network-based entity he plots to continue his killing spree, using the
Electrical Grid , appliances, and the
Computer Network .
He obtains the address book of Terry Munroe (''
Holodecks . The heroes then proceed to activate an
Atom Smasher which appears to draw in the killer and destroy him.
Karen Allen Chris Mulkey Ted Marcoux Wil Horneff Jessica Walter Brandon Quintin Adams Rick Ducommun
Nancy Fish Jack Laufer Shevoone Durkin Richard McKenzie Mimi Lieber Mickey Gilbert Ken Thorley Carl Gabriel Yorke Richard Schiff Clayton Landey Walter Addison Matthew Glave Carlease Burke Michael LaGuardia Charles Haugk Chris Ellis Robert Lamar Kemp Dom Magwili Haunani Minn Charles Stransky Alix Koromazy Helen Greenburg Nigel Gibbs Andrew Woodworth Zack Phifer Don Keith Opper Mitchell R. Parnes Edwina Moore Rick Scarry
This film was filmed in
Cleveland ,
Ohio in color with
Dolby SR sound and runs for 104 minutes.
The movie was not generally well received by most critics. Common criticisms were of some sub-par acting and a weak, implausible plot that failed to build suspense.
- Even though the movie was filmed in Cleveland , Ohio the gym at the beginning was filmed in Santa Monica , California .
- Approximately forty minutes into the movie, a computer is scrolling through a list of names in a phone book, in search of its next victim. The names listed are mostly Hollywood producers. Going through the list slowly reveals Caryn Mandab(ach) , Wink Martindale , Lorne Michaels ( Saturday Night Live ), Bill Melendez ,( Charlie Brown Specials), Neal Marlens ( Growing Pains ), Thomas L. Miller , ( Full House ),and a host of others.
- The name the computer is searching for is Terry Munroe,which (maybe by coincidence) happens to be the birth name of actor Stepin Fetchit .The DVD may have been released before January 17 , 2006 in January 2006 .
- At Terry's ATM and on the computer address search, her last name appears as Munroe. On her son's computer info, his name is spelled as Monroe which is what the credits show.
