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Waxwork

Waxwork

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  • United States,
  • United Kingdom,
  • West Germany
  • 1988
  • · 97m

Director Anthony Hickox
Cast Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Michelle Johnson, David Warner, Dana Ashbrook, John Rhys-Davies
Genre Horror, Comedy

Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious.

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63

Slant Magazine by Kenji Fujishima

Waxwork is certainly no hidden horror gem, but its flashes of wit and genuine enthusiasm for the horror genre are enough to make it a reasonably enjoyable time.

50

Time Out

The portmanteau horror movie makes a hesitant comeback with this jokey teen splatter pic.

40

Los Angeles Times by Michael Wilmington

Hickox, the son of Douglas (Theatre of Blood) Hickox, shows a derivative, choppy, jagged style in his feature debut. He makes an uneasy stew of this mix of hip, flip teen-slasher gore and movie-buff aestheticism, of callous black humor and smarmy sentimentality. There’s a big problem here: too much waxy buildup.

25

TV Guide Magazine

Gorehounds will likely be pleased by the graphic bloodletting, but there's little else of interest here.