The Mangler Movie Review 1994

Laundry machine munches workers in a small-town Maine industrial plant. Bossman Englund's only concern (besides huge workman's comp premiums) is keeping the machine well-fed. Weak attempt at horror by veteran Tobe "If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing" Hooper that tries to capitalize on the popularity of story originator Stephen King. Offers little in plot or scare, but fans of the gore genre will enjoy the overuse of chunky-style blood and guts spewed from the monstrous steam ironer and folder that is apparently possesed by the devil. About 45 minutes too long for anybody to suspend their disbelief.

Distribution

Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, Phone: (818)407-9100, Email: inquiries@image-entertainment.com, URL: http://www.image-entertainment.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 106 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adapted from a Story, Books to Film: Stephen King, Devils, Killer Appliances, Occult, Satanism

Screenplay

Tobe Hooper, Peter Welbeck, Stephen Brooks

Cast

Robert Englund, Ted Levine, Daniel Matmor, Vanessa Pike, Demetre Phillips, Lisa Morris, Ashley Hayden, Vera Blacker

Cinematography

Amnon Salomon

Director

Tobe Hooper

Music

Barrington Pheloung

Producer

Anant Singh, Harry Alan Towers, Sudhir Pragjee, Sanjeev Singh, Helena Spring, Distant Horizon, Stuart Fleming, New Line Cinema