''Doom Asylum'' is a

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film written by Rick Marx and directed by Richard Friedman. The film stars Michael Rogen,

Patty Mullen Patty Mullen is an American actress and model known for her starring role in the 1990 film ''Frankenhooker'', as well as for her dual role in the 1987 film ''Doom Asylum''. Mullen has been featured in the magazine ''Penthouse'', and was awarded wi ...

and,

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, in her film debut, and was released

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in March 1988.

Plot

Attorney Mitch Hansen and his fiancée Judy LaRue get into a car wreck that results in Judy being killed. During an

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on the seemingly-dead Hansen (which disfigures his face), he wakes up and kills the medical examiners. Ten years later, a group of friends, including Judy's daughter Kiki, have a

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near the asylum where Hansen was held. A

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band is using the asylum to practice some songs. However, Hansen still inhabits the asylum and plans to go after any perceived intruders.

Cast

as Judy LaRue / Kiki LaRue *Ruth Collins as Tina *

as Jane * William Hay as Mike *Kenny L. Price as Dennis *Harrison White as Darnell *Dawn Alvan as Godiva *Farin as Rapunzel *Michael Rogen as Mitch Hansen *Harvey Keith as Medical Examiner *Steven G. Menkin as Assistant Medical Examiner (credited as Steve Menkin) *Paul Giorgi as Fake Shemp

Release

The film was released on VHS as ''Doom Asylum'' from Academy Home Entertainment.

Reception

In his overview of 1980s horror films, Scott Aaron Stine declared it similar to other horror comedy films, finding it neither funny nor scary and he said that the film was "sophomoric drivel, the jokes are stale and the special effects are mostly awful."

References

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* 1988 horror films 1988 films 1980s slasher films American slasher films Slasher comedy films Films shot in New Jersey 1980s comedy horror films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{comedy-horror-film-stub