''The Blue Man'' (also known as ''Eternal Evil'') is a 1985 Canadian horror film directed by George Mihalka and starring

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, and Patty Talbot.

Premise

A dissatisfied Montreal director of

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is taught to astrally project himself by a mysterious woman. But soon he finds that he does it against his will when he sleeps, and while he does it, he commits savage acts against those in his life.

Cast

as Paul Sharpe *

as Janus *

as Kauffman * Patty Talbot as Jennifer Sharpe *

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as Scott * Andrew Bednarski as Matthew Sharpe * Bronwen Booth as Isis * Tom Rack as Dr. Meister * Joanne Côté as Helen * Philip Spensley as Bill Pearson *

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as Mick * Len Watt as Dr. Morton *

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as William Duval *

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as Monica Duval * Anthony Sherwood as Jensen * Walter Massey as John Westmore

Release

''The Blue Man'' had a limited release during the 1986 holiday season. The film won the Prix du public at the Avoriaz horror film festival in January 1987 and was nominated for two

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for Best Actor and Marvin Dolgay for Best Score. The film received a retrospective screening at the 2017 Fantasia Film Festival.

References

External links

* * 1985 films Canadian supernatural horror films 1985 thriller films Supernatural thriller films 1980s English-language films Films directed by George Mihalka English-language Canadian films Films set in Montreal Astral projection in popular culture 1980s Canadian films {{1980s-horror-film-stub