Evil Laugh Explained

Evil Laugh
Director:	Dominick Brascia, Jr.
Producer:	Steven Baio Dominick Brascia, Jr.
Screenplay:	Steven Baio Dominick Brascia, Jr.
Starring:	Myles O'Brien Dominick Brascia Jerold Pearson Kim McKamy
Music:	David Shapiro
Cinematography:	Stephen Sealy
Editing:	Brion McIntosh Michael Scott
Studio:	Wildfire Productions
Runtime:	87 minutes
Country:	United States

Evil Laugh is a 1986 American slasher film^[1] directed and starring Dominick Brascia, Jr. and stars Myles O'Brien, Jerold Pearson, and Kim McKamy. The film is about a group of medical students attacked by a masked killer while repairing a building over the weekend.^[2]

Plot

A decade ago, an orphanage has been rebuilt after being burned down following accusations of child molestation and abuse from the building's custodian. A group of medical students is brought in by pediatrician-turned-doctor to rebuild the building as a foster home, while a psychotic masked assailant stalks them.

Cast

• Kim McKamy as Connie
• Steven Baio as Johnny
• Tony Griffin as Sammy
• Jerold Pearson as Barney
• Myles O'Brien as Mark
• Jody Gibson as Tina
• Howard Weiss as Mr. Burns
• Karyn O'Bryan as Betty
• Susan Grant as Sadie
• Gary Hays as Jerry
• Hal Shafer as Chief Cash
• Johnny Venocur as Freddy
• Tom Shell as Delivery Boy
• Dominick Brascia as Evil Laugher

Reception

In his overview of horror films from the 1980s, Scott Aaron Stine described the film as "effortless tripe" and that "There is nothing, I repeat, nothing worthwhile or even remotely worthwhile or even remotely memorable about this waste of celluloid."

References

Sources

• Book: Stine, Scott Aaron. The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1980s. 2015. McFarland. 978-1-4766-1132-7.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Evil Laugh. AllMovie. 1 August 2019. Sandra. Brennan.
2. Web site: Brascia . Dominick . Evil Laugh (1986) review . The Revenge of That Was a Bit Mental . January 2015 . 18 August 2020.