Night Vision (1987)- Stacy Carson (2)

Director: Michael Krueger

Stars: Stacy Carson, Shirley Ross and Tony Carpenter

Genre:  Horror

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Running Time: 107

Mins Tagline: "A Window To The Future and A Gate To Hell"

I love obscure movies. Sometimes, No one known’s of them, so that means you don’t really know if they are going to be good or not. This is the case with Night Vision:  A bizarre and forgotten gem from the 80’s.  I found this movie in a flea market (where else?)  And it called my attention with the cover, that didn’t say much, but did enough to make me pay a buck for it. After viewing the tape, I was left a little surprised at how decent it was. I thought it was going to be just another random, bad, 80’s flick. Even if it was cheesy, which i believe was the intention, it worked on not taking itself too seriously. I would actually like to see this movie be remade by David Lynch; this is his kind of style, at least in theme, not in cinematography.

Night Vision tells the tale of a nerdy 20 something year old, who leaves Kansas and moves to New York, to aspire in becoming a famous writer. He hopes the city will open his mind into writing interesting and provocative ideas, which he indeed will find. After helping a guy from some strange muggers, who later we find out are in fact satanic leaders, he befriends the man he saves. But little does this innocent country boy know that the guy is actually a thief. This 4 feet thief, who is a Joe Pesci wanabe; the guy out of “good faith” gives the kid a VCR (remember those machines?) The VCR actually has a demonic tape inside, that posses people, and makes them foresee future murders.   The young writer eventually gets possessed by the VCR and can’t stop his thoughts on what he saw in the tape.  

I was actually pleased by this little bizarre flick. It wasn’t exactly violent or anything, it actually relied more on plot. Unfortunately and fortunately it has bad acting, which gives you a sensation that it shouldn’t be taken seriously at all.  I recommend this movie to anyone who wants to see something bizarre, cheesy, and entertaining.  Oh and don’t try to find out who the satanic people are, they never explain it, and I didn’t care really, it works without the explanation. If you are looking for this movie, I suggest looking for it on eBay or Amazon.