‘A horror film with guts’
Slime City is a 1988 comedy horror splatter film about a student moves into a run-down building in New York City. His bizarre neighbours make a concoction in their apartment they call wine, but when he takes some of it, he turns into a deformed, murderous monster.
The movie was written and directed by Gregory Lamberson (Widow’s Point; Johnny Gruesome; Killer Rack; Dry Bones). Also known as The Slime
The movie stars Robert Sabin (Naked Fear; Undying Love; I Was a Teenage Zombie), Mary Hunter (Undying Love; Ghoul School), TJ Merrick, Dick Biel, Jane Reibel, Bunny Levine and Allen Rickman.
In 2008, Lamberson wrote a book about his filmmaking experiences on this movie and his oeuvre, Cheap Scares! Low Budget Horror Filmmakers Share Their Secrets, published by McFarland.
In 2009, Lamberson directed a belated sequel, Slime City Massacre, starring Robert Sabin and Scream Queen Debbie Rochon.
Plot:
Artist Alex and his girlfriend are looking for a cheap New York City apartment to move into and eventually find one. However, their gothic new neighbour seduces Alex while his girlfriend is away.
Following the incident, Alex begins to turn into an angry, melting monster. He finds that the only way he can return to normal is to commit murder. His girlfriend must learn the cult secret of the apartment and the brutal massacre that took place centuries ago…
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Previous releases:
Slime City was released on VHS in the United States by Camp Video in 1989.
The film was released in the United Kingdom under the title The Slime in 1993 by VIPCO.
The film was released on a special edition DVD by Shock-O-Rama Horror Cinema in 2005. The uncut DVD was re-released in July 2009, with Lamberson’s other features, Undying Love and Naked Fear, under the title Greg Lamberson’s Slime City Grindhouse Collection.
Cast and characters:
Craig Sabin … Alex (as Robert C. Sabin)
Mary Huner … Lori / Nicole
T.J. Merrick … Jerry
Dennis Embry … Roman
Dick Biel … Detective Irish
Jane Doniger Reibel … Lizzy
Bunny Levine … Ruby
Marilyn Oran … Selina
T. Clay Dickinson … Derelict
Terry Spivey … Seaman
Eva Lee … Prostitute
Jamie Johnson … Tracy (as Jamie Zozzaro)
Allen Lewis Rickman … Horace (as Alan Rickman)
Ivy Rosovsky … Rene (as Ivy J. Rosovsky)
Gary Stein … Mr Swan
Filming locations:
New York City, New York
Technical specs:
1 hour 21 minutes
Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1
Audio: Mono
Trailer [1080p HD]:
Free to watch online on YouTube [1080p HD]:
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