Dark Tower (1987 film)
| Dark Tower | |
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| Directed by |
Freddie Francis (as Ken Barnett) Ken Wiederhorn (as Ken Barnett) |
| Produced by |
John R. Bowey Tom Fox Michael Masciarelli Tom Merchant Paco Poch Ken Wiederhorn David Witz Sandy Howard |
| Written by |
Robert J. Avrech Ken Blackwell Ken Wiederhorn |
| Starring | Michael Moriarty |
| Music by | Stacy Widelitz |
| Cinematography | Gordon Hayman |
| Edited by | Tom Merchant |
| Distributed by | Forum Home Video (VHS) |
Release dates | March 29, 1989 (USA) (home video) |
Running time | 91 min. |
| Country |
United States UK Spain |
| Language | English |
Dark Tower is a 1989 film directed by Freddie Francis and Ken Wiederhorn and starring Michael Moriarty, Jenny Agutter, Theodore Bikel, Carol Lynley, Kevin McCarthy and Anne Lockhart.
Synopsis
After a window washer plunges to his death from a Barcelona high rise, several people come to investigate, including security consultant Dennis Randall (Michael Moriarty). He cannot locate a problem, but decides to investigate further when more gruesome deaths take place inside and around the office building. His investigations prove that there is a sinister force behind all the deaths, a supernatural entity, that is not about to stop.
Production
Filming took place in Barcelona, Spain. The filming took place in 1987 but the film was not released until its home video release in the U.S. on March 29, 1989. The directors were credited as Ken Barnett.
Reviews
TV Guide called the film a "dull, talky, and incoherent haunted-skyscraper suspense thriller."[1] Reviewmaster.com gave it a C-.[2] The IMDB reports that 218 users gave the movie a collective score of 4.2 out of 10 stars.[3] Buried.com reports 56 users giving it a collective score of 5.1 stars out of 10.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/movies/dark-tower/127693/
- ↑ Archived April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Dark Tower at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Dark Tower (1987) - Horror Movies and Science Fiction Movies Database - Buried.com - Everything That Is Horror - 3308". Buried.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.