Hobgoblins [Blu-ray/DVD] [2 Discs]

Director: Rick Sloane Rick Sloane

Overview

This film is set in a dusty old movie studio. Years earlier, a horror film had been in the works, but production had suddenly and mysteriously shut down. The reason becomes obvious when the title characters escape from the studio vaults. Chaos ensues, not to mention panic and havoc.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2016
UPC:	0814456020617
Original Release:	1988
Rating:	PG
Source:	Vinegar Syndrome
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:28:00
Sales rank:	20,809

Special Features

Scanned and Restored in 2k from 35mm original camera negative; Archival Commentary Track with Director Rick Sloane; "Hobgoblins Revisited" brand new making-of featurette; Brand new Interview with Hobgoblin creature fabricator, Kenneth J. Hall; "Hobgoblins: The Making of a Disasterpiece" featurette; "Hobgoblins Invade Comic-Con" featurette; Trailer; Reversible Cover Artwork

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tom Bartlett	Actor
Jeffrey Culver	Actor
Paige Sullivan	Actor
Steven Boggs	Actor
Kelley Palmer	Actor
Billy Frank	Actor
Tamara Clatterbuck	Actor
Duane Whitaker	Actor
Kevin Kildow	Actor
Frontanelles	Actor
Daran Norris	Actor
Alan der Marderosian	Composer

Technical Credits

Rick Sloane

Rick Sloane

Director,Producer,Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

Featuring rotten writing, directing, acting, special effects, sets, costuming, and music, the bottom level Gremlins rip off Hobgoblins somehow remains not only watchable but totally enjoyable. Lampooned in a classic episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, writer, producer, and director Rick Sloane has made what can only be called a solid masterpiece of a cinematic train wreck. For as much as the film hurts to watch, it is almost impossible to turn away from. Featuring production values that make the film appear as if it was made by teenagers in their parent's basement, Hobgoblins features performances by the likes of Kevin Bartlett and Jeffrey Culver that are awful even by B-movie standards. The title beasts do not appear until an hour into the film, but when they do, they set the film on the extremely stupid track it stays on to the end. The hobgoblin alien creatures are basically stiff looking fuzzy puppets that inspire fear in the film's cast by being shook in their faces. The scene where the terrified screaming valley girl Daphne (Kelly Palmer) wrestles back and forth around on the ground with a motionless hobgoblin puppet is one no viewer will likely ever forget. For the brave few who can stomach it, Hobgoblins is without a doubt, the best and worst low-budget killer puppet alien movie ever made.