Demons at the Door

Demons at the Door
DVD cover
Directed byRoy Knyrim
Written byPatrick Tantalo
Produced by
  • Eric Miller
  • Melissa Strickland
Starring
CinematographyBradley Traver
Edited by
  • Richard Elias
  • Roy Knyrim
  • Patrick Tantalo
Music byPatrick Tantalo
Production
companies
  • Pan Productions
  • S.O.T.A. Productions
Distributed by
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Demons at the Door is a 2004 American supernatural horror film directed by Roy Knyrim.[1][2] It stars Rick Benedetto, Leslie Brockett, Sean'e La'Dae, Bob Cicherillo, Richard Elfman (under the pseudonym "Aristide Sumatra"), and Angelo Benedetto. Featuring music by the American hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse,[3] the film was released direct-to-video.[4]

Plot

The film depicts a character named The Duke killing racist demons, making one-liners, and becoming the leader of hell.

Cast

  • Rick Benedetto as Sgt. Rick Castellano[4]
  • Leslie Brockett as Annie Scara
  • Sean'e La'Dae as Rudy Ray Jackson
  • Bob Cicherillo as Uriel
  • Richard Elfman as Monkey Demon (credited as Aristide Sumatra)
  • Angelo Benedetto as Dr. Angelo Scara

Reception

Richard Propes of The Independent Critic said, "There are so many things wrong with this film":

First, we have a white guy playing an Islamic terrorist...we have the horrid Darth Vader voiceovers. We have the absolute worst CGI ever (If it is, in fact, CGI). We have Demons that resemble early Godzilla replicas. We have the most remarkably inept acting I've seen in quite some time. Literally, and I can hardly ever say this about a film...there is not one good performance in this film...not a spark, not a hint of talent anywhere.[5]

References

  1. ^ Shapiro, Marc (May 2006). "Cemetery Gates of Gore". Fangoria. No. 253. Starlog Group, Inc. p. 75. ISSN 0164-2111. [...] director Knyrim, with the previous feature Demons at the Door and a slew of Insane Clown Posse videos under his belt, [...]
  2. ^ Foy, Scott (May 2, 2008). "ICP Races to The Asylum". Dread Central. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Smith, Matt (April 15, 2018). "Who Goes There Podcast: Ep 159 – Demons at the Door". Dread Central. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  4. ^ a b McLendon, Gary (September 17, 2008). "Actor finds his favorite role". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. p. 40. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Propes, Richard. ""Demons at the Door" Review". The Independent Critic. Retrieved 30 October 2022.


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