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Release Date:
30 March 1989 (West Germany) moreTagline:
Seduction. Submission. Murder. Tonight . . . evil goes over the edge. morePlot:
A priest battles a demon that kills sinners in the act of sinning. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Creepy good vs. evil horror with some great special effects moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ruben Rabasa | ... | Father Dennis | |
| Nicole Fortier | ... | Demon | |
| Peter Frechette | ... | Claude | |
| Phil Becker | ... | Doctor | |
| Ned Beatty | ... | Lt. Stern | |
| Susan Bearden | ... | Hotel manager | |
| Xavier Barquet | ... | Bell Boy | |
| Lari White | ... | Housekeeper | |
| Jeff D'Onofrio | ... | Paramedic | |
| Ben Cross | ... | Father Michael | |
| Hal Holbrook | ... | Archbishop Mosely | |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Father Silva | |
| Martha Hester | ... | Young nun | |
| John Boyland | ... | Dr. Valerio | |
| Claudia Robinson | ... | Teresa |
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Director Camilo Vila proclaimed that this was not a horror film during its initial release despite the fact that the film was about literal demons from hell. moreFAQ
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I love 80's horror movies but they usually don't scare me; i mostly watch them for gore/special effects/monsters/nudity, etc. you don't find in the watered down PG-13 crap that passes for horror today. I gotta admit this movie actually creeped me out pretty good. THE UNHOLY involves an evil demon that takes the form of a major babe in order to seduce priests so it can claim the innocent for Satan or something like that. It reminded me a lot of the Italian horror movie THE CHURCH which i also enjoyed. Both take place mostly in big Catholic churches and are filled with satanic hallucinations.
I won't give it away but the opening scene is simply awesome. The movie slows down in the middle but remains stylish with music that almost gives it a similar feeling to the THE LOST BOYS. It also has lots of cool blue and red lighting which makes it look very 80's. (I mean that in a good way, not that the film looks too dated or anything.) It picks back up towards the end and was actually starting to get scary until a couple of cool but funny looking demons show up. There is some sweet gore scenes, cool slimy monster effects, and even some nudity. The pace coulda been a lil faster but the awesome finale makes it well worth it. If you like this i would also recommend THE CHURCH and vise versa.