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starring: Brian Krause, Mädchen Amick, Alice Krige, Jim Haynie, Cindy Pickettdirected by: Mick Garris
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302544282
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302544289
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: August 20, 1996
Running Time: 89 minutes
Sales Rank: 33509
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: April 10, 1992
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Stephen King's Sleepwalkers is about a half-human, half-cat race of shape shifters called, for no apparent reason, sleepwalkers. Hunky Charles Brady (Brian Krause) and his incestuous mother (Alice Krige) are sleepwalkers, and they've come to the small town of Travis, Indiana, where they've somehow acquired a nice house and false identities. They need virgin souls to survive and have fixated on local beauty Tanya (Madchen Amick from Twin Peaks). That's about it for the story--from then on it's a series of chase scenes full of badly done gore. King must have been sleepwalking himself when he wrote this screenplay--the dialogue is terrible, the characters are cardboard, and the plotting is clumsy. Combine that with mediocre acting, thoughtless direction, slapdash editing, and cheesy special effects, and you have Sleepwalkers. Amick comes off reasonably well and there are cameos by King, Clive Barker, and horror directors John Landis (An American Werewolf in London), Joe Dante (Gremlins), and Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre). But really, if you're interested in were-cats, see the original The Cat People, starring Simone Simon; it's both sexier and scarier. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - It''s interesting however...
This movie is one of the Stephen King's horror films and this movie was interesting. The whole story was cool but some scene was disgusting. I like the cat. However this movie was a little shortage and it's not exciting.
Rating:  - Cat-Scratch Fever...
Is SLEEPWALKERS the best Stephen King movie ever filmed? No, that would be CARRIE or THE DEAD ZONE I believe. Is it the worst SK movie? Nah, that dubious distinction must go to either MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE or DREAMCATCHER (so far). SLEEPWALKERS is somewhere in between these extremes. Actually, I enjoyed this movie, even with it's silliness and so-so sfx. Why? Two reasons. 1- I know that King was having fun, cramming this movie w/ goofy dialogue and cameos of King friends and faves. 2- Alice Krige (Ghost ... Read More
Rating: - This has that Stephen King feel
Stephen king says what is really scary is when you are just in the realm of reality and possibility. Then the spooky extraordinary seems scarier because this may be taking place next door.
This is a pretty good adoption from print to the screen. Of course the disadvantage is selecting what to show. The big advantage is not having to use the King potty mouth on every sentence. A few descriptive words are needed for the ambiance but King goes overboard in his writing.
Alice Krige ... Read More
Rating: - This is Barely a Horror Movie, but it is VERY Entertaining
Sleepwalkers has all the elements of a horror movie, and yet it isn't one. The first scene is very effective, and sets the tone for a good horror movie. We see Mark Hamill (unrecognizable from his Luke Skywalker days) as a cop checking out some odd goings-on at a house. But I wonder - did the girl scream or was she already dead? Or was it a dead body that screamed? The music and imagery during the opening credits is great. There's a definition of a sleepwalker from an old occult encyclopedia. The ancient ... Read More
Rating:  - Unless you are a fan of Stephen King's work, you can ignore this one
I love watching movie adaptations of Stephen King's work. When I came across "Sleepwalkers", I thought it would be interesting. However, I was a little skeptic because I hadn't ever heard of it, but then realized that King directly made this into a movie without making it a book first. After watching the entire movie, I can clearly say that unless you are a die-hard King fan, you can avoid this movie at all costs.
The story is about the Brady family consisting of Charles (acted by Brian Krause, ... Read More
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