A laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies.A laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies.A laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies.
- Awards
- 1 win
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- TriviaJim Cummings, the voice of iconic characters such as Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Darkwing Duck, Pete, Ed the Hyena, Ray the Firefly, Hondo Ohnaka, Dr. Robotnik and a variety of other animated characters, provided the vocal effects for the titular machine and was glad to get to work with director Tobe Hooper, whom he was a fan of, but felt that the strain put on his throat by making the Mangler noises and the quality of the film itself wasn't worth the effort. He once saw the film on television and was amused to see that his name was misspelled as 'Tim Cummings' in the end credits, as it meant that he got paid to do a bad film and no one would even know he had been involved.
- GoofsMark incorrectly refers to a time in New England when witches were burned. This was actually a death sentence during medieval times in Europe, when someone was convicted of witchcraft. Colonial witch trials carried out the death sentence by hanging.
- Quotes
Mark Jackson: Whats in this?
Officer John Hunton: I don't know, they're antacids, I got them from Mrs. Frawley.
Mark Jackson: [looking at ingredients on antacid bottle] Belladonna? You got these from Mrs. Frawley?
Officer John Hunton: The Hand of Glory?
Mark Jackson: I think... we may be fucked.
- Alternate versionsAvailable in an R-rated version and an Unrated "director's cut". The unrated version contains very graphic versions of scenes, including Mrs. Frawley's and Gartley's deaths.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998)
Featured review
I picked this one up in a hurry six years ago and now it sits in my living room. I expected a snore-fest but was surprised by how the filmmakers made such a silly premise both entertaining and somewhat original. Odd cast as well: Freddy vs. Buffalo Bill? -and who is this Matmor character? This movie was an hour and a half of unapologetic misery with above average writing, performances and special effects at a time where Stephen Kings work was being pushed onto TV in the form of Diluted MOW garbage. Not for everyone, but in the eyes of a horror fan it is fair to say that it could be Tobe Hooper's best work in years.
- mattfngrant
- Nov 1, 2003
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,781,383
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $933,809
- Mar 5, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $1,781,383
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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