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Waxwork

Waxwork

Horror · Comedy · 1988

Wealthy slacker Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends, are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays eighteen of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious…

Movie details

Waxwork

“Stop on by and give afterlife a try.”

1988 Horror · Comedy 1h 37m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

Wealthy slacker Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends, are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays eighteen of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious…

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Waxwork?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Anthony Hickox

Written by

Anthony Hickox

Zach Galligan

Zach Galligan

Mark Loftmore

Jennifer Bassey

Jennifer Bassey

Mrs. Loftmore

Joe Baker

Joe Baker

Jenkins

Deborah Foreman

Deborah Foreman

Sarah Brightman

Michelle Johnson

Michelle Johnson

China Webster

David Warner

David Warner

Waxwork Man

Eric Brown

Eric Brown

James

Court is in session

Put Waxwork on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.