Graveyard Disturbance
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| Italian | Una notte al cimitero[1] |
| Genre | Horror[2] |
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| Story by | Dardano Sacchetti[1] |
| Directed by | Lamberto Bava[1] |
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| Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
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| Network | Italia 1[3] |
| Release | October 1987 |
Graveyard Disturbance (Italian: Una notte al cimitero) is a 1987 television film directed by Lamberto Bava.
Plot
[edit]Five teen friends after stealing from a store end up in a gothic cemetery. While there they enter a tavern where the bartender challenges them to stay the night in a cursed crypt and if they survive the night, they get a treasure.
Production
[edit]Following the success of the film Demons and Demons 2 and other foreign horror films in Italy, the company Reiteitalia would announce in July 1986 that a series titled Brivido giallo which would be made featuring five made-for-television film directed by Lamberto Bava.[3] Of these films only four would be made: Graveyard Disturbance, Until Death, The Ogre and Dinner with a Vampire.[3]
Graveyard Disturbance was originally developed under the title Dentro il cimitero (transl. Inside the Cemetery).[3] Bava described the film as being not as heavy as his Demons films and would have more "relaxed" and "tongue-in-cheek" approach.[3] The film is set in the countryside around Bolsena.[4][page needed]
Releases
[edit]Graveyard Disturbance was first shown at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain in October 1987.[3] Lamberto Bava introduced the film himself, telling the audience that it was not intended for theatrical release.[3] The film received a chorus of boos from the audience.[3] It was later aired on Italia 1 on August 8, 1989.[1]
Reception
[edit]Kim Newman wrote in his book Nightmare Movies that Graveyard Disturbance was an uninspired spoof and Bava's worst film to date.[5]
References
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Curti 2019, p. 199.
- ^ "Graveyard Disturbance". AllMovie. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Curti 2019, p. 200.
- ^ Grattarola, Franco (2008). La Tuscia nel cinema: film, storie, protagonisti. Melting Pot. p. ?. ISBN 9788890352300.
- ^ Newman 2011, p. 265.
Sources
[edit]- Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
- Newman, Kim (2011). Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4088-1750-6.