Offerings (1989)
- Cody Iden
- Oct 20, 2021
- 2 min read
Release Date - May 15, 1989
Synopsis:
Ten years after being pushed down a well a psychopathic young man returns to his home town to get revenge on his childhood bullies.
Directed by - Christopher Reynolds
Written by - Christopher Reynolds
Produced by - Christopher Reynolds
Cinematography - Reb Braddock
Music by - Russell D. Allen
Distribution Company - Arista Films, Southgate Entertainment and Moonstone Pictures
Cast:
Introducing:
Loretta Leigh Bowman - Gretchen
Elizabeth Greene - Kacy
G. Michael Smith - Sheriff Chism
Jerry Brewer - Jim Paxton
Tobe Sexton - David
J. Max Burnett - Tim
Doobie Potter - English Teacher
Rayette Potts - Mrs. Radley
Mark Massey - Mortician Intern
Jackie Shaw - Nurse Jackie
Chase Hampton - Ben Dover
Heather Scott - Linda
Patrick H. Berry - Greg
and Richard A. Buswell - John Radley
Run Time - 1 hr. 35 min. Rated - R
Budget - Unknown Gross - Unknown
Review:
Offerings tries to come across as another slasher flick paying homage in particular to John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) but it ends up really just being a pale imitation. The similarities are really too many to be an homage and the film really comes across as a copy featuring a mute killer who escapes from an asylum and proceeds to return to his home town where he embarks on a series of killings. Even the score is a rip-off of the iconic Halloween score. With that being said, Offerings is not a bad film, the cast is surprisingly good considering how many of them were newcomers to acting and many of them did not go on to do any other films, but Loretta Leigh Bowman as the lead and also G. Michael Smith as the Sheriff were both very good and memorable. Mark Massey as the weird Intern at the cemetery is also memorable in his brief scene that was yet another copycat sequence from Halloween. The cinematography is done quite well considering the low-budget and the special effects, though few and far between, are handled well when they are utilized. Throughout the 1980s audiences were inundated with a seemingly endless wave of slasher films and many of them have since been forgotten, Offerings is certainly worth a look for horror enthusiasts provided you don't go in expecting anything groundbreaking from the proceedings.
My Score: 68
Plot - 7 Cinematography - 6
Attraction - 6 Editing & Special Effects - 7
Theme - 7 Sound & Music - 7
Acting - 7 Directing - 7
Dialogue - 7 Enjoyability – 7
Trivia:
This film marked the first and only film appearances of Loretta Leigh Bowman, Elizabeth Greene, G. Michael Smith, J. Max Burnett, Rayette Potts and Patrick H. Berry.
Availability:
Watched on October 19, 2021
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