Boogeyman II

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Boogeyman II
Directed byBruce Pearn ("Bruce Starr")
Ulli Lommel (uncredited)
Paul Willson (uncredited)
Written byUlli Lommel (uncredited)
Suzanna Love (uncredited)
Bruce Pearn (uncredited)
Produced byUlli Lommel
Bruce Pearn
Starring
  • Suzanna Love
  • Ulli Lommel
  • Shannah Hall
CinematographyPhilippe Carr-Foster
David Sperling
Edited byTerrell Tannen
Music byTim Krog
Production
company
New West Films
Distributed byVCII Home Entertainment
Release dates
  • August 24, 1983 (1983-August-24)(United States)

1984 (West Germany, VHS)
Running time
79 minutes (premiere)
83 minutes (extended)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Boogeyman II (known as Revenge of the Boogeyman in the United Kingdom) [1] is a 1983 American horror film directed by Ulli Lommel and starring Suzanna Love, Ulli Lommel, and Shannah Hall. It is a sequel to the 1980 film The Boogeyman . Like its predecessor, the film was banned in the United Kingdom as a "video nasty" during the 1980s.

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Plot

The film follows the character of Lacey, who travels to Los Angeles to consult a film producer about making a feature film based on the supernatural events she experienced revolving around a malevolent spirit trapped in a mirror; Lacey unwittingly brings a broken piece of glass from the mirror with her, resulting in dire consequences.

Premise

After a recap of the first film, supposedly based on true events, film makers attempt to try to recreate what occurred. After a piece of broken glass appears from the first film, killings begin again.

Cast

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References

  1. "Boogeyman II (1983)". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on October 24, 2022.