Laserdisc NETHERWORLD 1991 Michael Bendetti Sci-Fi Full Moon Entertainment LD Movie [LV 12940]

Laserdisc Title: "NETHERWORLD"
Edition: Fullscreen Edition (Single Disc)
Directed By: David Schmoeller
Starring: Michael Bendetti, Denise Gentile, Anjenette Comer, Holly Floria
Special Features: --Includes VIDEOZONE: A Behind-the-Scenes Video Magazine--
Production / Year: 1991 Full Moon Entertainment
Running Time: 131 Minutes / Color
Audio Format: Digital Sound, Stereo, CX Encoded
Video Format: NTSC, CLV (Extended Play)
Miscellaneous Features: Rated R, Closed Captioned
Distributed By: Full Moon Entertainment
Catalog / Spine Number: LV 12940

IMPORTANT: This is a 12-inch Diameter Laserdisc, which is NOT the same as DVD and cannot be played on a DVD player!

Cosmetic Condition:
Disc (s): Excellent - Hardly noticeable to few very light to very minor hairline surface swirls or very light fingerprint marks
Jacket: Very Good - Normal shelf wear, creases, light scuffs, slightly worn-out corners or edges and a small split middle of left spine

Synopsis:

One of the early direct-to-video horror films from Charles Band's Full Moon Entertainment, this good-looking entry stars 21 Jump Street's Michael Benedetti as Corey Thornton, who inherits a mansion in the Louisiana bayou from his late father. Corey wonders why his father, who abandoned him, would leave him such an expansive estate, and also wonders exactly what the brothel across the way has to do with any of it. The fact that Edgar Winter is part of the brothel's house band should have given him a clue, and when stone hands start embedding themselves in people's heads it is obvious to everyone but Corey that the brothel is a front for a coven of witches. It turns out that Corey's father was heavily involved in black magic and wants to rise from the grave to possess his son's body, and must consign Corey's soul to the netherworld (hence the title) to do so. Denise Gentile plays a tempting hooker, Holly Floria is the love interest, and Anjanette Comer from The Loved One and The Baby is her mother, the mansion's housekeeper.

The Hand of Satan, guardian of the undead, beckons from a place beyond imagination, the dark void known as the Netherworld. When Corey Thornton (MICHAEL BENDETTI) arrives in Louisiana to claim his inheritance-a sprawling estate in the mysterious bayous-he discovers his father's last wish to be resurrected. Soon after reading his father's diary, Corey is lured into a bizarre bird cult by its seductive priestess of black magic, Delores (DENISE GENTILE), who can carry out the horrific plan to raise the dead. Driven by insatiable lust and a desire to fulfill the wishes of a father he never knew, Corey is suddenly lost in the spiraling journey through the Netherworld-where your life is no longer your own...

I gave this movie 5 stars, because it reminded me enough of Hitchcock mixed with Charles Dickens topped off with Cajun suave that it made it a viewing pleasure. It would have been better if they had left out the special effects and concentrated more on a good evil storyline. The characters turn in good performances, but the story is in parts quite brutal. Denise Gentile is my forever favorite actress in her stunning beauty and nuances of her talent, but she never gets to do much besides the obvious. 5 stars, because they honestly all tried and succeeded past a B movie and were quirky enough to make you smile. Under-rated in the world of horror movies, The Netherworld is a hidden treasure! A young man inherits his estranged father's estate and discovers his father's dying wish: To be brought back to life. His desire to get to know the father he never met gets the better of him and, with the help of a mysterious woman, he goes about fulfilling the wish. However, there is an unexpected catch.... And he must decide if he's willing to pay the price. The exotic setting and hauntingly beautiful soundtrack add to the mystery and appeal of this movie. A true gem!!

THIS IS NOT A DVD!!! THIS IS A 12" LASERDISC AND WILL NOT PLAY IN A DVD PLAYER

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