# Popcorn (1991)

> Film students staging an all-night horror marathon awaken a theatrical nightmare when a supposedly dead filmmaker returns to murder his presumed daughter.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/25251

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Comedy, Horror
- Director: Mark Herrier
- Cast: Jill Schoelen, Tom Villard, Dee Wallace, Derek Rydall, Kelly Jo Minter, Malcolm Danare, Elliott Hurst, Ivette Soler
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102690/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: campy, witty, irreverent, cult movie night, halloween marathon

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