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On this day in 1990 (in the U.S.), Meridian enjoyed a limited theatrical release. Written (in part) and directed by Charles Band, the film starred Sherilyn Fenn, Malcolm Jamieson, Charlie Spradling, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"Two American girls in Italy are drugged and raped by an evil magician and his twin brother who suffer from a curse that turns them into beastmen each day. One of the girls falls for the good twin and decides to help him break the curse."
For the record:
To the film's credit, Meridian earned a wee bit of praise from a screening on the film festival circuit.
-- EZ
On this day in 1990 (in the U.S.), Meridian enjoyed a limited theatrical release. Written (in part) and directed by Charles Band, the film starred Sherilyn Fenn, Malcolm Jamieson, Charlie Spradling, and others.
According to our friends at IMDB.com, here's the plot summary:
"Two American girls in Italy are drugged and raped by an evil magician and his twin brother who suffer from a curse that turns them into beastmen each day. One of the girls falls for the good twin and decides to help him break the curse."
For the record:
To the film's credit, Meridian earned a wee bit of praise from a screening on the film festival circuit.
-- EZ
From Google.com:
Meridian (also known as Meridian: Kiss of the Beast) is a 1990 American romantic horror film directed by Charles Band and starring Sherilyn Fenn. Released during the same week that Fenn’s breakout role in Twin Peaks premiered, the film has become a notable entry in the catalog of Full Moon Features.
Plot Summary
The story follows Catherine (Fenn), an American art student who inherits her family's ancestral gothic castle in Italy. After returning with her friend Gina (Charlie Spradling), they encounter a mysterious traveling circus troupe.
Film Details
Alternative Titles
Depending on the region or release, you may find this film listed as:
Meridian (also known as Meridian: Kiss of the Beast) is a 1990 American romantic horror film directed by Charles Band and starring Sherilyn Fenn. Released during the same week that Fenn’s breakout role in Twin Peaks premiered, the film has become a notable entry in the catalog of Full Moon Features.
Plot Summary
The story follows Catherine (Fenn), an American art student who inherits her family's ancestral gothic castle in Italy. After returning with her friend Gina (Charlie Spradling), they encounter a mysterious traveling circus troupe.
- The Invitation: Catherine invites the performers to dinner, only for she and Gina to be drugged.
- The Discovery: Catherine finds herself caught in a supernatural love triangle between two twin brothers: the cruel magician Lawrence and his brother Oliver, who is under a centuries-old curse that transforms him into a beast.
- The Goal: Catherine eventually learns she must find a way to break the family curse and free the "good" brother from his immortal existence.
Film Details
- Director/Producer: Charles Band, known for B-movie cult classics.
- Cast: Sherilyn Fenn, Malcolm Jamieson (playing both Lawrence and Oliver), and Charlie Spradling.
- Atmosphere: Reviewers from sites like IMDb often highlight the film's dreamlike, atmospheric quality, bolstered by its beautiful Italian locations and a lush score by Pino Donaggio.
- Trivia: The creature costume used for the beast was later slightly altered and reused for Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).
Alternative Titles
Depending on the region or release, you may find this film listed as:
- Meridian: Kiss of the Beast
- The Ravaging
- Phantoms
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