The Boogey Man (1980) on Netflix
As children, Lacey and Willy see their mother's lover bind Willy to a bed; Willy stabs the man before a mirror. Twenty years later, Lacey's nightmares lead her back to that house.
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Plot summary
Lacey lives on her aunt and uncle's farm with her husband Jake, their son Kevin, and her brother Willy, who has not spoken since the night he killed their mother's lover. Lacey still has nightmares of that night, and when a letter arrives from her dying mother asking to see her children, Willy burns it. She confesses her nightmares to Father Reilly, and Jake takes her to Dr. Warren, who hypnotizes her. As she recalls the killing, her voice turns guttural, and the doctor sends her to the house where it happened. The house is up for sale, and the children there mistake Lacey and Jake for buyers. In the empty bedroom, Lacey sees the dead man's reflection in a mirror and throws a chair at the glass. Jake carries the broken mirror home to repair it.
Cast
- Ron Jamesas Jake
- Raymond Boydenas Kevin
- Felicite Morganas Aunt Helen
- Bill Rayburnas Uncle Ernest
- Llewelyn Thomasas Father Reilly
- Gillian Gordonas Lacey and Willy's Mother
- Jay Wrightas Young Willy
- Natasha Schianoas Young Lacey
- Howard Grantas The Lover
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Boogey Man (1980)
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- In the United Kingdom, The Boogey Man was placed on the DPP list in 1984; it was then rereleased on the Vipco label in 1992 in a cut form, and only in 2000 did an uncut version appear.
- The Boogey Man grossed roughly $25 million, but little of that income reached the filmmakers or performers because distributor Jerry Gross Company was in bankruptcy when the film came out.
