The Willies
“You'll Laugh, You'll Cry, You'll Puke, You'll Die!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 60, rated by 1 admin.
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Children swap frightening stories that make school bathrooms and private hobbies seem particularly unwise. The anthology's unevenness comes with the territory, but its monster-in-the-stall episode gives a familiar childhood warning a lively grotesque twist.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 5/10
- Plot
- 7/10
- Effects
- 5/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 6.5/10
“The campfire stories have filed a complaint against the school bathroom.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 60
Synopsis and movie facts
Two brothers camping with their cousin try to frighten each other by telling stories. They start with urban legends, but then there are two main narrations: one involves strange happenings at an elementary school; the other, a teenage boy with a peculiar interest.
- Released
- 1990
- Directed by
- Brian Peck
- Running time
- 92 min
Starring
- Sean Astin as Michael
- Jason Horst as Kyle
- Joshua John Miller as Josh
- James Karen as Jenkins / Uncle Harry
- Marilyn Pitzer as Chicken Lady
- Evan Arnold as Counter Guy
- Dana Ashbrook as Tough Dude
- Kathy MacQuarrie as Tough Chick
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 25088.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review identifies the school-bathroom story as a funny variation on the disbelieved-warning tale.
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