Dr. Caligari overview

Dr. Caligari

Synopsis:

Sharing little in common with Robert Wiene's expressionist classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (aside from the name and a series of stills from the film during the opening titles), this brain-damaged, perverse fever dream is set in the Caligari Insane Asylum (CIA), a nightmare labyrinth of impossible angles and colors, within which the fabled mesmerist's kinky granddaughter (Madeleine Reynal) rules with an iron hand, a phallic-looking syringe, and a hot-pink PVC dress. Caligari's associates -- including a leering therapist (Fox Harris) and a clone-like doctor/nurse team -- are loonier than their own patients.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Stephen Sayadian
  • Studio: Steiner Films
  • Year: 1989
  • Run Time: 80 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Comedy, Horror
  • Filmed in: Color