Beyond the Seventh Door (1987)
Company: InterVision
Plot: Boris is an ex-convict who just happens to get out of
prison. He meets up with his reluctant ex-girlfriend. Boris wants to commit one
more heist. Wendy’s rich, millionaire boss. He gets her to go along with the
plan. She sneaks him in to the rice man’s castle. There as they go about their
plan. In the basement, they don’t know that the millionaire boss is aware of their doings, soon the
trap is set and they become locked up, trapped. Soon they must adventure
farther and farther into the basement corridors. One door after another leading
into a path of puzzels. Each door has a game. Each door has a path. Each door
leads to a new destination of terror or there ultimate freedom.
My Review and Thoughts:
This is being brought out on a lovely DVD by an awesome
company that brings out forgotten cinema, or cinema that never gets the lime
light, or push that it deserves.
InterVision is a wonderful company that gives
the lover of Drive-in, B-movie, low budget, underground Cult cinema an outlet.
This Beyond the Seventh Door DVD is perfect. A Drive-in Cult obsession with
being able to experience this film on a high-quality DVD.
A forgotten little horror gem makes its way to DVD through InterVision,
a side company of Severin-Films. This awesome lost Drive-In flick is a perfect
example of a good Drive-In style film. A perfect mystery suspense popcorn
flick.
Starring Lazer Rockwood. Rockwood is still acting today. A
character actor and sideline player in many lower budget cinema pieces. Many comic
book fans or Sci-fi Fantasy fans will remember him as the character of Lazar in
the TV movie and TV series Witchblade. Also starring Bonnie Beck who has not
acted since 1996. She left a vast array of lower budget cinema, mainly horror
from 1986’s City in Panic, to 1987’s Don’t Turn Out the Light. This is the only
film Gary Freedman ever acted in. Ben Kerr only starred in a documentary after
Beyond the Seventh Door. Beyond the Seventh Door was a lost and obscure film. I
had never even heard of it until I saw the announcement that InterVision would
be releasing it. So, this was a new wonderful experience of Drive-In B-movie
nature that shined with complete perfection for this B-movie lover. This now
resurrected feature thanks to InterVision has become a new favorite of cheesy
goodness. This lost and obscure feature is an awesome, strange mystery flick,
that I found myself absolutely loving or at least laughing act through it’s
over the top cheesy entertainment.
Directed by Bozidar D. Benedikt. He only directed two other
films after Beyond the Seventh Door. One being in 1991, the horror film known
as The Graveyard Story, I had seen this film by him. Another B-grade flick that
makes itself known. I feel Beyond the Seventh Door is his prime example of Cult
status of the B-movie, late night, Drive-In flare that shines for lovers of
this type of films.
InterVision has done an amazing job in finding this
forgotten Drive-In gem. Bringing it out on a wonderful DVD and giving it a
second chance at life.
Audio/Video:
My Rating: 4 out of 5
The audio is spot on. A perfected ear candy for the
listener. The video looks good. The picture quality maintains a better reality
then most films lost by time. The imagery is vibrant in color.
Extras:
My Rating: 3 out of 5
You get a program called Beyond the 7th Door:
Which is interviews with the writer and director himself Bozider D. Benedikt.
You also get an interview with actor Lazar Rockwood. Interview with Paul Corupe
who runs the website Canuxploitation.com
Then you get a program called The King of Cayenne. Which is
an appreciation of Legendary Toronto Eccentric Ben Kerr who stars in the film
as the dead body.
You also get an option of Audio Commentary with director,
actor Lazar and Paul Corupe.
Overall:
This is a wild over the top little B-flick of horrible
acting, dialogue, but that’s the ultimate beauty. It’s a wonderment of cheesy
dripping nachos, the ooey gooey glory of low budget simplicity. It’s a laugh
out good time. A perfect DVD of low budget glory that only InterVision could
bring out.
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