USA, 1987
87m
colour
Dolby Stereo, English
An American horror film directed by Tom Daley.
Plot Summary
Thieves accidentally release an ancient genie from its lamp which is then sent to a museum. There, the curator’s daughter is possessed by the genie and invites a group of her friends to spend the night at the museum so that the genie can kill them all off…
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Tom Daley
© MCMLXXXVI [1986] Lamp Productions Inc, & Lamp Joint Venture
H.I.T. Films presents a Warren Chaney production. Tom Daley film
Executive Producers: Fred T. Kuehnert, M.N. Sanousi
Produced by: Warren Chaney
Associate Producer: Deborah Winters
Written by: Warren Chaney
Director of Photography: Herbert Raditschnig
Editor: Claudio Cutry
Music: Joel Rosenbaum, Bruce Miller
Sound Mixer: Tim Himes
Costume Designer: Rona Lamont
Makeup and Hair Stylists: Ron Clark, Rick Jones
Special Effects Makeup Coordinator: Chris Swift
Special Effects by: Martin Becker’s Reef EFX Inc.
Special Photographic Effects by: Technomagic Film Effects
Production Designer: Robert Burns
Studio: Texas Film Stage, Texas, USA *
Casting: D.W. Chaney
Cast
Deborah Winters (Eve Ferrell/young Arab woman/old Arab woman)
James Huston (Dr Al Wallace)
Danny D . Daniels (Dr Theo Bressling)
Andra St Ivanyi (Alex Wallace)
Jackson Bostwick (the voice of the jinn)
Scott Bankston (Ted Pinson)
Mark Mitchell (Mike Daley)
Andre Chimene (Tony Greco)
Damon Merrill (Babs)
Barry Coffing (Ross)
Tracye Walker (Gwen)
Raan Lewis (Terry)
Hank Amigo (Harley)
Brian Floores (Max)
Michelle Watkins (Faylene)
Roy Alan Wilson (Guard Bob)
Coy Sevier (Guard Jeff)
Christopher Wycliff (school principal)
Blue Deckert (Detective Adams)
Warren Chaney (Detective Charles)
Alternative Titles
The Lamp – UK video title
References
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.420
- The Films of the Eighties by Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan pp.420-421
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis pp.374-375 – credits
- Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990 by Brian Albright pp.306-307
