Dr. Caligari (1989)
Dr. Caligari (1989)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Madeleine Reynal
Dr. Caligari
Fox Harris
Dr. Avol
Laura Albert
Mrs. Van Houten
Jennifer Balgobin
Ramona Lodger
John Durbin
Gus Pratt
Gene Zerna
Les Van Houten
Francis Delia
Director
David Parry
Dr. Lodger
Jerry Stahl
Writer
Jennifer Miro
Miss Koonce
Joseph F. Robertson
Producer
Gerald Stein
Producer
Stephen Quadros
Scarecrow
Mitchell Froom
Composer
Debra De Liso
Grace Butler
Catherine Case
Patient with Extra Hormones
Marjean Holden
Patient in Bed
Nina DePonca
Human Lamp
Walter Anderson
Boom Operator
Stephen Sayadian
Screenplay / Director / Director of Photography / Production Design / Art Direction
Ernest Paul Roebuck
Gaffer
Belinda Williams-Sayadian
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Content RatingR
Genres
Wiki.
Dr. Caligari is a 1989 American avant-garde horror erotic film co-written and directed by Stephen Sayadian and starring Madeleine Reynal, Laura Albert, Gene Zerna, David Parry, Fox Harris and Jennifer Balgobin. It is a quasi-sequel to the 1920 film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The film details a disturbed doctor (the granddaughter of the original Dr. Caligari) and her illegal experiments on her patients.
Originally and briefly billed as Dr. Caligari 3000 when it debuted at select theaters in 1989, the film promptly faded into obscurity. Since it was released on VHS and limited Betamax format, the title has been Dr. Caligari. The film is considered a cult classic and has been shown as a "midnight movie" at various times.In the film, Dr. Caligari conducts mindswapping experiments on unwilling mental patients, in an attempt to cure them. She succeeds only in transferring certain mental conditions and character traits from one person to others. The main themes explored in these experiments are human cannibalism, nymphomania, and transvestism.