Party Line

I love weird little horror thrillers from the 80s and this is a forgotten one that has a completely bonkers concept and builds on it. Might not be for everyone, but if you like the genre and like strange concepts, then this is a great pick up.

Synopsis: Brother sister straight razor throat slashing serial killers Seth and Angelina, who are a little too close, use a 1-900 PARTY LINE to select victims. Dan is a tough-as-nails cop assigned to the case and he's asked, for some reason, to team up with Assistant DA Stacy to stop these killers before they strike again.

Review: Leif Garrett is effectively creepy in Party Line with his soft voice and mommy issues. The whole police officer/assistant DA dynamic seemed forced and unrealistic but other than that this was a pretty average thriller with some nice throat slit scenes.

Carnage Count 2/5

Sleaze Score 3/5

This movie disapointed me. Although the presentation is good and there are some okay variety in locations, the movie overall falls flat. The acting is bad, but not so bad that it is good. The characters are not interesting, although it's aatempted to give both the cops and the killers some steretypically backstories. A lot of the deduction by the cops comes out of nowhere, and the are a lot of things that feels like redundant exposition. I had great hopes for this and prehaps that was what caused my disappointment. Good actng could not save this script. Bad acting could not make it entertaining. I've contemplated a lot what to rate this, but ultimately will have to give it a 1/5 - I do not see myself rewatching this.

Captures the looks and vibe of the eighties club scene as well as the use of phone party lines as a way to meet people and how it can go wrong. Good storyline with believable villains.

Came with couple of extras and a neat reversible ​sleeve

Loved it