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Waxwork
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Waxwork

1988

Stop on by and give afterlife a try.

Directed by Anthony Hickox

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3.6
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Intensity

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Wealthy slacker Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends, are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays eighteen of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious…

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Written by
Anthony Hickox
Composer
Roger Bellon
Cinematographer
Gerry Lively
Makeup FX
Bob Keen
Sound Designer
Leonard Marcel
Origin countries
Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
English
Rating
R
TMDB
6.2/10 (340 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
60% Fresh
Metacritic
41/100
IMDb
6.1/10 (14,898 votes)
Released June 17, 1988·$3,000,000 budget·$808,114 revenue

Awards

  • NominatedSaturn AwardBest Horror Film(1989)

Cast

Crew

Anthony Hickox

Anthony Hickox

Director

Staffan Ahrenberg

Staffan Ahrenberg

Producer

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Roger Bellon

Original Music Composer

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Gerry Lively

Director of Photography

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Christopher Cibelli

Editor

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Gianni Quaranta

Production Design

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Dan Ireland

Executive Producer

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Gregory Cascante

Executive Producer

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Mario Sotela

Executive Producer

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William J. Quigley

Executive Producer

Score

Roger Bellon

Waxwork (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Waxwork Collection

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