LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL is a fantastic "found footage" film about a 1977 Halloween broadcast of a late-night talk show. The star, Jack Delroy (David Dastmalchian), forever in the shadow of his main competitor, Johnny Carson, sets out to make this broadcast as sensational as possible. His guests include a flashy psychic (Fayssal Bazzi), a James Rhandi-like debunker of all things paranormal (Ian Bliss), a young girl named Lilly (Ingrid Torelli), and a parapsychologist (Laura Gordon).
Lilly is alleged to be possessed by a demon.
As the night progresses, things go from humorous to horrifying as the studio audience witnesses it all unfold.
What makes this work is the attention to detail: The fashions, hairstyles, the jokes, ultra-cheeezy sets, commercial-break cards, etcetera, are convincingly presented. The show's ambiance is perfect, from the banter between Delroy and his sidekick, Gus (Rhys Auteri), to the band / music, to everything else. It absolutely screams 1970s television.
It builds slowly and realistically, letting us settle in, before starting to raise the creep-factor. Ms. Tortelli proves to be quite an astonishing, terrifying kid!
This movie also has a great intro, and gruesome special effects. We are ultimately rewarded with a no-holds-barred, utterly bonkers finale, sure to leave an impression.
Highly recommended for lovers of 1970s occult horror movies...
Lilly is alleged to be possessed by a demon.
As the night progresses, things go from humorous to horrifying as the studio audience witnesses it all unfold.
What makes this work is the attention to detail: The fashions, hairstyles, the jokes, ultra-cheeezy sets, commercial-break cards, etcetera, are convincingly presented. The show's ambiance is perfect, from the banter between Delroy and his sidekick, Gus (Rhys Auteri), to the band / music, to everything else. It absolutely screams 1970s television.
It builds slowly and realistically, letting us settle in, before starting to raise the creep-factor. Ms. Tortelli proves to be quite an astonishing, terrifying kid!
This movie also has a great intro, and gruesome special effects. We are ultimately rewarded with a no-holds-barred, utterly bonkers finale, sure to leave an impression.
Highly recommended for lovers of 1970s occult horror movies...