CinemaOSMovie · 1980 · 0h 14m

Secret Horror

ComedyHorror

Another regular evening at Mike's house turns into a comic nightmare. Finding himself a stranger in his own apartment, a "world totally fashioned from the effluvia of TV and pop music," Mike is plagued by a mysterious drop ceiling, his dry cleaning, and a host of ghostly visitors. This postmodern comedy of the banal is told as a suspense drama, in which an unseen "we" whispers imperatives to the hapless Mike, whose life becomes a TV game show in a place "somewhere between initiation and renovation." References to such pop trivia as the Partridge Family and the Kingston Trio suggest a collective cultural unconscious of trashy sitcoms, pop songs and brand names. Smith concludes with the outrageous but oddly affecting spectacle of Mike eating Bridge Mix and dancing to Neil Diamond's Forever in Blue Jeans.

Directed byMark Fischer

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 14m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1980
Studios
Mike and Mark Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Michael Smith

Michael Smith

Mike

Creative team
Directed by
Mark Fischer
Produced by
Michael Smith
Michael Smith
Mark Fischer

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