Originally intended as a sequel to the Robert Englund version of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, DANCE MACABRE is based on a cinematic ruse so transparent, obvious and cliched it boggles the mind. The result is a misbegotten mix of PSYCHO, SUSPIRIA and co-executive producer Harry Alan Towers's
beloved TEN LITTLE INDIANS theme.
Anthony Wagner (Englund) runs a ballet academy in St. Petersburg, Russia, with a woman known as "The Madame" who's supposedly Wagner's old love Svetlana, confined to a wheelchair after a motorcycle accident. (Unfortunately for viewers, from the moment she first appears onscreen, it's glaringly
clear that "The Madame" is actually Englund in past...
Released:
1992
Rated:
R
Length:
97 mins