Blades (film)
Encyclopedia
Blades is a 1989 horror film
directed by Thomas R. Rondinella and distributed by Troma Entertainment
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and then packaged with two other Troma titles on DVD
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Despite the fact that this movie takes place on a golf course, the similarities between this film and Jaws
are very uncanny.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
directed by Thomas R. Rondinella and distributed by Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment
Troma Entertainment is an American independent film production and distribution company founded by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz in 1974.The company produces low-budget independent movies that play on 1950s horror with elements of farce...
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Plot
The film is about people who are curious as to why people have been appearing shredded on a local prestigious country club. Investigation proves that the culprit is a possessed lawn mower who is about to wreak havoc.Release
The film was commercially released in a few theaters (such as Times SquareTimes Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
"grindhouse
Grindhouse
A grindhouse is an American term for a theater that mainly shows exploitation films. It is named after the defunct burlesque theaters located on 42nd Street in New York City, where 'bump n' grind' dancing and striptease were featured.- History :...
"), then broadcast on HBO, released on VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
and then packaged with two other Troma titles on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
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Despite the fact that this movie takes place on a golf course, the similarities between this film and Jaws
Jaws (film)
Jaws is a 1975 American horror-thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. In the story, the police chief of Amity Island, a fictional summer resort town, tries to protect beachgoers from a giant man-eating great white shark by closing the beach,...
are very uncanny.