Meridian is a 1990

1990 in film

The year 1990 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in Total Recall .* The first digitally-manipulated matte painting is used, in Die Hard 2....

 horror film and romance film produced and directed by Charles Band. It starred Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn is an American actress and filmmaker. She came to international attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks...

, Malcolm Jamieson, Hilary Mason

Hilary Mason

Hilary Mason was an English character actress who appeared in a wide variety of roles, mainly on UK television....

 and Charlie Spradling.

Plot summary

Catherine Bomarzini (Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn is an American actress and filmmaker. She came to international attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks...

), travels back to her family castle in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 after her father's death. Overwhelmed with excitement, Catherine invites her best friend Gina (Charlie Spradling) to spend the weekend. Gina and Catherine discover a local carnival outside the castle gates. Curious they wander to the carnival to enjoy the show and acts. Pleased with the performance, Gina invites the head magician Lawerence (Malcom Jamieson) and his crew to the castle for dinner. Drugged and seduced, Catherine finds herself drawn into a mysterious love triangle with the handsome magician and a creature of the night whose gentle eyes and touch reveal his infinite love.
Is this creature real or an illusion? Guided by the ghost of a slain ancestor and the advice of the castle caretaker Martha (Hilary Mason

Hilary Mason

Hilary Mason was an English character actress who appeared in a wide variety of roles, mainly on UK television....

), Catherine discovers the ancient curse that enshrouds the Bomarzini Castle... a curse that only she can dispel.

DVD Release

The film has been released on DVD through the Charles Band DVD Collection, which also contains Crash and Burn

Crash and Burn (film)

Crash and Burn is a 1990 science fiction movie.-Plot:Unicom is a powerful organization overseeing most of the world after its economic collapse...

, Doctor Mordrid

Doctor Mordrid

Doctor Mordrid is a 1992 American film starring Jeffrey Combs. It was produced by Charles Band and co-directed by Band and his father, Albert Band. It was written by C. Courtney Joyner and released by Full Moon Features....

 and Head of the Family

Head of the Family

Head of the Family is a 1996 b-movie black comedy released by Full Moon Features. It concerns a Southern couple who blackmail a family of mutants to get money and revenge. It was rated R for language and strong nudity.-Plot:...

.

It will be released on DVD again on November 9, 2010 from Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, as a double feature with Decadent Evil

Decadent Evil

Decadent Evil , is a 2005 vampire film, produced and directed by Charles Band under his Wizard Entertainment banner] that year on June 25. The film was shot in and around Los Angeles, California.The films stars Phil Fondacaro, Debra Mayer, Jill Michelle, Daniel Lennox, Hazel Dean, and Raelyn...

.

Cast

• Sherilyn Fenn
  Sherilyn Fenn
  Sherilyn Fenn is an American actress and filmmaker. She came to international attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks...
  
   (Catherine Bomarzini)
• Malcolm Jamieson (Lawrence/Oliver)
• Hilary Mason
  Hilary Mason
  Hilary Mason was an English character actress who appeared in a wide variety of roles, mainly on UK television....
  
   (Martha)
• Charlie Spradling (Gina)
• Alex Daniels
  Alex Daniels
  Alex Daniels is an American football linebacker and fullback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2010.-College career:...
  
   (Beast)
• Phil Fondacaro
  Phil Fondacaro
  Phil Fondacaro is an American actor. A dwarf actor at , Fondacaro began acting in 1981, with the film Under the Rainbow....
  
   (Circus Dwarf)
• Vernon Dobtcheff
  Vernon Dobtcheff
  Vernon Dobtcheff is a French and British actor.Dobtcheff was born in Nîmes, France, to a family of Russian descent. He attended Ascham Preparatory School in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, in the 1940s, where he won the Acting Cup...
  
   (Village Priest)
• Isabella Celani (Castle Ghost)