Sleepstalker
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Sleepstalker is a 1995 horror film
written by Al Septien and Turi Meyer.
all but one member of a family, "The Sandman" is pending execution. Before his execution the jailers allow a minister to visit him. The minister is a voodoo priest
and an ally of the prison
er which the jailers did not realize. A hex is placed onto The Sandman so when his execution is over his soul
can travel to a new body made of sand. The Sandman then plots to kill a man named "Griffin", the last survivor of his family.
1995 in film
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written by Al Septien and Turi Meyer.
Plot
After seventeen years of slaughteringMurder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
all but one member of a family, "The Sandman" is pending execution. Before his execution the jailers allow a minister to visit him. The minister is a voodoo priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
and an ally of the prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
er which the jailers did not realize. A hex is placed onto The Sandman so when his execution is over his soul
Soul
A soul in certain spiritual, philosophical, and psychological traditions is the incorporeal essence of a person or living thing or object. Many philosophical and spiritual systems teach that humans have souls, and others teach that all living things and even inanimate objects have souls. The...
can travel to a new body made of sand. The Sandman then plots to kill a man named "Griffin", the last survivor of his family.
Other details
- Origin: USA
- Premiere dates:
- March 1996 (UKUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) - March 20, 1998 (ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
)
- March 1996 (UK
- CertificationMotion picture rating systemA motion picture rating system is designated to classify films with regard to suitability for audiences in terms of issues such as sex, violence, substance abuse, profanity, impudence or other types of mature content...
: Australia - M, UK - 1818 certificateThe 18 certificate is issued by the British Board of Film Classification to state that, in its opinion, a film, video recording, or game should not be seen or purchased by a person under 18 years old....
, USA - R - Contains the song "Sleep Baby Sleep" by Teresa Straley.