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Pulse

1988 · 91 min

A slow-creeping suburban dread as ordinary appliances turn hostile, keeping you tense and uneasy.

Directed by
Paul Golding
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Cliff DeYoung, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence
Tagline
The ultimate shocker.
Overview
An intelligent pulse of electricity moves from house to house, terrorizing occupants through their own appliances. Having already destroyed one household in a quiet neighborhood, the pulse finds itself in the home of a boy and his divorced father.

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Directed by
Paul Golding
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Cliff DeYoung, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • technology
  • isolation
  • fate
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
Paul Golding
Written by
Paul Golding
Starring
Cliff DeYoung, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence, Charles Tyner, Dennis Redfield, Robert Romanus, Myron Healey
Music
Jay Ferguson
Cinematography
Peter Lyons Collister
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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