Revenge of the Red Baron

Revenge of the Red Baron is a 1994 American comedy horror film starring Mickey Rooney, Tobey Maguire, Laraine Newman, Cliff De Young, produced by Roger Corman and directed by Robert Gordon.[1][2]

Revenge of the Red Baron
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Directed byRobert Gordon
Written byMichael McDonald
Produced byRoger Corman
Mike Elliott
Scott P. Levy
StarringMickey Rooney
Tobey Maguire
Laraine Newman
Cliff De Young
Darryl Armbruster
CinematographyChristian Sebaldt
Edited byRobert Gordon
Ken Solomon
Music byRobert Randles
Distributed byBuena Vista
Release date
  • February 16, 1994 (February 16, 1994)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

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The Red Baron returns in a toy plane to kill the former World War I flying ace that shot him down.

Reception

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In 2005, Dread Central writer Jon Condit, as part of the site's column highlighting obscure films, panned the film and questioned the intention of producer Roger Corman, noting that it contained elements of horror, comedy and family films, but it does not consistently mix any of its genre elements:

The plot sounds straight out of a horror film, but the way it plays out – despite how nearly every joke falls flat with a resounding “thud” – is clearly meant to be humorous, and yet it’s often cartoonish nature brings to mind a direct-to-video family film, albeit one with more electrocutions, (bloodless) shooting deaths, and gratuitous obscenities than that genre is used to.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Revenge of the Red Baron". Variety. 1994-06-27. Archived from the original on 2023-02-25.
  2. ^ DVD Talk
  3. ^ "From Here to Obscurity: Revenge of the Red Baron". 24 August 2005.
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