Thursday, June 28, 2018

THE AMBULANCE 1990 (SHOUT FACTORY) BLU-RAY

One of the oddest films from Larry Cohen, but what else would you expect?

Eric Roberts stars as a young man who meets a beautiful woman walking down a street in New York. Suddenly she collapses and an ambulance picks her up. He promises her he will get to the hospital to see her.

Roberts' character of Josh Baker tries to find the young woman, but is met with indifference and hostility at every hospital he goes to. Josh finally decides to make a police report.

The officer on the case, Lt. Spencer (James Earl Jones) is a little crazy and does not believe Josh about the woman or the Ambulance. There are a few more disappearances and even Josh is almost taken in the old style Ambulance. Spencer is killed in a high speed chance with Ambulance which is carrying it's next victim.

Office Sandra Malloy (Megan Gallagher) starts to believe Josh and things only get wilder from there until the very bizarre and well done climax. Director Cohen is a MASTER of bizarre cinema, and if anyone reading this has seen some of his work, then you known exactly what I am talking about.

The rest of the cast includes Red Buttons as an aging news reporter named Elias Zacharai who helps Josh track down the killer Ambulance, Janine Turner, Eric Braeden (in a great role), and Cohen regular James Dixon. Look for Lauren Landon in a small role.

The Blu-ray presentation is very good and this disc is a must for horror fans and Cohen fans in particular. RECOMMENDED!!

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