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Robert Englund trades Elm Street for toe shoes in this deranged ballet fever dream.
TMDB
42
IMDb
41
Rotten Tomatoes
33
Audience Score
33
Google
78

Dance Macabre (1992)

schlockyobsessivecampy

Overview

HorrorRomance

Jessica, an American ballerina, reluctantly enrolls in a Russian dance academy, where she meets the charismatic choreographer Anthony. A dead ringer for his long dead lover, Jessica becomes his favorite student -- and his personal obsession.

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Content warning
maniacballerinaballet
obsession and identityartistic sacrificecolonial gazebody as object

Standout Aspects

Acting

Englund's unhinged commitment to lecherous choreographer energy.

Production

Russia filmed in Lithuania with delicious straight-to-video aesthetic.

Best for:Solo: Midnight viewing with wine and zero expectations.·Friends: Bad movie night where you roast Freddy's ballet phase.·Rewatch: Spotting which dancer is clearly not a dancer.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Creepy teacher-student dynamics and leering camera work throughout.
Greydon Clark

Director

Greydon Clark

ReleasedSep 30, 1992
Runtime1h 37m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
21st Century Film Production
Lenfilm

Top Cast

Robert Englund

Robert Englund

Anthony

Michelle Zeitlin

Michelle Zeitlin

Jessica

Marianna Moen

Marianna Moen

Ingrid

Julene Renee

Julene Renee

Angela

Nina Goldman

Nina Goldman

Claudine

Aleksandr Sergeyev

Aleksandr Sergeyev

Alex

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Greydon Clark also directed the cult classic Without Warning and once claimed this was his attempt at 'serious horror art.'

Cultural

The film awkwardly grafts American slasher tropes onto Russian ballet culture, embodying early 90s Western anxiety about post-Soviet spaces.

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