A bandleader whose career is nosediving makes a deal with the owner of a bar to sell his soul for success.
Practical Effects
Gloriously unconvincing demon makeup and bargain-basement hellscapes
Score
Actual metal band performances that outshine the acting
Production
Shot in real Hollywood rock clubs, authenticity through poverty
Director
Richard Casey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Richard Casey was a music video veteran who shot this in actual Hollywood clubs during off-hours.
This bombed in '88 but became a VHS legend among metalheads—proof that 'so bad it's good' needed the devil too.
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