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Dan Haggarty fights enlightenment terrorists in a movie that definitely exists.
TMDB
29
IMDb
36

Mind Trap (1989)

straight-to-video fever dreamGrizzly Adams gone cosmicso bad it's archaeology

Overview

Mystery

Shana's parents and sister are murdered after her father learns how to return to life after death. Shana is knowledgeable about said procedure, which is desired by foreign interests, who have even Shana's boyfriend helping them. Accounting for additional characters and footage is the fact that actress Shana is in the entertainment industry. So, Shana becomes both the pursuer - intent on avenging her family's deaths - and the pursued.

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immortality as commodityperformative identityrevenge vs. transcendence

Standout Aspects

Acting

Lyle Waggoner phoning it in from another dimension entirely.

Production

Eames Demetrios—yes, of the Kcymaerxthaere plaques—directed this.

Best for:Solo: Alone at 2am questioning your streaming choices.·Friends: Mystery Science Theater energy required.·Rewatch: To catch whatever Ben from Carol Burnett was doing here.
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Director

Eames Demetrios

ReleasedJan 1, 1989
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitylow
Tonemixed
Feellight
American Studio Productions

Top Cast

Dan Haggerty

Dan Haggerty

Sergei

Lyle Waggoner

Lyle Waggoner

Ben

Sam Hill

Sam Hill

Wratka

Maureen LaVette

Maureen LaVette

Sonja

D.L. Walker

D.L. Walker

Whippee (credited as David Walker)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Director Eames Demetrios is better known for installing fictional history plaques worldwide as the Geographer-at-Large for Kcymaerxthaere—making this his actual mainstream Hollywood moment.

Trivia

The 'foreign interests' plotline was apparently trimmed from a much longer supernatural thriller, explaining why everyone seems confused about their own motivations.

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