Pulse (1988) Horror Sci-Fi
Pulse (1988) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 5.90/10
IMDB: ☆ 5.4/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 6.4/10
Pulse Plot Synopsis:
An intelligent pulse of electricity is moving from house to house. It terrorizes the occupants by taking control of the appliances, either killing them or causing them to wreck the house in an effort to destroy it. Then it travels along the power lines to the next house, and the terror restarts. Having thus wrecked one household in a quiet neighbourhood, the pulse finds itself in the home of a boy's divorced father whom he is visiting. It gradually takes control of everything, badly injures the stepmother, and traps father and son, who must fight their way out.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: An intelligent pulse of electricity is moving from house to house. It terrorizes the occupants by taking control of the appliances...
Tagline: It traps you in your own house... then pulls the plug.
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Pulse Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1988 (more 1988 movies)
Box Office: $40,397
Production Co.: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Pulse Release Dates In Theaters: Mar 04, 1988, Blu-ray: Mar 07, 2017, DVD: Oct 04, 2005
Producers: Bob Edwards, William E. McEuen, Patricia A. Stallone
Musicians: Jay Ferguson
Cinematographers: Peter Lyons Collister
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Pulse (1988) Cast (Click to Expand)
Pulse Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Cliff De Young | ... | Bill |
| Roxanne Hart | ... | Ellen |
| Joey Lawrence | ... | David |
| Matthew Lawrence | ... | Stevie |
| Charles Tyner | ... | Old Man |
| Dennis Redfield | ... | Pete |
| Robert Romanus | ... | Paul |
| Myron Healey | ... | Howard (as Myron D. Healy) |
| Michael Rider | ... | Foreman |
| Jean Sincere | ... | Ruby |
| Terry Beaver | ... | Policeman |
| Greg Norberg | ... | Policeman |
| Tim Russ | ... | Policeman |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Cliff De Young (b. February 12, 1945) – Bill
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Also known as: Clifford DeYoung | Cliff DeYoung | Cliff Deyoung | Cliff de Young - Roxanne Hart (b. July 27, 1952) – Ellen
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) - Joey Lawrence (b. April 20, 1976) – David
Sign: Taurus, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: Joe Lawrence | Joseph Lawrence - Matthew Lawrence (b. February 11, 1980) – Stevie
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: Mathew Lawrence | Matt Lawrence - Charles Tyner, as Old Man, passed away at age 92 in .
Sign: Gemini
Also known as: Harold Tyner - Dennis Redfield (b. February 23, 1943) – Pete
Sign: Pisces - Robert Romanus (b. July 17, 1956) – Paul
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Also known as: Bob Romanus - Myron Healey, as Howard (as Myron D. Healy), passed away at age 82 in Burbank, California, USA.
Sign: Gemini, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Also known as: Michael Healey | Myron D. Healey | Michael Healy | Myron D. Healy | Myron Healy - Michael Rider – Foreman
- Jean Sincere, as Ruby, passed away at age 93 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Leo - Terry Beaver (b. June 2, 1948) – Policeman
Sign: Gemini
Also known as: Terry L. Beaver - Greg Norberg – Policeman
- Tim Russ (b. June 22, 1956) – Policeman
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 11½" (1.82 m)
Also known as: Timothy Russ
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