Nonureva Really Surprised!

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Backlash007 ~Spoiler~ The tagline for The Sleeping Car reads "Forget Freddy, Forget Jason, here comes The Mister!" What are execs thinking? Don't compare your cheesy little movie to icons. It's never true. The Sleeping Car is a movie that could have worked. David Naughton plays a man getting over a hellish marriage and trying to go back to school. He rents a railway passenger car that used to belong to The Mister. The Mister (played by effects man John Carl Beuchler) is a deceased railroad worker with a shady past who doesn't like sex, drugs, or rock and roll. As you probably guessed, he haunts the "sleeping car." Judi Aronson also stars as a saucy, young co-ed and Kevin McCarthy plays Vincent Tuttle, Naughton's bizarre neighbor. The plot is a bit clichéd but when has that ever stopped a horror movie from being good? The main thing holding it back, as others have pointed out, is the humor. There are way too many wisecracks during tense moments in the film. The Naughton character is cracking jokes during the final showdown with the ghost. If he's not scared, how am I supposed to scared for him? It just doesn't work. The special effects, which Beuchler also had a hand in, are really good (I also spied Wayne Toth's name in the credits). One death by couch springs is particularly cool. The Mister himself is also sporting a really creepy and badass look. But he's no Freddy and certainly no Jason. The Sleeping Car is the type of movie that could benefit from a remake.

HumanoidOfFlesh A new tenant Jason moves into the apartment-a railroad car converted into a house-he finds the place possessed by the ghost of the Mister,a conductor who blamed himself for a horrible train crash in the past.As the Mister comes back for revenge and starts killing the car's visitors and neighbors,Jason and his roommate try to exorcise the demons for good."The Sleeping Car" by Douglas Curtis is a mildly enjoyable horror comedy that has its share of gruesome moments.The makeup effects are pretty good and the death scenes are suitably gory.Unfortunately the film relies too much on juvenile humour.There is also a nice amount of nudity provided by Judie Aronson and Sandra Margot.So if you are into 80's horror give this one a chance.7 out of 10.

Coventry "The Sleeping Car" is a pretty insignificant and worthless horror film that is made endurable by a couple of nice special effects and a neat supporting role by Kevin McCarthy. The plot revolves on an over-aged journalism student Jason (David McNaughton from "American Werewolf in London) who rents an old, refurnished train carriage to live in. This carriage – the sleeping car – is possessed by the spirit of "the Mister", the landlady's late husband who was responsible for a huge train crash ten years earlier. The screenplay doesn't make that much sense, but you can hardly consider that an obstacle in early 90's horror movies. There's some nice murdering and the female lead Judie Aronson is yummy. What's really annoying about the "the Sleeping Car" are the constant witty remarks of protagonist Jason McCree. He uses a supposedly funny one-liner every time his character does or says something. Even in the climax, when he's fighting (?) the demon, he interrupts the action for a lousy remark...Very annoying.

gridoon If you've ever wondered what a horror film written by a Woody Allen wannabe would come out like, then check this one out. It's imaginatively directed, has a typical but enjoyable "haunted place" premise, solid makeup effects....it's an all-around good job, but with one major flaw: the dialogue is overloaded with cheeky wisecracks and witticisms (sample: "You want scary? Go shopping with my ex-wife") that sometimes hit the mark, but are too often delivered at the most inappropriate moments (even while the hero is battling an evil ghost!). (**)