Mortuary Academy

"You're Dead. They're Delighted."

1988 1h 27m EN

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3.8

SKIP

★3.8TMDB · 9

Comedy

Synopsis

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"Police Academy" clone, about some nerds who inherit an academy for morticians, which is run by a corrupt closet necropheliac. Of course, the most incompetent students possible are accepted, so that the academy will fail, and all sorts of wacky hijinks ensue.

“You're Dead. They're Delighted.”

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Cast

Paul Bartel
Paul Truscott
Mary Woronov
Mary Purcell
Perry Lang
Sam Grimm
Tracey Walter
Don Dickson
Christopher Atkins
Max Grimm
Lynn Danielson-Rosenthal
Valerie Levitt
Stoney Jackson
James Dandridge
Anthony James
Abbott Smith

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Schroeder
Writers: William Kelman, Paul Bartel
Languages: English, Spanish, German
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, German.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Schroeder, shot by Roy H. Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Spear. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ellen Keneshea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov and Perry Lang carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You're Dead. They're Delighted.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Schroeder directs. Roy H. Wagner behind the camera. David Spear scores. Ellen Keneshea cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, German.
4Directed by Michael Schroeder, shot by Roy H. Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David Spear. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ellen Keneshea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov and Perry Lang carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You're Dead. They're Delighted.".
9IMDB entry: tt0095659 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.