Exploring The Boogens - The Horror Film that Almost Wasn't 

The fact that they are still married is actually quite sweet.

I have nothing original to say, just echoing how much i appreciate the community on this channel and the work Cecil does for love of the genre

Boogens 2: Electric Boogenloo is probably my most favourite sequel.

Man, usually these all have kind of sad endings with the movies underperforming and the actors not doing anything big but, HOLY SHIT!!! Everyone comes out on top!!!

No idea why, but it makes me really happy whenever you mention the cast got along really well on set.

I think what's interesting about this movie is that the ones who survive are also the same couple who had sex. How often does that happen in a horror movie?

I love how something like this is Connected to, Twister, Chips, Charmed supernatural AND Batman.

4:20 “but they cast local Utah actors for many of the _miner_ roles” I see what you did there 😉

I'm familiar with The Boogens they were a nice family that lived up the street from me back in 86. 😁

I still think having one single practical effect monster is better than a thousand CGI monsters

A novel little monster movie with a relatively untroubled production and a happy ending for everyone involved. Not bad.

I’m loving the exploring intro! Reminds me of stories untold

I was born in Park City Utah in 1984, and lived there for 30 years. I recognize a few of the oustide shots shown here! It's fun to see. I knew of a couple films shot in my hometown, but not this one. Thank you for a very interesting video! (Our depleted silver mines were always a source of interest. For a few years when I was in middle/highschool a company bought one of the biggest mines in town and turned it into a giant haunted house.)

Aww hell yeah I'm excited for this one! Also gotta say you are truly the best film based channel on RU-vid dude always will be!

Loving the new content, Cecil. It's great to see you back! I remember this movie freaking me out as a kid. Fun personal note: My Mom (RIP) was in Hangar 18 as an extra in the bar. She walked into frame, then sat down to light a cigarette. We lived in Big Spring, TX at the time.

I just discovered that this is available on Amazon. Methinks I will view this. Long live practical effects!!!

"Not because is silly looking, doesn't mean it can kill" well, that's true

16:07 Ooh, the demon creature from “Faith”! That thing creeped me OUT.

What the mind creates for itself is more terrifying than anything created by another.

Thank you for this, I used to locate and watch every heating grate in whatever house I was in for Boogens after watching this as a kid.

Wait a minute. HOLD ON. DId.... did Taft International Pictures literally STEAL their logo from the Hanna Barbera logo? THEY DID! THAT IS EXACTLY THE HANNA BARBERA LOGO BUT BROZNE COLORED!. It's not even just KIND of similar, it's EXACTLY THE SAME.

I really enjoy all of the background info about the movie. Great that the marriage you talked about lasted, made me kind of happy for them :-)

The commentary that Balding and Conway did is hilarious and their banter is cute! Get the DVD or Blu-ray if you can find it.

I like the fact Cecil watched the entire film scrambled, real childhood horror film desire and dedication right there. I've done similarly when a kid. I pretended I was watching a transmission brought to me from the world of Videodrome 😄

Trying to watch something on a scrambled channel. Gen Z or later will never know this feeling.

I'm glad to see these going again and happy you're doing them. I appreciate the in depth look on so many films I watched as a child in the 80's. There is one film I would love to see your work on and that's Legend starring Tom Cruise and Tim Curry. Tim Curry's portrayal of the Darkness was so great and stuck with me as most of his roles did. I'd kill for an in-depth look at the overall film from your stance!

Growing up I used to watch The Movie Channel scrambled late at night. For years I thought Joe Bob Briggs had green skin.

I appreciate the fact that you mentioned watching the film scrambled. I use to do the same with certain movies and didn’t even recall doing so until you mentioned it. Your videos are absolutely awesome.

Balding and Conway are still married to this day. Edit I thought that you would forget.

Cecil just wanted to let you know, a wonderful youtube channel "Mr. Sunday Movies" gave you a shout out in their most recent video. Their video is about six director's cuts of movies we'll never see. They discuss "The Thing" prequel and mention your discussion of the same movie. Always great to see your work being recognized by other channels!

i never knew Mysterious Monsters was a movie too! i first read the book in elementary school, and i still have a copy- millions of years later!🤣

You should do an explored on the WILD movie "Hardcore Henry". I LOVE your channel, especially these explored series

Awesome video! I really like this movie, and it genuinely scared me as a kid. I'd like a remake, with practical effects, showing the monsters depicted in the book. Again, great job.

I remember seeing this in the theater when I was young. My dad worked part time as an usher. Employees got discount tickets, me and my cousins saw so many movies, The Boogens, The Incredible Two Headed Transplant, The Towering Inferno, Blacula, Blacula Returns, those were the days :)

Love vids from your Exploring series!

I always enjoy your videos, the inside look into the productions is really quite special.

Awesome video as always! When you upload I stop what I'm doing, grab a drink and just enjoy the ride. I've always enjoyed your narrations, actual knowledge and videos all around, and the quality just keeps rising! :D I love how wholesome this whole thing turned out, great to see! :)

I FREAKING LOVE the new intro! Great video as always! Cecil, when are you gonna do Manic Cop 3? Been waiting forever! Hah

Another movie I forgot all about. I’ll have to rewatch. Thanks for the dedication Cecil. You know you’re the best channel.

The Boogens is one of my favorite movies. I was so glad that they released it on Blu Ray. Great job on the video.

Love your videos. Keep up the good work.

Glad to this back. Good job on the video!

Thank you for all your hard work - this is brilliant as always.

Well it’s good to know that you’re doing good Goodbad Flicks, can’t wait for the next review.

Can you please do a video on My Best Friend is a Vampire from 1987 directed by Jimmy Huston?

Excellent video as always! On another note through I’m not gonna lie every time I hear the theme music for Good Bad Flicks/ Exploring vídeos, I play the song from “ the Uninvited” video in my head.

Yes!!! I have been waiting forever for this one!! :)

I always enjoy your in depth analysis of what went on behind the scenes, during the making of these films! It always gets me in the mood to try to write a horror screenplay of my own. Would you ever consider doing exploring episodes over The Legend of Boggy Creek & The Town That Dreaded Sundown? I would LOVE that, as the events of both those films, happened not far from where i live.

I know that Taft star swirl from old 1980's Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears cartoons

you're seriously one of my favorite channels

Another awesome video! I love horror movies and all the behind the scenes info about how they were made. I am so thankful that even after all this time we can still watch these hidden gems.

Great review! First time I've seen someone talk about the history of Sunn Films. I remember seeing their mystery documentaries on TBS all the time in the 80s and 90s, especially The Mysterious Monsters and The Bermuda Triangle. They were almost made like horror movies and scared the piss out of me when I was a kid. Good stuff!

Saw this in the theater. Always wondered why it never went to video and after 35 years started to question my own memory of whether the movie even existed.

Hey Cecil! What's up man? Hope you had a fun and safe 4th of July!

As always love your work! Really enjoyed this one, especially to think that Stephen King enjoyed it so much. I know you get plenty of recommendations but it would be so cool if you did an exploring on Demon Wind

Another superb "Exploring," Cecil. I always enjoy your work and the obvious passion behind it.

I know you've been going thru a lot this year. I want to give you some kind words. 'Better a neighbor that is near, than a brother far away' from Runaway in Future War. Wisdom from the mouths of Belgians.

I watched this movie as a teenager when it appeared on Cinemax, I think. And I believe I still have that copy of Twilight Zone magazine where King's review, Digging The Boogans, appeared. Thanks for the background, and taking me back to simpler days.

Glad to have you back :)

Another great video. This crosses over with something else that I really like. A couple of podcasts called "Monster Talk" and "In Research of." "In Research of" made a special episode about Hangar 18 a while back. Anyhow, thanks for your usual good work.

I remember the commercials for this on TV for its theatrical release. It scared the crap out of little kid me!! It advertised every day multiple times leading up to the release date. I never forgot it!

Loving the return of the elaborated title sequences 😍

Watching fuzzy HBO is how I first saw "Freaked". And I loved it ever since. If you really want a mine monsters movie that is good, check out "The Strangeness". The monster in that is really freaky looking.

Hope everyone who enjoys this channel is staying safe.

Just want to say I can appreciate your attention to detail in your reviews.You do good work grasshopper!

The Boog is kind of cute.

The Boogens was one of the dopiest movies we had ever seen. I think we went back to watch it maybe five or six times, taking additional friends with us. You knew it wasn't going to be in the movie theaters long, so we saw it as much as we could. Twice on dollar night!

Ah anne Marie was such a cute long suffering character to her moron partner sledge hammer

Glad your back man!

It's probably been said before but I have been a fan of this channel since the beginning and find you to be one of the best content creators on RU-vid... And to see you Finally do the boogens is awesome since this is one of the 1st movies as a kid, I watched on our satellite dish when we initially bought it before they scrambled everything... Love the movie and keep up the great content.

Thanks for this great video review because I'm old and I've never heard of this particular horror movie.

Conway was one of the best Trek directors, especially his work on DS9--although the instalment with Riker in the asylum was pretty good too. His 'Duet' is considered a landmark across the entire franchise and tops many lists of favourite or 'most important' episodes.

What's up Cecil watching your review again of this because I just picked up the 4K from Kino of the Boogens. Great video.

Thanks Cecil for another great vid. I love films like Boogens when you're gripped by the storey and can excuse the wooden sets.

OMG! Thank you again. I love this movie. And cast member Jeff Harlan, a talented comedian, was a friend of mine. I always appreciated that Stephen King praised this film as one of his favorites.

Great video! Welcome back.

Just wanted to say thank you for doing an exploring of this movie, It is one of my favorite monster movies from the 80's. I don't know why I've always liked this movie, maybe because it was one of the first R rated horror movies I saw when my family got HBO when I was a young teen. Always had a soft spot in my heart for it. Keep up the great work.

I watched the Boogens many times on the pay cable channels back in the 80s. I didn't know anything about the making of the film, I just thought it was a fun little monster movie. I had a big crush on Rebecca Balding from when she was in Silent Scream a couple years before, so I loved that she was in this. My teenage self retroactively thanks her for honoring her contract. :)

I was hoping that at some point in the movie, one of the characters would utter the line: "Bitch, I AM The Boogens." and then start lighting monsters on fire with a flamethrower.

That intro is soo dope Cecil!

Thanks for this episode, Cecil. You did an excellent job as usual. It's nice to finally learn how The Boogens disappeared from theaters and never got an immediate video release. I was too young to see it in theaters at the time and with a title like The Boogens, I was always curious to see it. I do remember seeing both The Mysterious Monsters and Hangar 18 in theaters though.

Love your videos!!

I had wondered what had happened to Rebecca Balding. She was on her way to being a scream queen with leading roles in Silent Scream and The Boogens, then kind of disappeared from the big screen. I always loved The Boogens. I try to watch it every winter. A good low key monster movie.

When I was a kid in the 80s, as a movie nerd I would audio tape movies to listen to later, even if I had them on VHS. I just loved movies lol and I still do.

Hahaha. I just realized I saw this as a little kid with my brothers and my mom. I never knew what movie this was. Thanks for giving me a piece of my twisted childhood back. Gonna go watch it tonight.

Entertaining as usual, Thanx!!!

😂😂😂 i literally saw that Chariots of the Gods' is available on youtube just 3 or 4 days ago. It has been recommended every single time I load youtube or refresh it during these 3 days. The week before the CotG rec, I was innundated with Hanger 18 recs.

This is one of my favorite all time 80s horror movies. Does not need a remake, period..

Fun Fact: 'Chariots of the Gods' and it's author are the reason we have the masterpiece "Ancient Aliens".

Glad you're back

I recall seeing it around 1982 in The Movie Channel and enjoying it. The Blu-Ray is in my collection and watch it often.

Man, watching scrambled movies brings me back. That, and watching the free trailers on the pay per view channel.

Probably my favorite channel on RU-vid.

GBF always supplying that FIRE CONTENT!!! YOU a KING CECIL, be humble tho.....(true). ALWAYS keep YOUR same ENERGY.....(eternally).

Scrambled channels!! Same here man. It would shift to clear in that weird blend of green, sepia, and blue. Confession:I “saw” “From Dusk till Dawn” and “Screamers” on scrambled.

I remember once that the Playboy Channel came through 90% unscrambled at my buddies house when we were in high school. :P Yeah, I remember you could sometimes get a scrambled channel to come in better if you flicked the channels back and forth. Those were the days. Trying to get those channels to come in was almost a pastime. Oh, I just remembered when my parents first got cable in the late 70s, my friend and I discovered HBO was free or something. We sat on the edge of the couch next to the TV and watched like 3 movies in a row without moving. There were no commercials and back then all they did was just broadcast movies one after the other with barely anything in between. We were kids used to commercials, so it was like we didn't know to get up and move. Too funny. :)

I live in Utah! Was awesome to hear all of this.

13:33, loved that show, too.

I was really young when I saw this and it scared the shit out of me. I've never known anything about it and even doubted I had ever seen it. Thanks for this video!

Oh sweet zombie Jesus! I frickin' LOVE the Boogens! Great episode and nice to have you back, sir!