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The Blue Man
The Blue Man
	A poster bearing the film's most commonly used title: Eternal Evil
Directed by	George Mihalka
Written by	Robert Geoffrion
Produced by	Buck Houghton; Pieter Kroonenburg;
Starring	Winston Rekert; Karen Black; John Novak; Patty Talbot;
Cinematography	Paul Van der Linden
Edited by	Yves Langlois; Nick Rotundo;
Music by	Marvin Dolgay
Release date	1985;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

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The Blue Man (also known as Eternal Evil) is a 1985 Canadian horror film directed by George Mihalka and starring Winston Rekert, Karen Black, John Novak, and Patty Talbot.^[2]

Premise

A dissatisfied Montreal director of TV commercials is taught to astrally project himself by a mysterious woman. But soon he finds that he does it against his will when he sleeps, and while he does it, he commits savage acts against those in his life.

Cast

Winston Rekert as Paul Sharpe
Karen Black as Janus
John Novak as Kauffman
Patty Talbot as Jennifer Sharpe
Vlasta Vrána as Scott
Andrew Bednarski as Matthew Sharpe
Bronwen Booth as Isis
Tom Rack as Dr. Meister
Joanne Côté as Helen
Philip Spensley as Bill Pearson
Ron Lea as Mick
Len Watt as Dr. Morton
Michael Sinelnikoff as William Duval
Lois Maxwell as Monica Duval
Anthony Sherwood as Jensen
Walter Massey as John Westmore

Release

The Blue Man had a limited release during the 1986 holiday season.^[3] The film won the Prix du public at the Avoriaz horror film festival in January 1987 and was nominated for two Genie Awards: Winston Rekert for Best Actor and Marvin Dolgay for Best Score.^[4]

The film received a retrospective screening at the 2017 Fantasia Film Festival.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Blue Man, The". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ "George Mihalka Talks 1985's The Blue Man". ComingSoon.net. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
^ ^a ^b "The Blue Man". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ "The Blue Man". AllMovie. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

External links

The Blue Man at IMDb
The Blue Man is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[cc-1] "Blue Man, The". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[2] "George Mihalka Talks 1985's The Blue Man". ComingSoon.net. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2017-08-23.

[fantasia-3] "The Blue Man". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[4] "The Blue Man". AllMovie. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

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 | name           = The Blue Man
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+| image          = The Blue Man FilmPoster.jpeg
-| caption        =A poster bearing the film's most commonly used title: ''Eternal Evil''
+| caption        = A poster bearing the film's most commonly used title: ''Eternal Evil''
 | director       = [[George Mihalka]]
-| producer       = [[Nicolas Clermont]] (executive producer)<br>[[Buck Houghton]] (producer)<br>[[Pieter Kroonenburg]] (producer)<br>[[David J. Patterson]] (executive producer)
+| producer       = {{plainlist|*[[Buck Houghton]]
+*Pieter Kroonenburg<ref name="cc" />}}
-| writer         = [[Robert Geoffrion]] (writer)
+| writer         = Robert Geoffrion<ref name="cc" />
-| narrator       =
-| starring       = See below
+| narrator       =
-| music          = [[Marvin Dolgay]]
+| starring       = {{plainlist|*[[Winston Rekert]]
+*[[Karen Black]]
-| cinematography = [[Paul Van der Linden]]
+*[[John Novak (actor)|John Novak]]
-| editing        = [[Yves Langlois]]<br>[[Nick Rotundo]]
+*Patty Talbot}}
-| distributor    = New Century Productions
-| released       = 1985
+| music          = Marvin Dolgay
+| cinematography = [[Paul Van der Linden]]<ref name="cc" />
+| editing        = {{plainlist|*Yves Langlois
+*Nick Rotundo<ref name="cc">{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/canadian-feature-film-database/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=1218&DotsIdNumber=|work=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|title=Blue Man, The|accessdate=January 10, 2018}}</ref>}}
+| distributor    =
+| released       = {{Film date|1985}}
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+'''''The Blue Man''''' (also known as '''''Eternal Evil''''') is a 1985 Canadian [[horror film]] directed by [[George Mihalka]] and starring [[Winston Rekert]], [[Karen Black]], [[John Novak (actor)|John Novak]], and Patty Talbot.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/horror/features/875325-fantasia-2017-george-mihalka-talks-1985s-the-blue-man|title=George Mihalka Talks 1985's The Blue Man|date=2017-08-01|work=ComingSoon.net|access-date=2017-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
-'''''The Blue Man''''' is a 1985 Canadian film directed by [[George Mihalka]].
+==Premise==
-The film is also known as '''''Eternal Evil'''''.
+A dissatisfied Montreal director of [[TV commercials]] is taught to [[astral projection|astrally project]] himself by a mysterious woman. But soon he finds that he does it against his will when he sleeps, and while he does it, he commits savage acts against those in his life.
+==Cast==
-==Plot (from IMDb)==
+* [[Winston Rekert]] as Paul Sharpe
+* [[Karen Black]] as Janus
-A dissatisfied Montreal director of TV commercials is taught to astrally project himself by a mysterious woman. But soon he finds that he does it against his will when he sleeps, and while he does it, he commits savage acts against those in his life.
+* [[John Novak (actor)|John Novak]] as Kauffman
+* Patty Talbot as Jennifer Sharpe
+* [[Vlasta Vrána]] as Scott
+* Andrew Bednarski as Matthew Sharpe
+* Bronwen Booth as Isis
+* [[Tom Rack]] as Dr. Meister
+* Joanne Côté as Helen
+* Philip Spensley as Bill Pearson
+* [[Ron Lea]] as Mick
+* [[Len Watt]] as Dr. Morton
+* [[Michael Sinelnikoff]] as William Duval
+* [[Lois Maxwell]] as Monica Duval
+* [[Anthony Sherwood]] as Jensen
+* [[Walter Massey (actor)|Walter Massey]] as John Westmore
 ==Release==
+''The Blue Man'' had a limited release during the 1986 holiday season.<ref name="fantasia">{{cite web|url=http://www.fantasiafestival.com/2017/en/films-schedule/films/809|work=[[Fantasia Festival]]|title=The Blue Man|accessdate=January 10, 2018}}</ref> The film won the Prix du public at the Avoriaz horror film festival in January 1987 and was nominated for two [[Genie Awards]]: [[Winston Rekert]] for Best Actor and [[Marvin Dolgay]] for Best Score.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/eternal-evil-v16095/awards|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|title=The Blue Man|accessdate=January 10, 2018}}</ref>
+The film received a retrospective screening at the 2017 [[Fantasia Film Festival]].<ref name="fantasia" />
-The film was released on videocassette by [[Lightning Video]] in 1987. The film is assumed to be public domain as it has received numerous DVD releases from different distributors since then, some of which can be found at the dollar store.
-==Cast==
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
-*[[Winston Rekert]] as Paul Sharpe
-*[[Karen Black]] as Janus
-*[[John Novak]] as Kauffman
-*[[Patty Talbot]] as Jennifer Sharpe
-*[[Vlasta Vrana]] as Scott
-*[[Andrew Bednarski]] as Matthew Sharpe
-*[[Bronwen Booth]] as Isis
-*[[Tom Rack]] as Dr. Meister
-*[[Joanne Côté]] as Helen
-*[[Philip Spensley]] as Bill Pearson
-*[[Ron Lea]] as Mick
-*[[Len Watt]] as Dr. Morton
-*[[Michael Sinelnikoff]] as William Duval
-*[[Lois Maxwell]] as Monica Duval
-*[[Anthony Sherwood]] as Jensen
-*[[Walter Massey (actor)|Walter Massey]] as John Westmore
-*[[Dean Hagopian]] as Guard
-*[[Adriana Roach]] as Meister's Secretary
-*[[Arthur Grosser]] as Professor Crombie
-*[[Lois Dellar]] as Housewife
-*[[Rob Roy]] as 1st Assistant Director
-*[[Roland Nincheri]] as Client
-==Soundtrack==
-{{Empty section|date=March 2010}}
 ==External links==
 *{{IMDb title|id=0088830|title=The Blue Man}}
 *{{Internet Archive film|id=EternalEvil|name=The Blue Man}}
+{{George Mihalka}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Blue Man}}
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-[[Category:Canadian films]]
+[[Category:1985 horror films]]
-[[Category:1980s thriller films]]
+[[Category:Canadian supernatural horror films]]
-[[Category:Supernatural thriller films]]
+[[Category:1985 thriller films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
+[[Category:1980s supernatural thriller films]]
+[[Category:1980s English-language films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by George Mihalka]]
+[[Category:English-language Canadian films]]
+[[Category:Films set in Montreal]]
+[[Category:Films about astral projection]]
+[[Category:1980s Canadian films]]
+[[Category:English-language horror films]]
+[[Category:English-language thriller films]]
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+{{1980s-Canada-film-stub}}
+{{1980s-horror-film-stub}}