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The Chair
Your Front Row Seat ... To Terror!
Genres
HorrorMysteryComedy
Overview
A psychologist, a psychiatrist and a prison warden open up a long-closed prison, unaware that the ghost of an electrocuted convict haunts it.
Details
Budget
$3000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1988-10-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
2.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
James Coco
Dr. Harold Woodhouse Langer
Trini Alvarado
Lisa Titus
Paul Benedict
Warden Edward Dwyer
Gary McCleery
Rick Donner
Stephen Geoffreys
Roach
Ron Taylor
Tiny
Jack Betts
Detective
Mark von Holstein
Mazzini
Calvin Levels
Wilma
Brad Greenquist
Mushmouth
Paul Calderon
Pizza
Antonio Aponte
Romeo
Jihmi Kennedy
Walkman
Mike Starr
Wilson
Jamie Tirelli
Luis Rodríguez
Daryl Edwards
Bob
Willie C. Carpenter
Al
Clark Morgan
The Power Inspector
Richard Edson
Riot Leader
John Eric Bentley
Warden Callahan
Wayne Keeley
Inmate
Gordy Owens
Brian Reed (uncredited)
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