The Outing (1986)

Directed by

Warren Chaney

Genre

fantasy film, horror film, comedy horror, teen film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

R

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Teenagers spend the night in a natural history museum. An ancient lamp releases the spirit of a malevolent djinn that stalks them.

darkcampyunnervingtenseslow-burnsuspensefulvisually dated

What happens

The Outing (originally titled The Lamp) is a 1987 American supernatural slasher film directed by Tom Daley, and starring Deborah Winters, James Huston, Andra St. Ivanyi, Scott Bankston, and Red Mitchell. It follows a group of teenagers spending the night in a natural history museum who are stalked by the spirit of a malevolent djinn released from an ancient lamp. The film was originally released in the United Kingdom as The Lamp on April 28, 1987, though it was released as The Outing for in the United States on September 11 of the same year with about 2 minutes of cuts, along with a different opening score. The film was shot on location in Houston and Galveston, Texas, as well as Los Angeles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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