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I Woke Up Early The Day I Died
Cinequanon Pictures International

I Woke Up Early The Day I Died reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 14 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
3.3 out of 10
based on 6 reviews
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MPAA RATING: Not rated

Starring Billy Zane

Overcoming a nurse, and dressing in her clothes, a madman escapes from Hope Sanitarium. The film is quintessential Ed Wood with a modern twist - no dialogue, only atmospheric sounds, alternating bursts of laughter and screams, and a wonderful soundtrack. (Cinnequanon Pictures)


GENRE(S): Comedy  
WRITTEN BY: Edward D. Wood Jr.  
DIRECTED BY: Aris Iliopulos  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: September 3, 1999 
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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40
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
An amazing artifact; the decor and lighting mix '70s tackiness with odd '50s touches, the sound design is elaborate.
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30
Village Voice J. Hoberman
That this mime show works better than it should is, in a sense, the ultimate dis.
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30
The New York Times Anita Gates
It's sad and misguided and boring.
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25
New York Post Rod Dreher
Presumably Zane & Co. had a lot more fun filming this inexplicable low-budget indulgence than any sane person will have watching it.
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3
Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson
Sitting through the film is like Chinese water torture, for sure, and for reasons beyond the forced, idiotic campiness of the thing. For one thing, there is not one word of dialogue.
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0
Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
Just... bad. As in BAD bad.
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