Phillips as Cesare Magie Song as Patient in Straitjacket Jennifer Miro as Miss Koonce Stephen Quadros as Scarecrow Carol Albright as Screaming Patient Catherine Case as Patient with Extra Hormones Debra De Liso as Grace Butler (as Debra Deliso) Lori Chacko as Patient in Bed Release Dr. Caligari was shown at the Toronto Festival of Festivals on August 30, 1989. Critical reaction From a contemporary review, "Devo." of Variety found the film to have a "weak attempt" at "campy dialog and bizarre plot twists" and that "even discriminating cult movie mavens may sit this one out." A retrospective review from the Los Angeles Times wrote "One of the kinkiest artifacts ever to come out of Orange County has to be the movie "Dr. Caligari."" Home video The film was also released in America on Laserdisc by Image Entertainment. At the same time, Shapiro Glickenhaus Entertainment released it on VHS. Excalibur Films, despite mostly dealing with pornographic film, released it on DVD on August 23, 2002. as the company was formed by the film's executive producer. References Sources External links Dr. Caligari at Roxie Official trailer 1989 horror films 1989 films American science fiction horror films American comedy horror films Films about cannibalism 1980s parody films Films with screenplays by Jerry Stahl 1980s comedy horror films 1980s science fiction horror films 1980s erotic films American erotic horror films 1989 comedy films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films