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Dee Wallace

posted 17 years ago by LuciferSam-3
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Does anyone else think Dee Wallace Stone should be regarded as a screem queen, i mean she made 4 horror flicks ranging from decent to classic with hills have eyes, the howling, cujo, and my personal favorite...critters

[–] djhowe69 15 years ago

She never really does anything gory or scream-queenie like Linnea Quigley did in her movies. She just always plays a mom.

[–] avia2 15 years ago

Lol about the 'mom'. True, but she's still a decent actress. And she's not a mom in 'The Howling'.

[–] Philippe_K_Bortrand 15 years ago

Wasn't she in that awful Halloween remake?

[–] Joan_Ferguson 15 years ago

I loved her in this. She wasted so many critters with that shotgun.

[–] sir_pogo2001 15 years ago

i met her this past sunday at a local convention (stl) really nice lady, just as cool as you would think

[–] Mark_Graisons_Moustache 15 years ago

I think her performance in "Cujo" is Academy Award worthy material, seriously.

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[–] filmbuff1974 15 years ago

Yeah, she definitely qualifies for that. She seemed to have created quite the little niche for herself during the eighties, doing these "B"-movies.

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[–] Woodyanders 14 years ago

Dee Wallace certainly gets my vote as a true scream queen. I loved how she stood up to the Crites and blew a couple of those nasty buggers away with a shotgun.

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[–] ghost_hat 12 years ago

I can't believe nobody mentioned Frighteners! Awesome performance!
She's been in way more than just those 4, anyway.
Yes, she gets a definite nod as a scream queen.

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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Of course she's a scream queen.

The Hills Have Eyes, The Howling, Cujo, Critters & The Frighteners.

She has also had a lot of minor roles in other horror films, notably a few Rob Zombie flicks and The House of the Devil.

The thing is a lot of 'scream queens' have one major recurring role which were in hugely popular franchises;
- Jamie Lee Curits as Laurie (Halloween)
- Heather Langenkamp as Nancy (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Neve Campbell as Sidney (Scream)
- Ashley Laurence as Kirsty (Hellraiser)

If Dee had of done a few Howling or Critters sequels she'd probably get mentioned a bit more often. But as I said she hasn't starred in one of those big commercial slasher franchises. She's missing that one defining role in a hugely popular franchise, hence why she's often forgotten a bit in these discussions. When I think of Dee Wallace my mind goes to a number of films and roles.