One of the forgotten films of those to feel the wrath of the 80's and 90's censorship madness, Mikey has a more genuinely sinister feel to it than the others. Still banned outright in the UK, it tells the story of a young boy name Mikey Holt (Brian Bonsall). We see him first of all getting told off by his adoptive parents for lighting a fire inside the house, so he gains revenge by murdering the lot of them. The father especially gets it bad as he receives a baseball bat to the head from our pubeless protagonist. Unable to solve the murder, the police are quick to relocate Mikey with a new family, who at first warm to their lovable new son. But as he falls for his best friend's sister, and his behaviour starts to get stranger, his school teacher begins to suspect something is not quite right.Generally thought of as being a 'video nasty', this wasn't actually on the official government list. Strange, considering it is far worse than the majority of the others. What it does share with a lot of the ones that did make the list, such as The Driller Killer and Blood Feast, is that it does lack in quality. Mikey obviously has a bit of a budget, but it's filmed in that TV Movie Of The Week style that makes it look like it should star Shannon Tweed. A lot of the plot developments either don't make sense or are just unrealistic, such as his current teacher phoning his old school and asking them about Mikey (as she suspects something is amiss), only for the teacher on the other end of the phone to give her everything she knows about him straight away. The film has been compared to Child's Play, but Mikey doesn't share the former's comic humour. A decent idea, but the film can't seem to escape it's exploitation roots.www.the-wrath-of-blog.blogspot.com

When me and my spouse rented this film I was very iffy about it. But boy did my mind changed! From the minute the film started I was glued to the screen! Brian Bonsall's acting is just incredible and brings the character of Mikey to life! The film blends the elements of drama, comedy and horror very well, with dramatic tension between the characters, witty one liners and heart pounding horror. I must see! The film however is very scary and will most likely be a fun riot when you and your colleages view this film together! And just like any movie, this film is best viewed with popcorn and a cold soda. I will love to go into detail on this film but I can't because it will just spoil this cult classic! But take my word! This film is loads of fun and bit of a good scare. So please head to your local video store and rent this great film....If you dare.

I thought this movie really is cool. In real life there are young psychopaths out there too. This movie demonstrates that there are psychotic kids out there who might end up like Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Ed Gein, David Berkowitz a.k.a. The Son Of Sam, and John Wayne Gacy too.Mikey, played superbly by Brian Bonsall (Family Ties and Star Trek: The Next Generation) is a little boy who lives with foster parents and he ends up killing them, he causes his foster sister to drown in a pool, electrocutes his foster mother and hits his foster dad with a bat. He video tapes it too. Mikey is a wacko kid. Mikey tells the police it was a man who murdered his foster parents.Mikey is placed in another foster home, things go great for the foster family till Mikey goes on his killing spree. Mikey's teacher, played by Ashley Laurence (Hellraiser 1, 2, 3, and 6) notices something about his drawing that is psychotic behavior. Mikey's principal, played by Lyman Ward (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) doesn't think that it is a big deal. Mikey has a crush on an older girl, played by Josie Bissett(Melrose Place), she can tell Mikey is a psycho. Mikey's foster parents are starting to get suspicious of Mikey. Mikey over heard his foster mother say about adopting Mikey was a big mistake, that is why Mikey ends up killing them and the Principal and his teacher. Mikey gets away.I think this movie is awesome, I give it 2 thumbs up and 10/10 stars.

This early 90's chiller is about a 5 (!) year old serial killer. Well, that's disturbing. He murders people without a visible change in his facial expressions. I'd say he's gifted. Only Michael Myers was able to pull that off so far. Although the basic subject is original, the whole movie is rather average. I'd even say passable and not recommended. The young Mikey has a wrong way to deal with his emotions. After being punished by his parents he doesn't obey them...he slaughters them !! Because of his very young age, he isn't suspected of course so the police closes up the case as a robbery with deceased victims. Mikey is adopted by a new family and it all starts out fine. He especially is keen on his new neighbor girl played by Jodie Bisset (the blond chick from "Melrose Place") One problem : she's about 15 years older than he is so he can't handle the fact she has a boyfriend. Overwhelmed by hate, the little psychopath inside Mikey comes alive again... I didn't regret watching it but still I have the feeling something better could have been done with it. Mikey is a standard thriller with the right amount of suspense, nudity and humor but it could have been a lot more if you ask me. I loved seeing Ashley Laurence acting again,though. She was the leading actress in my favorite film Hellraiser and here, in Mikey, she plays the teacher who first starts to think there's something wrong with the little brat. Mikey is a good film to watch if nothing better appears on TV or if you've seen everything else in the videostore already. Nothing more, nothing less.