The Blue Man (also known as Eternal Evil) is a 1985 Canadian horror film directed by George Mihalka and starring Winston Rekert, Karen Black, John Novak, and Patty Talbot.
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Premise
A dissatisfied Montreal director of TV commercials is taught to astrally project himself by a mysterious woman. But soon, he finds that he does it against his will when he sleeps, and while he does it, he commits savage acts against those in his life.
Cast
Winston Rekert as Paul Sharpe
Karen Black as Janus
John Novak as Kauffman
Patty Talbot as Jennifer Sharpe
Vlasta Vrána as Scott
Andrew Bednarski as Matthew Sharpe
Bronwen Booth as Isis
Tom Rack as Dr. Meister
Joanne Côté as Helen
Philip Spensley as Bill Pearson
Ron Lea as Mick
Len Watt as Dr. Morton
Michael Sinelnikoff as William Duval
Lois Maxwell as Monica Duval
Anthony Sherwood as Jensen
Walter Massey as John Westmore
Release
The Blue Man had a limited release during the 1986 holiday season. The film won the Prix du public at the Avoriaz horror film festival in January 1987 and was nominated for two Genie Awards: Winston Rekert for Best Actor and Marvin Dolgay for Best Score.
The film received a retrospective screening at the 2017 Fantasia Film Festival.