Death Valley (1982 film)
| Death Valley | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Dick Richards |
| Written by | Richard Rothstein |
| Produced by | Elliott Kastner |
| Starring | Paul Le Mat Catherine Hicks Stephen McHattie Wilford Brimley Peter Billingsley Edward Herrmann |
| Cinematography | Stephen H. Burum |
| Edited by | Joel Cox |
| Music by | Dana Kaproff |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Cinema VII |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Death Valley is a 1982 American slasher film starring Paul Le Mat, Catherine Hicks, Stephen McHattie, Wilford Brimley, Peter Billingsley and Edward Herrmann.[1] It was directed by Dick Richards and written by Richard Rothstein. It centered on a divorcee and her child being stalked by a serial killer after the boy picks up an object that can help tie the killer to his crimes.
Plot
[edit]Paul Stanton has talked his son Billy into being sent to California to join his mother, Sally, and her old high school sweetheart (and current new boyfriend) Mike who are going into Arizona. Passing through Death Valley, they discover it is the new territory of a cowboy serial killer (who wearing a hat and a neckerchief to hide his identity) and his equally demented twin. Both have just done away with a teenage couple at an abandoned gold mine. Billy, stretching his legs, stumbles across their camper. Somehow overlooking the carnage, he comes across a frog pendant, which he steals. Its owner returns to find his trinket gone and pursues.
Cast
[edit]- Paul Le Mat as Mike
- Catherine Hicks as Sally
- Stephen McHattie as Hal
- Wilford Brimley as Sheriff (as A. Wilford Brimley)
- Peter Billingsley as Billy
- Edward Herrmann as Paul Stanton
- Jack O'Leary as Earl
- Mary Steelsmith as Baby Sitter
- Gina Christian as R.V. Girl
- Kirk Koskella as R.V. Boy (as Kirk I. Kiskella)
- Frank J. Cimorelli as R.V. Boy
- Arnold C. Waterman as On Looker
- Fred W.S. Newton as Outlaw
- J.P.S. Brown as Western Sheriff
- Roy Gunsberg as Tour Guide (as Roy S. Gunsburg)
- Merritt Holloway as Motel Clerk
- Glenn McCreedy as Stu
- Earl W. Smith as Crony
- Allan Wood as Crony
Home media
[edit]On December 11, 2012, Shout! Factory released a retail Blu-ray/DVD combo pack of the film.[2]
References
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- 1982 films
- 1982 horror films
- 1980s American films
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s serial killer films
- 1980s slasher films
- American serial killer films
- American slasher films
- Death Valley in fiction
- Films directed by Dick Richards
- Films produced by Elliott Kastner
- Films set in Inyo County, California
- Films set in California
- Universal Pictures films
- English-language horror films
- English-language crime films