Death Spa
| Death Spa | |
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| Directed by | Michael Fischa |
| Starring | William Bumiller Brenda Bakke Merritt Butrick Robert Lipton |
| Cinematography | Arledge Armenaki |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Death Spa (known in Europe as Witch Bitch)[1] is a 1989[2][3] American horror film directed by Michael Fischa and starring William Bumiller, Brenda Bakke, and Merritt Butrick. The film was released directly to VHS in the United States in 1990, and was released on a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack in 2014.[4] Death Spa was the final film to feature Merritt Butrick.[5]
Plot
Michael Evans (William Bumiller), whose wife Catherine Avery Evans (Shari Shattuck) has recently killed herself, is the owner of a high-tech health club. Catherine possesses the club's computer control systems and begins using the club's exercise machines, dumbbells, and other equipment to murder the club's members.
Cast
- William Bumiller as Michael Evans
- Brenda Bakke as Laura Danvers
- Merritt Butrick as David Avery
- Robert Lipton as Tom
- Alexa Hamilton as Priscilla Wayne
- Ken Foree as Marvin
- Rosalind Cash as Sgt. Stone
- Shari Shattuck as Catherine Avery Evans
- Hank Cheyne as Robert
- Chelsea Field as Darla
- Joseph Whipp as Dr. Lido Moray
- Tané McClure as Vicky
- Vanessa Bell as Marci Hewitt
- David Shaughnessy as Freddie
- Karyn Parsons as Brooke
- Lyle Howry as Cop
Production
According to director Michael Fischa, "the health craze had blossomed in LA. [Health clubs] came up like mushrooms. So quickly that they went out of business. So we thought, basically, we turn it around and we have a ghost in our health club. That could be a fun scenario".[1]
References
- ^ a b Harris, Blake (30 October 2015). "How Did This Get Made: Death Spa (An Oral History)". /Film. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ Collis, Clark (30 October 2015). "Death Spa is the best-worst Halloween movie of all time". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Rife, Katie (10 April 2015). "Gore Verbinski is making a movie about a killer spa". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Death Spa Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ Hale, Ann (3 June 2014). "Film Review: Death Spa". Pop-Break. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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