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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
A horror film about a screenwriter who loses the ability to distinguish between his fantasy world and the real world, with disastrous consequences.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 53
IMDb5.5
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for horror movies, −5 min on the typical 95
typical 9590Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1980
January 1, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 27
Stephen YoungSteven Lessey- SMSharon MastersElizabeth Lessey
- MGMarvin GoldharBurt Horowitz
Jeannie EliasDarlene Winters
Cindy HindsSharon Lessey- PLPhillip LeonardPhilip Lessey
- TWTod WoodcroftDavid Lessey
- BMBev MarshMartha Lessey
Carole PopeHerself- KSKevan StaplesPunk Rock Band Member
Ken Camroux-TaylorModerator
Philip AkinStudent #1
Bill YakStudent #2
Louis NeginOlder Man
James KidnieYounger Man- HLHenry LessFilm director
- PMPeter ManierkaBearded Monk
Walker BooneNewscaster- WOWilliam OslerDoctor Masters
- JLJimmy LoftusInspector
Caroline YeagerNadya- TTTheresa TovaHoney
- JFJudy FosterBee
- RARichard AldenLinstrom
Directing · 3
- Mario Azzopardi Director, Story, Screenplay
- Dennis Chapman Third Assistant Director
- Robert Appelbe Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Richard Oleksiak Screenplay
Production · 2
- Henry Less Producer
- Karen Hazzard Casting
Camera · 1
- Manfred Guthe Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Gary Zubeck Editor
- Josef Ruff Editor
- Harvey Zlatarits Editor
Sound · 1
- Sam Bari Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Colleen Allison Makeup Artist
- Eileen A. Dezouche Hairstylist
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