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{{short description|1984 film by Michael Winner}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Scream for Help
| name = Scream for Help
| image = Scream for Help.jpg
| image = Scream for Help.jpg
| caption = VHS cover
| caption = Original poster
| director = [[Michael Winner]]
| director = [[Michael Winner]]
| producer = [[Michael Winner]]
| producer = Michael Winner
| writer = [[Tom Holland (director)|Tom Holland]]
| writer = [[Tom Holland (filmmaker)|Tom Holland]]
| starring = ''[[Scream for Help#Cast|See Cast]]''
| starring = {{plainlist|
* Rachael Kelly
* David Brooks
* [[Marie Masters]]
}}
| music = [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]]
| music = [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]]
| cinematography = [[Robert Paynter]]
| cinematography = [[Robert Paynter]]
| editing = Arnold Ross<br />[[Michael Winner]]
| editing = Arnold Ross<br>[[Michael Winner]]
| studio = Miracle<br>Torremodo Ltd.<br>Videoform
| studio = Miracle<br>Torremodo Ltd.<br>Videoform
| distributor = [[Lorimar]]
| distributor = [[Lorimar Television|Lorimar]]
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1984|07|01|U.S.|ref1=<ref name=rt>{{cite web|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|title=Scream for Help|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scream_for_help|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200829211856/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/scream_for_help|archive-date=29 August 2020}}</ref>|1985|03|15|London|ref2=<ref>{{Cite news|work=[[The Guardian]]|page=24|date=15 March 1985|via=Newspapers.com|title=Entertainments Guide|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58279613/the-guardian/}}</ref>}}
| released = July 1984
| runtime = 89 minutes
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[United States]]<br>[[Italy]]
| country = United Kingdom
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = English
| budget = $3-6 million<ref name="spy">{{cite magazine|magazine=Spy|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_KJly6nVC7qkC/page/n91/mode/1up/search/%22green+ice%22+?q=%22green+ice%22+%22ryan+o%27neal%22|title=The Unstoppables|date=November 1988|page=90}}</ref><ref name="ScreamForHelpProd">{{cite magazine |last=Jones|first=Alan|date=September 1984 |title= Scream for Help|url=https://archive.org/details/cinefantastique_1970-2002/Cinefantastique%20Vol%2014%20No%204-5%20%28Sept%201984%29/page/n9/mode/1up?view=theater|magazine=[[Cinefantastique]]|location= |publisher= Fourth Castle Micromedia|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Scream for Help''''' is a 1984 British [[horror film]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6c0782f9|title=Scream for Help (1984)|work=[[British Film Institute]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021015911/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6c0782f9|archive-date=21 October 2020}}</ref> directed by [[Michael Winner]], written by [[Tom Holland (filmmaker)|Tom Holland]], and starring Rachael Kelly, David Brooks, and [[Marie Masters]]. Set in [[New Rochelle, New York]], the film follows a teenage girl who discovers that her stepfather is trying to murder her and her mother, but her repeated claims of her findings are disbelieved by those around her. Former [[Led Zeppelin]] member [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] composed the musical score.
'''''Scream for Help''''' is a 1984 British, American and Italian [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[crime]] [[Horror film|horror]] [[thriller film]] distributed by [[Lorimar]], edited by Arnold Ross, cinematographed by [[Robert Paynter]], written by [[Tom Holland (director)|Tom Holland]] and directed, produced and co-edited by [[Michael Winner]]. Former [[Led Zeppelin]] member [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] composed the film’s music. The film was filmed in [[New Rochelle, New York]]. In the film, a teenage girl discovers that her stepfather is trying to murder her and her mother but when she tells people, no one will believe her. The film was theatrically released in the United States of America in July 1984. The film stars Rachael Kelly, [[Marie Masters]], [[David Allen Brooks|David Brooks]], Lolita Lorre, [[Rocco Sisto]], [[Corey Parker (actor)|Corey Parker]], Sandra Clark, Tony Sibbald, David Baxt, [[Bruce Boa]], [[Sarah Brackett]], [[Clare Burt]], [[Antonio Cantafora|Michael Corby]], Joel Cutrara, Tony Cyrus, Morgan Deare, [[Erick Ray Evans]], Ronald Fernee, Michael Fitzpatrick, [[Jeff Harding (actor)|Jeff Harding]], Stacey Hughes, Chuck Julian, Leslie Lowe, Marlene Marcus, [[Richard Oldfield]], Matthew Peters, Diana Ricardo, William Roberts, Burnell Tucker, Brittain Saine Walker and Robyn Mandell.

==Plot==
==Plot==
Set and located in [[New Rochelle, New York]], Christie, a teenage girl discovers that her stepfather Paul is trying to murder her and her mother Karen for her money but when she tries to tell other people about it, no one will believe her. After a maintenance worker dies in the basement, Christie believes Paul set the trap for her mother after she saw him leave the basement the previous night. Christie begins following Paul everywhere and discovers he is having an affair with a young attractive woman named Brenda. She is caught by Brenda's brother Lacey but manages to run away. Paul convinces Karen that Brenda is a client of his and she believes him over her daughter.
In [[New Rochelle, New York]], Christie, a teenage girl, discovers that her stepfather Paul is trying to murder her and her mother Karen for her money, but when she tries to tell other people about it, no one will believe her. After a maintenance worker dies in the basement, Christie believes Paul set the trap for her mother after she saw him leave the basement the previous night.


Christie begins following Paul everywhere and discovers he is having an affair with a young attractive woman named Brenda. She is caught by Brenda's brother Lacey but manages to run away. Paul convinces Karen that Brenda is a client of his and she believes him over her daughter.
Christie convinces Josh, her best friend Janey's boyfriend to accompany her to catch Paul but the brakes to her mother's car have been tampered with almost killing them. Christie and Janey discover Paul and Brenda at a motel and run when Paul sees them, Janey tells Christie she is pregnant for Josh but moments later is killed in a hit and run by an unseen driver. Christie tells the police that Paul killed Janey, intending to kill her but she is not believed. Josh sticks up for Christie after she is bullied and blamed for Janey's death, later she loses her virginity to Josh but they are interrupted by Paul who orders Josh to leave when Christie goes to the bathroom she notices gas which Paul is aware of and now knows Paul is trying to kill her too as she would be entitled to her mother's inheritance before he would be. Karen also falls down the stairs after a trap Paul set for her and needs a wheelchair to get around. Christie takes a picture of Paul and Brenda having sex but drops the picture and is seen by them while retrieving the picture she overhears that Brenda and Lacey are in fact a married couple who plan to blackmail Paul after he kills Karen and Christie. She shows her mother the picture and Paul is ordered to leave.


Christie convinces Josh, her best friend Janey's boyfriend, to accompany her to catch Paul, but the brakes to her mother's car have been tampered with, almost killing them. Christie and Janey discover Paul and Brenda at a motel and run when Paul sees them, and soon after Janey is killed in a hit and run by an unseen driver. Christie tells the police that Paul killed Janey, intending to kill her, but she is not believed. Josh sticks up for Christie after she is bullied and blamed for Janey's death.
At midnight, Paul, Brenda and Lacey invade the house and force Christie and Karen to the basement and reveal their plans to kill them both at 2 a.m. and blame it on a burglar. Christie tells Paul about the real relationship between Brenda and Lacey which angers him. Christie tricks Brenda into letting her out to go to the bathroom while Karen cuts the electricity to the house from the basement, giving Christie a chance to run and stab both Lacey and Paul. After Brenda attacks Karen and turns the lights back on Christie surrenders herself to Lacey and both victims are forced back to the basement where they devise another plan to escape by wetting the fuse box.


Later, Christie loses her virginity to Josh but they are interrupted by Paul, who orders Josh to leave. When Christie goes to the bathroom, she notices gas, and she realizes that Paul is trying to kill her too. Karen also falls down the stairs after a trap Paul set for her, putting her in a wheelchair. Christie takes a picture of Paul and Brenda having sex but drops the picture and is seen; while retrieving the picture she overhears that Brenda and Lacey are in fact a married couple who plan to blackmail Paul after he kills Karen and Christie. She shows her mother the picture and Paul is ordered to leave.
At 2 a.m., they are ordered upstairs but are interrupted by Josh who knocks at the door, Lacey orders Christie to open the door and get rid of him. Josh is suspicious and informs the police. When the electricity goes off, both mother and daughter flee their attackers, Lacey orders Brenda to go to the basement and turn the lights back on, however, the wet fuse box electrocutes Brenda. After almost catching Karen, Lacey runs to the basement after hearing Brenda's scream and finds her dead. Christie tricks Paul into believing she is in her bathroom when Paul enters the gas filled bathroom with a lighter, it explodes and he is killed. Josh saves Christie from the burning house.

At midnight, Paul, Brenda, and Lacey invade the house and force Christie and Karen to the basement, revealing their plans to kill them both at 2 a.m. and blame it on a burglar. Christie tells Paul about the real relationship between Brenda and Lacey, which angers him. Christie tricks Brenda into letting her out to go to the bathroom while Karen cuts the electricity to the house from the basement, giving Christie a chance to run and stab both Lacey and Paul. After Brenda attacks Karen and turns the lights back on, Christie surrenders herself to Lacey, and both victims are forced back to the basement, where they devise another escape plan by wetting the fuse box.

At 2 a.m., they are ordered upstairs but are interrupted by Josh knocking at the door. Lacey orders Christie to open the door and get rid of him. Josh is suspicious and informs the police. When the electricity goes off, both mother and daughter flee their attackers. Lacey orders Brenda to go to the basement and turn the lights back on, but the wet fuse box electrocutes Brenda. After almost catching Karen, Lacey runs to the basement after hearing Brenda's scream and finds her dead. Christie tricks Paul into believing she is in her bathroom; when Paul enters the gas-filled bathroom with a lighter, it explodes and he is killed. Josh saves Christie from the burning house.

With their ordeal over, Christie and Karen reside at another house temporarily when Josh comes over to kiss Christie; Lacey appears, knocks Josh out and plans to kill Christie for what she did to Brenda. Christie pulls out a knife and stabs Lacey through the stomach, killing him.


With their ordeal over, Christie and Karen reside at another house temporarily when Josh comes over to kiss Christie, Lacey appears and hits Josh and plans to kill Christie for what she did to Brenda, Christie pulls out a knife and stabs Lacey through the stomach, killing him.
==Cast==
==Cast==

{|class="wikitable"
* Rachael Kelly as Christie Cromwell
! Character(s)
* [[Marie Masters]] as Karen Cromwell
! Portrayer(s)
* David Allen Brooks as Paul Fox
|-
* Lolita Lorre as Brenda Bohle
| Christie Cromwell || Rachael Kelly
* [[Rocco Sisto]] as Lacey Bohle
|-
* [[Corey Parker (actor)|Corey Parker]] as Josh Dealey
| Karen Cromwell Fox || [[Marie Masters]]
* Sandra Clark as Janey Ralston
|-
* Tony Sibbald as Bob Dealey
| Paul Fox || [[David Allen Brooks|David Brooks]]
* Stacey Hughes as Seudi
|-
* Matthew Peters as Charlie
| Brenda Bohle || Lolita Lorre
* [[Clare Burt]] as Patty Sea
|-
* Diana Ricardo as Mrs. Ralston
| Lacey Bohle || [[Rocco Sisto]]
* Burnell Tucker as Mr. Ralston
|-
* [[Bruce Boa]] as Surgeon
| Josh Dealey || [[Corey Parker (actor)|Corey Parker]]

|-
Additional appearances include [[Richard Oldfield]] and [[Jeff Harding (actor)|Jeff Harding]] as unnamed police officers.
| Janey Ralston || Sandra Clark

|-
==Production==
| Bob Dealey || Tony Sibbald
[[Tom Holland (filmmaker)|Tom Holland]] wrote ''Scream for Help'' shortly after completing ''[[Psycho II (film)|Psycho II]]'' with Holland saying he wanted to do a horror film with a psychological bent that was based in reality.<ref name= "ScreamForHelpProd"/> Holland also stated that the film was meant as something of a reaction to the over-saturation of the [[Slasher film|slasher]] genre as he felt it had become too reliant on special effects, violence, and gore and wanted to emphasize the psychological aspects of horror rather than the exploitative.<ref name= "ScreamForHelpProd"/> [[Michael Winner]] loved the script and called [[Lorimar Television|Lorimar]] telling them he wanted to do the film.<ref name= "ScreamForHelpProd"/>
|-

| Jerry – mechanic || David Baxt
The exterior sequences were filmed on location in [[New Rochelle, New York]] over the course of two weeks, while interior sequences were shot in [[Finchampstead]] in [[Berkshire]], [[England]].<ref name= "ScreamForHelpProd"/> The two weeks in New Rochelle were to accommodate an elaborate action sequence which was one of the few additions Winner made to Holland's script saying of the process "I have never done less work on a script in my life".<ref name= "ScreamForHelpProd"/>
|-

| Surgeon || [[Bruce Boa]]
==Release==
|-
===Critical response===
| School Secretary || [[Sarah Brackett]]
[[Derek Malcolm]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that director Winner "pushes his plot to further and further levels of implausiblity, and ends with a bloodbath that looks ominously like a practise run for the forthcoming ''[[Death Wish 3|Death Wish III]]''."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117012490/|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Malcolm|first=Derek|author-link=Derek Malcolm|title=A street Carmen named desire|date=14 March 1985|page=11|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
|-

| Patty Sea || [[Clare Burt]]
===Home media===
|-
''Scream for Help'' was released on [[VHS]], [[Betamax]], and [[LaserDisc]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117014493/|work=[[Star Tribune]]|date=21 September 1986|page=117|title=''Scream for Help'' video trade advertisement|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> in North America by [[Karl-Lorimar Home Video]] on 15 October 1985.<ref name=winnipeg>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117014116/|work=[[Winnipeg Sun]]|date=14 September 1986|page=105|title=Halloween Scream|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The film's home video release received a significant promotional campaign in retail markets, including special brochures, posters, counter cards, and a cardboard standup.<ref name=winnipeg/> Stuart Karl, then-president of Karl-Lorimar, commented at the time: "To our knowledge, this is the first time in home video history that a company has approached advertising for a home video feature as if it were a theatrical release."<ref name=winnipeg/>
| Man At Motel || [[Antonio Cantafora|Michael Corby]]
|-
The film has not been issued on DVD but a [[Blu-ray]] from [[Shout! Factory|Scream Factory]] was released on 18 September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/scream-for-help?product_id=6830|title = Scream for Help - Blu-ray :: Shout! Factory}}</ref>
| Policeman || Joel Cutrara

|-
| Policeman || Tony Cyrus
|-
| Mr. Peacock – school principal || Morgan Deare
|-
| Power Company Man || [[Erick Ray Evans]]
|-
| Policeman || Ronald Fernee
|-
| Power Company Man || Michael Fitzpatrick
|-
| Policeman || [[Jeff Harding (actor)|Jeff Harding]]
|-
| Seudi || Stacey Hughes
|-
| Doctor || Chuck Julian
|-
| Girl at Motel || Leslie Lowe
|-
| Librarian || Marlene Marcus
|-
| Policeman || [[Richard Oldfield]]
|-
| Charlie || Matthew Peters
|-
| Mrs. Ralston || Diana Ricardo
|-
| Power Company Man || William Roberts
|-
| Mr. Ralston || Burnell Tucker
|-
| Ambulance Man || Brittain Saine Walker
|-
| Nurse || Robyn Mandell
|}
==Reception==
The ''[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' criticized ''Scream for Help'' for what it described as the film's "moronic characterization, daft dialogue, inept performances and opportunistic camerawork".<ref>Quoted in [[Christopher Tookey]], "Michael Winner's latest film is his most offensive yet". The Daily Mail, May 11, 1999, (p.11).</ref> Screenwriter [[Tom Holland (director)|Tom Holland]] was extremely displeased with [[Michael Winner]]'s handling of his script.
==Filming locations==
* [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle, New York, USA]] – (Christie's home city)
* [[England|England, UK]] – (Christie's house)
==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
{{Main|Scream for Help (album)}}
{{Main|Scream for Help (album)}}

==Home media release==
''Scream for Help'' was released on VHS in 1986 by [[Karl-Lorimar Home Video]] and had trailers for [[American Anthem]], [[Max Headroom (TV series)|Max Headroom]] and [[Maximum Overdrive]]. To this day, the film has never been released on either DVD or Blu-ray.
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
==External links==
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{{Michael Winner}}
{{Michael Winner}}{{Tom Holland}}

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Latest revision as of 05:57, 11 November 2024

This article is about the film. For the film's soundtrack, see Scream for Help (album).
Scream for Help
Original poster
Directed byMichael Winner
Written byTom Holland
Produced byMichael Winner
Starring
CinematographyRobert Paynter
Edited byArnold Ross
Michael Winner
Music byJohn Paul Jones
Production
companies
Miracle
Torremodo Ltd.
Videoform
Distributed byLorimar
Release dates
  • 1 July 1984 (1984-07-01) (U.S.)[1]
  • 15 March 1985 (1985-03-15) (London)[2]
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3-6 million[3][4]

Scream for Help is a 1984 British horror film[5] directed by Michael Winner, written by Tom Holland, and starring Rachael Kelly, David Brooks, and Marie Masters. Set in New Rochelle, New York, the film follows a teenage girl who discovers that her stepfather is trying to murder her and her mother, but her repeated claims of her findings are disbelieved by those around her. Former Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones composed the musical score.

Plot

[edit]

In New Rochelle, New York, Christie, a teenage girl, discovers that her stepfather Paul is trying to murder her and her mother Karen for her money, but when she tries to tell other people about it, no one will believe her. After a maintenance worker dies in the basement, Christie believes Paul set the trap for her mother after she saw him leave the basement the previous night.

Christie begins following Paul everywhere and discovers he is having an affair with a young attractive woman named Brenda. She is caught by Brenda's brother Lacey but manages to run away. Paul convinces Karen that Brenda is a client of his and she believes him over her daughter.

Christie convinces Josh, her best friend Janey's boyfriend, to accompany her to catch Paul, but the brakes to her mother's car have been tampered with, almost killing them. Christie and Janey discover Paul and Brenda at a motel and run when Paul sees them, and soon after Janey is killed in a hit and run by an unseen driver. Christie tells the police that Paul killed Janey, intending to kill her, but she is not believed. Josh sticks up for Christie after she is bullied and blamed for Janey's death.

Later, Christie loses her virginity to Josh but they are interrupted by Paul, who orders Josh to leave. When Christie goes to the bathroom, she notices gas, and she realizes that Paul is trying to kill her too. Karen also falls down the stairs after a trap Paul set for her, putting her in a wheelchair. Christie takes a picture of Paul and Brenda having sex but drops the picture and is seen; while retrieving the picture she overhears that Brenda and Lacey are in fact a married couple who plan to blackmail Paul after he kills Karen and Christie. She shows her mother the picture and Paul is ordered to leave.

At midnight, Paul, Brenda, and Lacey invade the house and force Christie and Karen to the basement, revealing their plans to kill them both at 2 a.m. and blame it on a burglar. Christie tells Paul about the real relationship between Brenda and Lacey, which angers him. Christie tricks Brenda into letting her out to go to the bathroom while Karen cuts the electricity to the house from the basement, giving Christie a chance to run and stab both Lacey and Paul. After Brenda attacks Karen and turns the lights back on, Christie surrenders herself to Lacey, and both victims are forced back to the basement, where they devise another escape plan by wetting the fuse box.

At 2 a.m., they are ordered upstairs but are interrupted by Josh knocking at the door. Lacey orders Christie to open the door and get rid of him. Josh is suspicious and informs the police. When the electricity goes off, both mother and daughter flee their attackers. Lacey orders Brenda to go to the basement and turn the lights back on, but the wet fuse box electrocutes Brenda. After almost catching Karen, Lacey runs to the basement after hearing Brenda's scream and finds her dead. Christie tricks Paul into believing she is in her bathroom; when Paul enters the gas-filled bathroom with a lighter, it explodes and he is killed. Josh saves Christie from the burning house.

With their ordeal over, Christie and Karen reside at another house temporarily when Josh comes over to kiss Christie; Lacey appears, knocks Josh out and plans to kill Christie for what she did to Brenda. Christie pulls out a knife and stabs Lacey through the stomach, killing him.

Cast

[edit]
  • Rachael Kelly as Christie Cromwell
  • Marie Masters as Karen Cromwell
  • David Allen Brooks as Paul Fox
  • Lolita Lorre as Brenda Bohle
  • Rocco Sisto as Lacey Bohle
  • Corey Parker as Josh Dealey
  • Sandra Clark as Janey Ralston
  • Tony Sibbald as Bob Dealey
  • Stacey Hughes as Seudi
  • Matthew Peters as Charlie
  • Clare Burt as Patty Sea
  • Diana Ricardo as Mrs. Ralston
  • Burnell Tucker as Mr. Ralston
  • Bruce Boa as Surgeon

Additional appearances include Richard Oldfield and Jeff Harding as unnamed police officers.

Production

[edit]

Tom Holland wrote Scream for Help shortly after completing Psycho II with Holland saying he wanted to do a horror film with a psychological bent that was based in reality.[4] Holland also stated that the film was meant as something of a reaction to the over-saturation of the slasher genre as he felt it had become too reliant on special effects, violence, and gore and wanted to emphasize the psychological aspects of horror rather than the exploitative.[4] Michael Winner loved the script and called Lorimar telling them he wanted to do the film.[4]

The exterior sequences were filmed on location in New Rochelle, New York over the course of two weeks, while interior sequences were shot in Finchampstead in Berkshire, England.[4] The two weeks in New Rochelle were to accommodate an elaborate action sequence which was one of the few additions Winner made to Holland's script saying of the process "I have never done less work on a script in my life".[4]

Release

[edit]

Critical response

[edit]

Derek Malcolm of The Guardian wrote that director Winner "pushes his plot to further and further levels of implausiblity, and ends with a bloodbath that looks ominously like a practise run for the forthcoming Death Wish III."[6]

Home media

[edit]

Scream for Help was released on VHS, Betamax, and LaserDisc[7] in North America by Karl-Lorimar Home Video on 15 October 1985.[8] The film's home video release received a significant promotional campaign in retail markets, including special brochures, posters, counter cards, and a cardboard standup.[8] Stuart Karl, then-president of Karl-Lorimar, commented at the time: "To our knowledge, this is the first time in home video history that a company has approached advertising for a home video feature as if it were a theatrical release."[8]

The film has not been issued on DVD but a Blu-ray from Scream Factory was released on 18 September 2018.[9]

Soundtrack

[edit]
Main article: Scream for Help (album)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Scream for Help". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Entertainments Guide". The Guardian. 15 March 1985. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Unstoppables". Spy. November 1988. p. 90.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Jones, Alan (September 1984). "Scream for Help". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Scream for Help (1984)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020.
  6. ^ Malcolm, Derek (14 March 1985). "A street Carmen named desire". The Guardian. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Scream for Help video trade advertisement". Star Tribune. 21 September 1986. p. 117 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b c "Halloween Scream". Winnipeg Sun. 14 September 1986. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Scream for Help - Blu-ray :: Shout! Factory".
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