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A monster stalks Los Angeles as a Bio- |
A monster stalks Los Angeles as a Bio-Engineereem and at night in search of human spinal fluid.<ref>Retromedia DVD Case, 2007. Last accessed: September d creature called a Syngenor (which stands for SYNthesized GENetic ORgansism) takes refuge in in the cities sewer syst2009.</ref> |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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Wanting to become a director, William Malone decided to make a monster movie because it was the type of film one could get a lot of production value for very little money. He also had experience with monster designs as he had previously worked as a designer at a Halloween mask factory so he |
Wanting to become a director, William Malone decided to make a monster movie because it was the type of film one could get a lot of production value for very little money. He also had experience with monster designs as he had previously worked as a designer at a Halloween mask factory so he including his car and mortgaging his house. After raising enough money he began building and sculpting the monster suit. Being inspired by H.R. Giger's design from the movie "Alien" he took 3 months to build the suit. During this process Malone began casting the film and surprisingly he originally cast actor/pop star [[Rick Springfield]] in the lead role. Springfield however called up Malone the night before filming began saying he could not be in his film because he was going to miss too many acting classes. Malone then called up actor John Stinson whom he remembered from an improv clabegged him to be in the film, to which he agreed. Filming began in February 1979 and the shoot lasted a total of 4 weeks, a rather long time for a low budget film.<ref name="Malone" /> |
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After filming Lone Star Pictures, a Texas based company, picked up distribution of the film and wanted the premier to be in Texas. Director William |
After filming Lone Star Pictures, a Texas based company, picked up distribution of the film and wanted the premier to be in Texas. Director William sale for the picture was to Malaysia for $90,000. They were already making a profit since the film only cost $74,000 to make.<ref name="Malone" /> |
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==Release== |
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The film was released on [[VHS]] by [[Media Home Entertainment]] in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081457/companycredits|title=Company Credits for Scared to Death|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=2011-04-13}}</ref> |
The film was released on [[VHS]] by [[Media Home Entertainment]] in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081457/companycredits|title=Company Credits for Scared to Death|publisher=imdb.com|accessdate=2011-04-13}}</ref> |
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The film was released on [[DVD]] by [[Retromedia Entertainment]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec |
The film was released on [[DVD]] by [[Retromedia Entertainment]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec.asp?item_id=1529766|title=Scared to Death (DVD)|publisher=dvdempire.com|accessdate=2011-04-13}}</ref> The title on the box art was changed to ''Scared to Death: Syngenor'' to show a connection to the film's 1990 sequel ''[[Syngenor]]''. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 13:04, 31 August 2011
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| Directed by | William Malone |
| Written by | William Malone Robert Short |
| Produced by | Rand Marlis Gilbert M. Shilton |
| Starring | John Stinson |
| Cinematography | Patrick Prince |
| Edited by | Warren Chadwick |
| Music by | Thomas Chase Dell Hake |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $74,000[1] |
Scared to Death, also known as The Aberdeen Experiment and Scared to Death: Syngenor, is a 1981 B horror/science fiction film directed by William Malone.[1]
Plot
A monster stalks Los Angeles as a Bio-Engineereem and at night in search of human spinal fluid.[2]
Production
Wanting to become a director, William Malone decided to make a monster movie because it was the type of film one could get a lot of production value for very little money. He also had experience with monster designs as he had previously worked as a designer at a Halloween mask factory so he including his car and mortgaging his house. After raising enough money he began building and sculpting the monster suit. Being inspired by H.R. Giger's design from the movie "Alien" he took 3 months to build the suit. During this process Malone began casting the film and surprisingly he originally cast actor/pop star Rick Springfield in the lead role. Springfield however called up Malone the night before filming began saying he could not be in his film because he was going to miss too many acting classes. Malone then called up actor John Stinson whom he remembered from an improv clabegged him to be in the film, to which he agreed. Filming began in February 1979 and the shoot lasted a total of 4 weeks, a rather long time for a low budget film.[1]
After filming Lone Star Pictures, a Texas based company, picked up distribution of the film and wanted the premier to be in Texas. Director William sale for the picture was to Malaysia for $90,000. They were already making a profit since the film only cost $74,000 to make.[1]
Release
The film was released on VHS by Media Home Entertainment in the 1980s.[3]
The film was released on DVD by Retromedia Entertainment in 2010.[4] The title on the box art was changed to Scared to Death: Syngenor to show a connection to the film's 1990 sequel Syngenor.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Director Interview on Retromedia DVD, 2007. Last accessed: September 2009.
- ^ Retromedia DVD Case, 2007. Last accessed: September d creature called a Syngenor (which stands for SYNthesized GENetic ORgansism) takes refuge in in the cities sewer syst2009.
- ^ "Company Credits for Scared to Death". imdb.com. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ^ "Scared to Death (DVD)". dvdempire.com. Retrieved 2011-04-13.