Deadly Dreams
| Deadly Dreams | |
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 Video poster | |
| Directed by | Kristine Peterson |
| Written by | Thom Babbes |
| Produced by | Matt Leipzig |
| Starring | Juliette Cummins Mitchell Anderson Xander Berkeley Thom Babbes |
| Cinematography | Zorran Hochstatter |
| Music by | Todd Boekelheide |
| Distributed by | Virgin Vision MCEG |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Language | English |
Deadly Dreams is a 1988 American slasher film directed by Kristine Peterson.
Plot
Orphaned at age 10 when his parents were brutally murdered on Christmas Eve, every night Alex dreams the same dream: cornered by a man in a wolf's mask, a knife is brought to Alex's throat, and then he wakes. But waking moments confirm his worst fears, and soon Alex is trapped in a tangle of suspicions, lies, and fear. Reality fades into terror as he is left alone to fight the relentless force that haunts his Deadly Dreams.[1]
Cast
- Mitchell Anderson as Alex Torme
- Juliette Cummins as Maggie Kallir
- Xander Berkeley as Jack Torme
- Thom Babbes as Danny
Release
The film was released on VHS by Virgin Visi on October 26, 1988.[2] It was later released for the first time on DVD by Code Red on September 19, 2017.[3]
Reception
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Justin Kerswell from Hysteria Lives! gave the film 3/5 stars, writing, "DEADLY DREAMS eschews the jokey nature of most the late 80s slashers, and plays it completely seriously. This sombre tone works in the film's favour, but the somewhat languid pacing might put many off. For those that stick around to the end are rewarded as the film goes off on tangents you might not expect in the average slasher movie - and is topped off with an especially effective 70's style cynical twist that took this slasher movie veteran completely by surprise."[4] TV Guide gave the film a positive review, writing, "This surprising and refreshingly taut low-budget horror film offers what most run-of-the-mill slasher films don't: a good story with a surprise ending."[5]
References
- ^ "Deadly Dreams – USA, 1988". www.horrorpedia.com. Horrorpedia. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Deadly Dreams [VHS]: Mitchell Anderson, Juliette Cummins, Xander Berkeley, Thom Babbes, Gray Ainsworth, Timothy Austin, Brent DeHart, Beach Dickerson, Troy Evans, Geoffrey Forward, Al Guarino, Jaime Kaplan, Zoran Hochstätter, Kristine Peterson, Bernard Caputo, Matt Leipzig, Victor Simpkins: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Amazon. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Deadly Dreams (1988) - Kristine Peterson". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ Kerswell, Justin. "DEADLY DREAMS". Hysteria Lives.co.uk. Justin Kerswell. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Deadly Dreams - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
External links
- Template:Allmovie
- Deadly Dreams at IMDb
- Deadly Dreams at Rotten Tomatoes
- Deadly Dreams at the TCM Movie Database
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