- Source: Demented (1980 film)
Demented is a 1980 American rape and revenge horror film directed by Arthur Jeffreys and starring Sallee Elyse and Harry Reems.
Plot
The plot involves a woman who, having been raped by a gang of men and institutionalized, suffers nightmares while under the care of her unfaithful husband, and takes a violent revenge when a group of teenage youths decide to play a prank on her.
Cast
Sallee Young (credited as Sallee Elyse) as Linda Rodgers
Harry Reems (credited as Bruce Gilchrist) as Matt Rodgers
Deborah Alter as Annie
Kathryn Clayton as Carol
Bryan Charles as Dr. Dillman
Edward Talbot 'Chip' Matthews as Mark
Mark Justin as Joker
Robert Brooks Mendel as Joker/Rapist
Douglas Price as Joker
Stephen Blood as Joker
Bosco Palazzolo as Manuel
Reception
TV Guide awarded the film two out of five stars, writing, "The film gets off to a slow start, but once Linda's mind snaps and she begins seducing the kids, then dispatching them in assorted grisly fashions, the film actually becomes a fairly funny black comedy."
References
Bibliography
Sipos, Thomas M. (10 January 2014). Horror Film Aesthetics: Creating the Visual Language of Fear. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-44972-9.
External links
Demented at AllMovie
Demented at IMDb
Demented at Rotten Tomatoes
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Film splatter
- Demented (1980 film)
- Demented (disambiguation)
- Splatter film
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