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Director:
Vernon Zimmerman
Writer:
Vernon Zimmerman (written by)
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Release Date:
14 October 1980 (USA) more
Tagline:
Meet Eric Binford, the ultimate movie buff. If you know someone like him... run! more
Plot:
A shy, lonely, film geek goes on a killing spree against those who bully and browbeat him, while at the same time, he stalks his idol; a Marilyn Monroe look-alike. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations more
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Cast

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Dennis Christopher ... Eric Binford

Tim Thomerson ... Jerry Moriarty
Gwynne Gilford ... Officer Anne Oshenbull
Norman Burton ... Marty Berger (as Normann Burton)
Linda Kerridge ... Marilyn O'Connor

Morgan Paull ... Gary Bially
James Luisi ... Capt. M.L. Gallagher

Eve Brent ... Aunt Stella Binford (as Eve Brent Ashe)
John Steadman ... Sam

Marcie Barkin ... Stacy

Mickey Rourke ... Richie
Peter Horton ... Joey
Hennen Chambers ... Bart
Melinda O. Fee ... Talk Show Hostess (as Melinda Fee)
Anita Converse ... Dee Dee
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Additional Details

Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Chris Stein of Blondie was the original choice to compose the soundtrack but his deal was canceled. more
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References Stagecoach (1939) more
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Film Frenzy, 6 October 2002

Dennis Christopher stars as a young film buff with no sense of a real family, no friends, and an obsessive need to live through film vicariously. He soon begins to act out the violence he sees on the big screen, and people close to him soon die. Although the premise for the film is original and innovative, the film does have some budgetary constraints and suffers from a weak overall plot. Notwithstanding the pedestrian direction and amateurish performances in general, the film does have a likable quality to it and does pay tribute to some great films while Christopher turns himself into various characters. Christopher does a rather good job in his demanding role, a role that really needs more flesh to it. The rest of the cast is rather blah with Tim Thomerson really giving an excrutiatingly bad performance as a psychologist working with the cops. Linda Kerridge stands out for her beauty if nothing else as an Australian Marilyn Monroe look-a-like. Christopher stands into such roles as Richard Widmark's killer in Kiss of Death, Dracula, the Mummy( a very poorly shot and conceived bit), Hoppalong Cassidy and Laurence Olivier in The Prince and the Showgirl. For those of you with a good background in film, the movie takes on a different level of meaning and is fun as a homage piece.

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