Death Valley (1982)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Dick Richards

Writer:

Richard Rothstein (writer)

Release Date:

7 May 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Welcome To Death Valley

Plot:

A divorced mother, her young son and her new boyfriend set out on a road trip through Death Valley and run afoul of a local serial killer. |

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Killer | Necklace | Twins | Arizona

Cast

Paul Le Mat	...	Mike
Catherine Hicks	...	Sally
Stephen McHattie	...	Hal
Wilford Brimley	...	The Sheriff (as A. Wilford Brimley)
Peter Billingsley	...	Billy
Edward Herrmann	...	Paul Stanton
Jack O'Leary	...	Earl
Mary Steelsmith	...	The Babysitter
Gina Christian	...	RV Girl
Kirk L. Kiskella	...	RV Boy
Frank J. Cimorelli	...	RV Boy
Arnold C. Waterman	...	On Looker
Fred W.S. Newton	...	Outlaw
J.P.S. Brown	...	Western Sheriff
Roy Gunsberg	...	Tour Guide (as Roy S. Gunsberg)
Merritt Holloway	...	Motel Clerk
Glenn McCreedy	...	Stu
Earl W. Smith	...	Crony
Allan Wood	...	Crony
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stone Bower		(as Stoney Bower)
Ron Nix
Paul Pinnt		(as Paul E. Pinnt)

Directed by
Dick Richards

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard Rothstein		writer

Produced by
Stanley Beck	....	co-producer
Elliott Kastner	....	producer
Stanley Mark	....	associate producer
Richard Rothstein	....	co-producer
Ariel Levy	....	line producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Dana Kaproff

Cinematography by
Stephen H. Burum

Film Editing by
Joel Cox		(as Joel E. Cox)

Art Direction by
Allan H. Jones

Set Decoration by
Leonard A. Mazzola

Makeup Department
Elaina P. Schulman	....	hair department head
Elaina P. Schulman	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Ariel Levy	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Beetson	....	first assistant director (as Frank C. Beetson)
William Braden	....	second assistant director
C. Tad Devlin	....	second assistant director (as Tad Devlin)
Clark L. Paylow	....	first assistant director (as Clark Paylow)

Art Department
Lee Lazarow	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Doug Grindstaff	....	supervising sound editor (as Douglas Grindstaff)
Donald O. Mitchell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Nicholson	....	sound effects editor
James E. Webb	....	sound mixer (as James E. Webb Jr.)

Special Effects by
Roy L. Downey	....	special effects
Ray Padilla	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Whitey Hughes	....	stunt coordinator
Ron Nix	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Elliot Davis	....	camera operator
John Fleckenstein	....	Steadicam operator (as John W. Fleckenstein)
Joe R. Marquette Jr.	....	camera operator (as Joseph R. Marquette Jr.)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patrick Cummings	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Barrett Taylor	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Rick Kline	....	music recordist
John Mick	....	music editor

Other crew
Sandra J. Bieles	....	production coordinator
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	titles

Production Companies

• Cinema VII
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
• MCA (video)

Other Companies

• Phoenix Film Office  special thanks

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:16 (theatrical rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Company:

Cinema VII

That Babysitter DESERVED IT!

Yep - I like this film. I am also happy to finally see a promotional photo for this film , thank you a lot IMDb! I have a copy of this film. I find this film a one-of-a-kind. I like it cause it's early 80s. And I LOVE what happens to the eat-too-much babysitter! LOL I never see this for rental at the video store - I had actually seen it on TV.... Not that this is a marvelous film , but I have definitely sat through more boring , supposed-to-scare-me films. Not exactly gore , not exactly a slasher - Hard to pinpoint this one exactly , but I'll call this a thriller - with a touch of mystery....with a completely 80s-style view. PEACE