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Director:
Arthur Penn
Writers:
Marc Shmuger (writer) &
Mark Malone (writer)
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Release Date:
6 February 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Plot:
A fledgling actress is lured to a remote mansion for a screen-test, soon discovering she is actually a prisoner in the middle of a blackmail plot. full summary | add synopsis
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Wretchedly ineffective would-be thriller. Poor Mary Steenburgen. more

Cast

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Mary Steenburgen ... Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn

Roddy McDowall ... Mr. Murray
Jan Rubes ... Dr. Joseph Lewis
William Russ ... Rob Sweeney
Ken Pogue ... Officer Mullavy
Wayne Robson ... Officer Huntley
Mark Malone ... Roland McGovern
Michael Copeman ... Highway Patrolman
Sam Malkin ... Gas Jock
Pamela Moller ... Woman at audition
Dwayne McLean ... Killer
Paul Welsh ... New Year's Eve reveler
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Ontario, Canada

Fun Stuff

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The score for the entire film was written for only 4 instruments. 90% of it required only two. more
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Telephone Operator: There is no 311 area code. more
Movie Connections:
References Rear Window (1954) more

FAQ

What was the blackmail scheme?
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Is "Dead of Winter" based on a book?
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1 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Wretchedly ineffective would-be thriller. Poor Mary Steenburgen., 15 November 2002
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Author: sdiner82 (sdiner82@aol.com) from New York City, USA

The lovely and talented Mary Steenburgen's career was in the doldrums when she accepted the lead in this pathetic, unnecessarily ugly, would-be thriller, which also marks the nadir of director Arthur Penn's career. A starving New York actress accepts a mysterious offer to spend the weekend in snowbound New England at the eerie home of an equally creepy gentleman. What transpires is not only predictable but totally devoid of suspense or surprise. Filled with enough sadism to make any sane moviegoer queasy, this MGM cheapie (filmed in Canada, naturally) was a deserved, long-forgotten flop. Supposedly a re-make of the superior 1945 'B' thriller "My Name is Julia Ross," you'd do well to catch the original and skip this putrid, pointless mess. Poor Mary Steenburgen had come a long way from her Oscar-winning performance in "Melvyn and Howard"!

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