Demented (1980 film)
{{Short description|1980 American horror film directed by Arthur Jeffreys}}
{{missing information|the film's plot, production, and theatrical/home media releases|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Demented_1980_poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = Arthur Jeffreys
| producer = Arthur Jeffreys
Mike Smith
| writer =Alex Rebar
| starring = Sallee Elyse
Harry Reems
Deborah Alter
| music =Richard Tufo
| cinematography = James R. Tynes
| editing = William J. Waters
| distributor = Intercontinental Releasing Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1980|06|02|ref1={{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1005639-demented/|work=Rotten Tomatoes|title=Demented (1980)|access-date=January 9, 2017}}}}
| runtime = 92 minutes
| language = English
| country = United States
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Demented is a 1980 American rape and revenge horror film directed by Arthur Jeffreys and starring Sallee Elyse and Harry Reems.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b844c9631|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110090818/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b844c9631|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2017|work=British Film Institute|title=Demented (1980)|access-date=January 9, 2017}}
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.{{Sfn|Sipos|2010|p=18}}
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
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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."{{cite web |title=Demented - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/demented/review/112672/ |website=TV Guide.com |publisher=TV Guide Staff |access-date=29 May 2019}}
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzq805jZSAoC&q=demented+1980+film&pg=PA18|title=Horror Film Aesthetics: Creating the Visual Language of Fear|author=Sipos, Thomas M.|date=10 January 2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn= 978-0-786-44972-9|ref={{SfnRef|Sipos|2010}}}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0188557}}
- {{Rotten tomatoes|1005639-demented}}
Category:1980s exploitation films
Category:1980 independent films
Category:American independent films
Category:American horror thriller films
Category:American rape and revenge films
Category:1980s English-language films
Category:1980s horror thriller films
Category:English-language horror thriller films
Category:English-language independent films
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