Delirium (1979 film)
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| Directed by | Peter Maris |
| Written by | Peter Maris Richard Yalem |
| Story by | Eddie Krell Jim Loew |
| Produced by | Peter Maris Sonny Vest |
| Cinematography | Bill Mensch |
| Edited by | Dan Perry |
| Music by | David C. Williams |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Delirium (also known as Psycho Puppet) is a 1979 American thriller film directed by Peter Maris and written by Maris and Richard Yalem. The film is one of the infamous "Video Nasties".
Plot
Charlie Gunther, a psychotic former soldier, is employed by a vigilante council led by a bald badass, Eric Stem, to eradicate the city's vagrants until Gunther takes it too far.
Cast
- Turk Cekovsky as Paul Dollinger
- Debi Chaney as Susan Norcross
- Terry TenBroek as Larry Mead (credited as Terry Ten Broek)
- Barron Winchester as Eric Stem
- Bob Winters as Donald Andrews
- Garrett Bergfeld as Mark
- Nick Panouzis as Charlie Gunther
- Harry Gorsuch as Captain Hearn
- Chris Chronopolis as Detective Parker
- Lloyd Schattyn as Detective Simms
- Jack Garvey as Devlin
- Mike Kalist as Specter
- Myron Kozman as Wells
- Pat Knapko as Jenny Thompson
- Letty Garris as Hitchhiker
- Charlotte Littrel as Vietnamese Prostitute
- Richard L. Jones as Grocery Delivery Boy
Release
Delirium was released in July 1979 in the United States.
Critical reception
TV Guide's review was generally unfavorable, criticising the film's use of Vietnam War flashbacks to explain the killer's motivations.[1]
References
- ^ "Delirium Review". TV Guide. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
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