Demented (1980 film)

Demented is a 1980 American rape and revenge horror film directed by Arthur Jeffreys and starring Sallee Young and Harry Reems.[2]

Demented
Theatrical poster
Directed byArthur Jeffreys
Produced byArthur Jeffreys
Mike Smith
Written byAlex Rebar
StarringSallee Young
Harry Reems
Deborah Alter
Music byRichard Tufo
CinematographyJames R. Tynes
Edited byWilliam J. Waters
Distributed byIntercontinental Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • June 2, 1980 (1980-06-02)
[1]
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.[3]

Cast
  • Sallee Young 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

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."[4]

References
  1. "Demented (1980)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  2. "Demented (1980)". British Film Institute. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. Sipos 2010, p. 18.
  4. "Demented - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide Staff. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

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