Seizure (film)
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Plot
Horror writer Edmund Blackstone (Jonathan Frid) sees his recurring nightmare come to chilling life one weekend as one by one, his friends and family are killed by three villains: the Queen of Evil (Martine Beswick), a dwarf named Spider (Hervé Villechaize), and a giant scar-faced strongman called Jackal (Henry Judd Baker).[1]
Cast
- Jonathan Frid as Edmund Blackstone
- Martine Beswick as Queen of Evil
- Joseph Sirola as Charlie
- Hervé Villechaize as Spider
- Anne Meacham as Eunice Kahn[2]
- Roger De Koven as Serge Kahn[2]
- Christina Pickles as Nicole Blackstone
- Troy Donahue as Mark Frost
- Mary Woronov as Mikki Hughes
- Richard Cox as Gerald
- Henry Judd Baker as Jackal
- Alexis Kirk as Arris
Production
Seizure is the directorial debut of Oliver Stone, who also co-wrote the screenplay.[3][4] Star Mary Woronov would later claim that one of the film's producers was gangster Michael Thevis, who partially bankrolled the film in an attempt to launder money, as he was under investigation by the FBI.[5]
Release
The film had a very limited release theatrically in the United States by Cinerama Releasing Corporation,[6] playing on New York's 42nd street in 1974.[7]
The film was released on VHS by various video companies in the 1980s including Prism Entertainment.[8] A transfer to DVD and Blu-ray was released on September 9, 2014, by Scorpion Releasing.[9][10][11][12]
See also
References
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