Deadly Blessing

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Deadly Blessing

Poster for Deadly Blessing
Directed by Wes Craven
Produced by William Gilmore,
Patricia Herskovic,
Max A. Keller,
Micheline H. Keller
Written by Glenn M. Benest & Matthew Barr (story and screenplay),
Wes Craven(screenplay)
Starring Maren Jensen,
Sharon Stone,
Susan Buckner,
Jeff East
Music by James Horner
Cinematography Robert C. Jessup
Editing by Richard Bracken
Distributed by United Artists (USA, theatrical),
Embassy Home Entertainment (video)
Release date(s) 1981
Running time 100 min
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
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Deadly Blessing is a horror movie directed by Wes Craven, released in the USA on August 14, 1981.

[edit] Synopsis

In the film, strange murders occur in an Amish community. 3 young girls from the city, staying at a nearby farm, are besieged by the unseen perpetrator as well. The mad ringleader of the Amish "Hittites" (played by Ernest Borgnine) accuses the "incubus" as being responsible.


[edit] Trivia

  • A real spider was dropped into Sharon Stone's mouth; she initially rejected participating in the scene until it was defanged.

[edit] External links

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Films directed by Wes Craven

The Last House on the Left • The Hills Have Eyes • Summer of Fear • The Evolution of Snuff • Deadly Blessing • Swamp Thing • Invitation to Hell • A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) • Wes Craven's Chiller • The Hills Have Eyes Part II • Casebusters • Deadly Friend • The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) • Shocker (1989) • Night Visions • The People Under the Stairs (1991) • Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) • Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) • Scream (1996) • Scream 2 (1997) • Music of the Heart (1999) • Scream 3 (2000) • Cursed • Red Eye • Paris, je t'aime • 25/8
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American films of the 1980s
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