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Chiller is an American television horror film with elements of science fiction. It was directed by Wes Craven and written by J.D. Feigelson. It was produced by J.D. Fiegelson Productions, Frozen Man Productions and Polar Films and first aired on CBS on May 22nd, 1985. The premise of the film involves a man named Miles Creighton who successfully undergoes cryonic suspension. When he awakens in the future however, he emerges psychologically deranged and sets out to do away with those he feels are detrimental to the company that his late father had started - by any means necessary. Chiller stars Michael Beck as Miles Creighton, Beatrice Straight as his mother, Marion Creighton, Laura Johnson as Leigh Kenyon and Dick O'Neill as Clarence Beeson.

Notes & Trivia

 * This film is alternatively known as Wes Craven's Chiller.


 * This is Wes Craven's tenth movie as a director and his second television movie. His first TV film was Stranger in Our House in 1978.


 * This is the only work in the horror genre for actor Michael Beck.


 * This is Beatrice Straight's second work in the horror genre. She previously played Doctor Lesh in the 1982 ghost thriller, Poltergeist.


 * This is actress Laura Johnson's first work in the horror genre. She is also known for playing Doctor Alyce Hunter in the 1989 television movie Nick Knight.


 * Actor Dick O'Neil is also known for playing a character named Warren in the 1981 werewolf movie Wolfen. This is his only other work in the horror genre.