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| Credits | |
| Title: | Mortuary |
| Directed by: | Howard Avedis |
| Written by: | Howard Avedis; Marlene Schmidt |
| Produced by: | Howard Avedis; Bernard Hodes; Ernest Kaye; Marlene Schmidt |
| Music by: | John Cacavas |
| Cinematography: | Gary Graver |
| Edited by: | Stanford C. Allen |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Hickmar Productions, Ltd. |
| Released: | September 2nd, 1983 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 91 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $250,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $4,319,001 [1] |
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Mortuary is an American independent horror film of the psycho-thriller and Satanic cult subgenres. It was written and directed by Howard Avedis with a script co-written by producer Marlene Schmidt. The film was produced by Hickmar Productions and premiered in the United States on September 2nd, 1983. The premise of the movie involves the staff of a mortuary, who are practitioners of Satanism who go around killing people by injecting them with needles filled with embalming fluid. The film stars Mary McDonough as Christie Parson, David Wallace as Greg Stevens, Bill Paxton as Paul Andrews, Lynda Day George as Eve Parson, and Christopher George as Hank Andrews.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mary McDonough | Christie Parson |
| David Wallace | Greg Stevens |
| Bill Paxton | Paul Andrews |
| Lynda Day George | Eva Parson |
| Christopher George | Hank Andrews |
| Curt Ayers | Jim |
| Bill Conklin | Sheriff Duncan |
| Donna Garrett | Mrs. Andrews |
| Greg Kaye | Mark |
| Denis Mandel | Josh |
| Violet Manes | Mortuary customer |
| Alvy Moore | Bob Stevens |
| Danny Rogers | Doctor Parson |
| Beth Schaffel | Bonnie |
| Marlene Schmidt | Lois Stevens |
| Marilyn Corwin | Dancer |
| Lisa Durazo | Dancer |
| Anita Morales | Dancer |
| Denise Polk | Dancer |
| Kimberly Polk | Dancer |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Copyright holder: © 1983, Artists Releasing Corporation.
- Filming on Mortuary took place in Los Angeles, California, including parts of Burbank and Malibu. [2]
- Mortuary grossed $763,184 over its opening weekend. [3]
- At its widest release, Mortuary was screened in 146 movie theaters. [3]
- Mortuary was released on home video in VHS format by the UAV Corporation on March 14th, 1996. [4]
- Mortuary was released on DVD on May 15th, 2012. The video cover is the same as the classic poster, but now boasts Bill Paxton's name at the top. The video was released in Region 1 format by Scorpion Entertainment. [5][6]
- Actress Mary Beth McDonough is credited as Mary McDonough in this film.
- Actress Beth Scheffell is credited as Beth Schaffel in this film.
- According to the full cast list for this film at IMDB, Pam Wren had an uncredited role in the movie as a dead girl in the mortuary.
- Actress Lynda Day George was the wife of Christopher George at the time of filming. They were married on May 15th, 1970.
- This is the final film work for actor Christopher George, who suffered a fatal heart attack on November 28th, 1983 at the age of 52. He died only two months after the release of this film.
Recommendations[]
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IMDB; Mortuary (1983); Box office & business.
- ↑ IMDB; Mortuary (1983); Filming locations.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Box Office Mojo; Mortuary (1983); Domestic Summary.
- ↑ Amazon.com; Mortuary; VHS.
- ↑ Amazon.com; Mortuary; DVD.
- ↑ All Movie.com; Mortuary (1983); Releases.