Deadline
1980 · Movie · 1h 30m
HorrorThrillerDrama
"His obsession was to create the ultimate horror story… his curse was to live it."
Overview
A horror film about a screenwriter who loses the ability to distinguish between his fantasy world and the real world, with disastrous consequences. As he ruminates on his place in any world and loses his grip, he also loses his wife and his children's respect, and critics tear him apart. The final undoing of this screenwriter is a deadline that must be met at all costs, costs that perhaps are too great.
Ratings
IMDb
5.6/10
Key crew
- Mario AzzopardiDirector
- Mario AzzopardiScreenplay
- Richard OleksiakScreenplay
- Sam BariOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Stephen YoungSteven Lessey
- Sharon MastersElizabeth Lessey
- Marvin GoldharBurt Horowitz
- Jeannie EliasDarlene Winters
- Cindy HindsSharon Lessey
- Phillip LeonardPhilip Lessey
- Tod WoodcroftDavid Lessey
- Bev MarshMartha Lessey
- Carole PopeHerself
- Kevan StaplesPunk Rock Band Member
- Ken Camroux-TaylorModerator
- Philip AkinStudent #1
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Themes
screenwriterpregnancydrug addictiontoronto, canadaburned alivedecapitationwriterbathtubfilmmakingnovelisthorror filmmakinggiving birth