Dead of Winter (1987)
Genre: Thriller / Horror
Duration: 100 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Arthur Penn
Stars: Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall and Jan Rubeš
IMDb score:
6,2 (5.462)
Releasedate: 6 February 1987
Dead of Winter plot
Looking forward to her big chance, young actress Katie McGovern heads to the remote villa of producer Dr. Joseph Lewis, who praises her video test. With the help of mr. Murray, she undergoes a metamorphosis that makes her resemble the actress she is supposed to replace. But when she realizes the trap she is in, it is already too late.
Actors and actresses
Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
Mr. Murray
Dr. Joseph Lewis
Rob Sweeney
Officer Mullavy
Officer Huntley
Roland McGovern
Highway Patrolman
Gas Jock
Woman at audition
Reviews & comments
Flat Eric
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- 6444 messages
- 1026 votes
Always nice, those stories where people are locked up in a house against their will. So is this one. Bad plot, but I still enjoyed it. There is suspense but I wouldn't call it horror.
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dutchtuga
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- 16970 messages
- 4101 votes
Weird choice of 88 Films to include it in their Slasher Classics Collection. Not that the movie is bad. The choice of location is very cool and Steenburgen is also doing well, although I cannot say the same about Rubes and McDowall. Read more in my longer review:
http://www.itsonlyamovie.nl/dead-of-winter-arthur-penn-blu-ray-recensie/
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baspls
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- 4118 messages
- 1673 votes
Young actress Katie McGovern goes to the remote villa of film producer Dr. Joseph Lewis to record a demo. Arriving there and trapped by a snowstorm, she notices that something is not quite right.
Dead of Winter is a great Horror film. Mary Steenburgen (known from Back To The Future III) plays a good leading role and even handles the multiple roles she has to play at the same time very well. She also knows how to convey the intense scenes very well. I found Jan Rubes (Witness) to be quite theatrical and artificial in the dialogues, towards the end of the film he does a lot better I must say. Roddy McDowall (Planet of the Apes, Fright Night) also didn't really give his best acting performances, but he did play a very nice role.
The film is quite simple, yet powerfully shot. The long slow-motion shot and the very atmospheric house were also genius. The atmospheric setting, successful piano music and clever little tricks in the shots make the film a layered production. The story is not very special, and in the end it is not fully developed. But that's not particularly disturbing.
In short, a nice Canadian movie to watch. Misery I thought the concept was much better.
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