Schizo (1976 film)
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U.S. poster (1977)
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Directed by | Pete Walker |
Produced by | Pete Walker |
Written by | David McGillivray |
Starring | Lynne Frederick John Leyton Stephanie Beacham John Fraser |
Music by | Stanley Myers |
Cinematography | Peter Jessop |
Release dates
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11 November 1976 (UK) |
Running time
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109 min |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Schizo (1976) is a slasher film directed by Pete Walker and starring Lynne Frederick.[1][2]
Plot
When figure skater Samantha Gray (Lynne Frederick) gets married to businessman Alan Falconer (John Leyton), a sinister man from her past, William Haskin (Jack Watson) starts stalking her, making her depressed. Then the grisly murders start.[3]
Critical reception
Time Out wrote: "Walker and writer David McGillivray's most ambitious project to date attempts to shake off the low-budget horror/exploitation tag with a move into more up-market psychological suspense. If the formula is threadworn - a trail of victimisation, sexual paranoia, and murder in the wake of the heroine's wedding - at least some effort is made to locate it (rich middle class London). But things collapse disastrously in the second half. Caught between sending itself up and taking itself seriously, the film ends closer to the silliness of Francis Durbridge than to the menace of Alfred Hitchcock."[4]
Cast
- Lynne Frederick ... Samantha Gray
- John Leyton ... Alan Falconer
- Stephanie Beacham ... Beth
- John Fraser ... Leonard Hawthorne
- Jack Watson ... William Haskin
- Queenie Watts ... Mrs. Wallace
- Trisha Mortimer ... Joy
- John McEnery ... Stephens (uncredited)
- Paul Alexander ... Peter McAllister
- Robert Mill ... Maitre
- Diana King ... Mrs. Falconer
- Colin Jeavons ... Commissioner
- Victor Winding ... Sergent
- Raymond Bowers ... Manager
- Pearl Hackney ... Lady at Seance
- Terry Duggan ... Editor
- Lindsay Campbell ... Falconer
- Wendy Gilmore ... Samantha's Mother
- Primi Townsend ... Secretary
- Victoria Allum ... Samantha as Child
Production
The film was made in London in 1976.
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Schizo at IMDb
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