Blood Frenzy
Blood Frenzy is a 1987 American slasher film directed by Hal Freeman and starring Lisa Loring.
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| Directed by | Hal Freeman |
| Screenplay by | Ted Newsom |
| Story by | Ray Dennis Steckler |
| Starring | Lisa Loring |
| Distributed by | Hollywood Family Video |
Release date | 1987 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100,000[1] |
Premise
A psychiatrist takes a group of her patients out into the desert for a therapy session. They are stalked by a killer.
Cast
- Wendy MacDonald as Dr. Barbara Shelley
- Tony Montero as Rick Carlson
- Lisa Loring as Dory
- Lisa Savage as Cassie
- Hank Garrett as Dave Ash
- Monica Silveria as Jean
- John Clark as Crawford
- Chuck Rhae as Lonnie
- J'aime Cohen as Little Dory
- Carl Tignino as Dory's father
- Eddie Laufer as Little Lonnie
Production
The film was based on a script by Ray Dennis Steckler called Warning - No Trespassing. Ted Newsom was hired to rewrite by Hal Freeman, who had made a lot of money making pornographic films and wanted to expand into other genres. Newsom made the script a cross between Ten Little Indians and Friday the 13th. He says Freeman financed the film entirely himself.[1]
Newsom wrote the film to be shot half on location and half in a studio but it ended up being shot entirely on location over two weeks. The film unit was based out of Barstow in California.[1]
Release and plan
The film was released on video.
Newsom wrote a follow up for Freeman called Judgment Night about a convicted murderer who escapes prison and seeks revenge. Freeman died before it was made.[1]
References
- Borseti, Francesco (2016). It Came from the 80s!: Interviews with 124 Cult Filmmakers. McFarland. pp. 3–19. ISBN 9781476666044.