Offerings (film)

Offerings
Directed by	Christopher Reynolds
Produced by	Christopher Reynolds
Written by	Christopher Reynolds
Starring	Jay Michael Ferguson; Richard A. Buswell; Tobe Sexton; G. Michael Smith
Music by	Russell D. Allen
Cinematography	Reb Braddock
Edited by	Christopher Reynolds
Distributed by	Arista Films/Southgate Entertainment/Moonstone Pictures
Release date	May 15, 1989
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Offerings is a 1989 American slasher film written, produced and directed by Christopher Reynolds.

Plot

John Radley's childhood was not a particularly nice one; his father's abandonment, an abusive mother, bullied by neighborhood kids and his pets had a tendency to die on him. Only his first crush Gretchen ever treated him with kindness.

But this all ended when he was goaded into performing a balancing act, whereupon a malicious prank backfired and Johnny ended up plunging down a dried up well to greet a rock floor. Since then he has been in Oakhurst State mental hospital for over a decade. Left semi-comatose, he has only his now-distorted memories and nightmarish flashbacks for comfort.

One night the continual flood of harsh images is too much for his psyche, and he comes to find himself badly disfigured and severely brain damaged, so much so that he can no longer feel any pain. Who will care for, let alone love, Johnny now? No one, he knows (in what's left of his damaged mind). He suffers a complete psychotic break, and after venting his fury on a nurse, turns his rage towards those responsible for his condition.

Bursting out of his temporary accommodation, he storms off into the night, dead set on disposing of his old childhood tormentors, whose body parts he intends to offer up to the only person in his life who ever gave a damn about him—a certain girl by the name of Gretchen.

Cast

Loretta Leigh Bowman as Gretchen
Richard A. Buswell as John Radley
G. Michael Smith as Sheriff Chism
Jerry Brewer as Jim Paxton
Elizabeth Greene as Kacy
Tobe Sexton as David
Jay Michael Ferguson (as Jay Ferguson) as Little David
Max Burnett (as J. Max Burnett) as Tim
Chase Hampton as Ben Dover
Barry Brown as Deputy Buddy
Heather Scott as Linda
Patrick H. Berry as Greg
Josh Coffman as Little John
Kerri Bechthold as Little Gretchen
Patrick Stratton as Little Tim
Soren Myatt as Little Greg
Barbie Yocum as Little Linda
Amanda Tyner as Little Kacy

Release

Offerings was distributed on home video by Unicorn/Prism in the United Kingdom in September 1989.[1]

Reception

Offerings was considered a late addition to the 80's slasher film genre and received lukewarm reviews. [2][3]

References

Hayward, Anthony (1990). "Video Releases". Film Review 1990-1. Columbus Books Limited. p. 144. ISBN 0-86369-374-1.
"OFFERINGS". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
McCarty, John. "The Official Splatter Movie Guide, Volumes: 1963-1992: Hundreds of the Goriest, Grossest, Most Outrageous Films Ever Made". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

Offerings at IMDb

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[1] Hayward, Anthony (1990). "Video Releases". Film Review 1990-1. Columbus Books Limited. p. 144. ISBN 0-86369-374-1.

[2] "OFFERINGS". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-11.

[3] McCarty, John. "The Official Splatter Movie Guide, Volumes: 1963-1992: Hundreds of the Goriest, Grossest, Most Outrageous Films Ever Made". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)