Seizure (1974)

Director:

Oliver Stone

Writers:

Edward Mann (writer)
Oliver Stone (written by)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

She deals in death

Plot:

Jonathan Frid portrays a horror novelist who has a recurring nightmare about three figures out of his...

Plot Keywords:

Dream | Nightmare | Writer | Country | Reference To John D. Rockefeller

Cast

Jonathan Frid	...	Edmund Blackstone
Martine Beswick	...	Queen of Evil
Joseph Sirola	...	Charlie Hughes
Christina Pickles	...	Nicole Blackstone
Hervé Villechaize	...	Spider, the dwarf
Anne Meacham	...	Eunice Kahn
Roger De Koven	...	Serge Kahn
Troy Donahue	...	Mark Frost
Mary Woronov	...	Mikki Hughes
Richard Cox	...	Gerald
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Henry Judd Baker	...	Jackal, the giant (as Henry Baker)
Lucy Bingham	...	Betsy, the maid
Alexis Kirk	...	Arris
Mike Meola	...	Gas Station Attendant
Timothy Ousey	...	Jason Blackstone
Timothy Rowse	...	Milkman

Also Known As:

Queen of Evil
Tango macabre (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

UK:98 min | USA:94 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Norway:16 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Laurentides, Québec, Canada

Company:

Astral Bellevue Pathé

Quotes:

Gas Station Attendant: I can't take credit cards.
Charlie Hughes: Why?
Gas Station Attendant: They had it counted for the investigation.
Charlie Hughes: Listen idiot, this is a VIP card.
Gas Station Attendant: Look Jack,
Charlie Hughes: No Charles Hughes, not Jack, did I say my name was Jack?
Gas Station Attendant: Jack, I don't think you would like being called an idiot.
Charlie Hughes: Wait a minute, wait a minute, my name is not Jack. It's Charles Hughes!
Gas Station Attendant: I don't care if your named was Rockefeller, nine dollars and twenty three cents.
Charlie Hughes: No not Rockefeller, Hughes, Charles Hughes, do you know what that means? You see that sign up there? I own two percent of that sign. That sign licenses you to sell gasoline. On Monday morning, that sign no longer licenses you to sell gasoline, because I own two percent of that sign...
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nightmare in Canada: Canadian Horror on Film (2004) (TV)

Seizure-Jonathan Frid's Exit from Dark Shadows

Back in the spring of 1974, I was a freelance writer in Manhattan, New York. While at distributing office in New Jersey, the editor and publisher of the magazine " Castle of Frankenstein" asked me if I wanted to do an interview with Jonathan Frid, about his new film SEIZURE. Well having been a fan of both Frid and Dark Shadows, I jumped at the chance. After interviewing Frid in his apartment, I also had a telephone interview with Oliver Stone, who told me of his future projects. I, at the time was only interested in his current project, SEIZURE. Little did I know how important Mr. Stone would someday be. After meeting with and buying some photo's from the films photographer and co-star Herve' Villachaze " meeting him was a treat in itself" I did the article. After 6 month the film was released in New York. The best and only safe place to see it was, believe it or not, the Lyrick theatre of 42nd street. Now, not that Seizure was a masterpiece, but,in a time where horror films were almost non-existent this was a nice treat. The music, photography and editing were all top notch, as well as the entire cast, who all played their parts as over the top as humanly possible. Seizure was a high guilty low budget film, that to this day has gone nowhere. In the late 80's the film was released on video, but was soon pulled off the market mainly due to Oliver Stones objections. Too bad, with all of the high budget c.g.i. horror films out today, it would be nice to see a tale like Seizure, a low budget film that is packed with high quality acting and writing.