Deadly Blessing (1981)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Wes Craven

Writers:

Glenn M. Benest (story) &
Matthew Barr (story) ...

Release Date:

14 August 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

A gruesome secret, protected for generations, rises to give its...

Plot:

This film is set in Amish Country, at a local farm, where a woman's husband is mysteriously killed by his own tractor!

Plot Keywords:

Tractor | Farm | Widow | Dog Attack | Stabbed To Death

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Maren Jensen	...	Martha Schmidt
Sharon Stone	...	Lana Marcus
Susan Buckner	...	Vicky Anderson
Jeff East	...	John Schmidt
Colleen Riley	...	Melissa (as Coleen Riley)
Douglas Barr	...	Jim Schmidt (as Doug Barr)
Lisa Hartman	...	Faith Stohler
Lois Nettleton	...	Louisa Stohler
Ernest Borgnine	...	Isaiah Schmidt
Michael Berryman	...	William Gluntz
Kevin Cooney	...	Sheriff
Bobby Dark	...	Theatre Manager
Kevin Farr	...	Fat Boy
Neil Fletcher	...	Gravedigger
Jonathon Gulla	...	Tom Schmidt

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2007) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Finland:K-18 (1987) | Finland:(Banned) (1982) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Company:

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Trivia:

Wes Craven tried to persuade Sharon Stone to film the spider scene by holding the creature himself. Still unconvinced, she requested that its teeth be removed. Despite crew knowledge that this would make it incredibly difficult for the spider to feed, the operation was performed and Stone agreed to continue.

Goofs:

Continuity: Faith picks up, and holds the broken painting in one shot, then in the next she runs towards it lying on the ground as if she had never picked it up.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: In the rolling hills of a sinful farm community, untouched by time, a gruesome secret has been protected for generations.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Psychos in Love (1987)

Soundtrack:

Maggie May

It's a Bi+ch of a Blessing.

You know what? I almost like this film more than "Last House On The Left", because of the fact that it carries itself in such a manner. I am almost sure that it has been tossed in the gutter in the past few years. it shouldn't be. You know what? If I were Sharon Stone, I'd be proud of this film, because it is not as bad as people say, or as bad as she thinks. I bet a LOT of people prefer it to that Basic Instinct sequel. I liked BI2, but c'mon, This film is better than that, everybody knows it. This movie is just fine. It has some pretty good sequences, and a nice cast of three outstandingly beautiful women, and a low key, but creepy score by a then unknown James Horner. I actually prefer it to other supernatural horror films, and you know what? I'm not the only one, and thank goodness for that. I like this film, in all it's freaky glory, and the shrieks and scares! Were I to be "blessed", I'd say it were one bi+ch of a blessing. Thank god I am not around the lovely Maren Jensen at the end of this chiller.