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Visiting Hours (1982) -- A crazed, women-hating killer (Ironside) rapes and brutalizes journalist Deborah Ballin (Grant). When he discovers that his attack didn't kill Deborah, he comes to the hospital to finish what he started.

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Brian Taggert (writer)
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Release Date:
28 May 1982 (USA) more
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There is no known cure.....for MURDER. more
Plot:
A crazed, women-hating killer (Ironside) rapes and brutalizes journalist Deborah Ballin (Grant). When he discovers that his attack didn't kill Deborah, he comes to the hospital to finish what he started. full summary | add synopsis
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MattFini's Halloween Top 10 Lists: Overlooked Slashers
 (From Dread Central. 30 October 2009, 9:27 AM, PDT)

From the Files of Fangoria: Visiting Hours
 (From Fangoria. 20 August 2009, 1:40 PM, PDT)

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Cast

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Michael Ironside ... Colt Hawker
Lee Grant ... Deborah Ballin

Linda Purl ... Sheila Munroe

William Shatner ... Gary Baylor

Lenore Zann ... Lisa
Harvey Atkin ... Vinnie Bradshaw
Helen Hughes ... Louise Shepherd

Michael J. Reynolds ... Porter Halstrom
Kirsten Bishop ... Denise
Deborah Kirshenbaum ... Connie Wexler
Elizabeth Leigh-Milne ... Patricia Ellis
Maureen McRae ... Elizabeth Hawker
Dustin Waln ... Mr.Hawker
Neil Affleck ... Police Officer
Damir Andrei ... Paramedic
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Also Known As:
Get Well Soon
Terreur à l'hôpital central (Canada: French title)
The Fright
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105 min | USA:103 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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The film became controversial in the UK after it briefly appeared on the DPP 74 list of video nasties. more
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Deborah Ballin: Don't leave me. He's here. I know it! more
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References Halloween II (1981) more

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Smarter than the average slash-fest., 8 May 2007
9/10
Author: SickBoySimon from Brentwood, USA

One of the better Canadian killer-thrillers of the 80's is this solid shocker.

TV journalist is attacked by a maniac and taken to the hospital, now the obsessive creep is determined to make sure she doesn't get well soon!

Visiting Hours is a film that, like most slasher films of the 80's, has gotten a bad reputation from critics. However this film is much more than mere slasher garbage! Visiting Hours is a thriller that takes its time to build true suspense, a well-paced plot, and some believable characters. It's a film that, unlike most of the genre, focuses upon the warped character of its villain rather than on the would-be victims. The murder sequences are effectively disturbing, but not overly gory.

The direction of Jean Claude Lord, along with an unsettling music score, combine to make an atmospheric sense of dread through out the film. It manages to make even the sprawling corridors of the hospital setting into a claustrophobic maze. It makes for some nicely suspenseful attack/chase scenes.

The biggest highlight of this film comes from its cast though. Lee Grant is strong as the feminist TV journalist that becomes the target to the killer. Linda Purl does a good turn as a caring nurse, as does Lenore Zann as a street-wise teen. Greatest of all though is villain Michael Ironside. Ironside makes for a truly creepy and compelling murderer. He truly steals the show.

For those that are seeking a slasher film with a bit more of an intelligence to it, Visiting Hours is a fine choice. Don't listen to the critics on this one folks - it's a better film than you may have heard.

*** out of ****

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