Blood Song (1982)

Directors:

Robert Angus
Alan J. Levi

Writers:

Frank Avianca (writer)
James Fargo (writer)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

...the last song you will hear.

Plot:

A psychopath escapes from a mental institution and starts a murder spree, which ends in the pursuing of a young handicapped girl...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Escape | Mental Institution | Psychopath | Slasher

Cast

Donna Wilkes	...	Marion
Richard Jaeckel	...	Frank Hauser
Antoinette Bower	...	Bea (Marion's Mother)
William Kirby Cullen	...	Joey
Dane Clark	...	Sheriff Gibbons
Lenny Montana	...	Skipper
Frankie Avalon	...	Paul Foley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Arnot	...	First Boy
Norman Brecke	...	Norm
Roydon Clark	...	Watchman
Candace Dickey	...	Betty
Robert Diedrich	...	Second Reporter
Jennifer Enskat	...	Judith
Erick Fischer	...	Frisbee Player
Jeffery Isham	...	Frisbee Player
Victor Izay	...	Doctor
Dennis R. Karroll	...	First Reporter
Jim Kimball	...	Judith's Father
Kit Lewis	...	Gas Station Attendant
Carla McKizzick	...	Desk Nurse
Noelle North	...	Cathy (as Nichelle North)
Beverly Saukko	...	Judith's Mother
Christopher Scarano	...	Deputy Wilkins
Elliott Silverstein	...	Gas Station Attendant
Joseph Stanfill	...	Second Boy

Also Known As:

Dream Slayer

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | Norway:18 | UK:18 | Iceland:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Coos Bay, Oregon, USA

Company:

Allstate Film Company

Trivia:

When BCI Eclipse obtained the rights to release Blood Song on DVD, they could not find any original elements or prints to transfer. This means the original elements and prints either no longer exist or are temporarily lost. BCI was then forced to use a video source to transfer instead.

Quotes:

Doctor: Are you in here? You're not supposed to be playing that flute!

Soundtrack:

All In Your Mind

fair slasher flick with Frankie Avalon as the killer...!

Yes, 50's & 60's singer & beach movie star, Frankie Avalon, is a crazed escaped mental patient in this early 80's slasher offering. He does provide music of a sort, only it's "Lullabye & Goodnight" over and over on his little wooden flute. Eek! Now, supposedly a young girl, Marion (Donna Wilkes) has been in a car accident, the fault of her drunken father (Richard Jaeckel, in a bit of a departure from his normal amiable roles). She has a rare blood type, O-positive, and has received transfusions from a patient at the state mental hospital. Guess who? This, of course, enables her to see what escaped loony Frankie is up to, at times, and therefore she has strange visions and nightmares that she doesn't understand.

Of course, Frankie is cruising around in a stolen van & has picked up a pretty hitch hiker, who ends up needing to be disposed of, and Marion, of course, happens across him while he's in the act of burying the body, etc. So of course, he wants to find her. And shut her up.

Overall, this isn't terrible, but it isn't particularly original or horrifying. Still, it has its moments & is worth seeing for fans of the genre. 5 out of 10.