Dust Devil (1992) 6.2
A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker. Director:Richard StanleyWriter:Richard Stanley |
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Dust Devil (1992) 6.2
A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker. Director:Richard StanleyWriter:Richard Stanley |
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| Robert John Burke | ... |
Dust Devil
(as Robert Burke)
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| Chelsea Field | ... |
Wendy Robinson
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| Zakes Mokae | ... |
Ben Mukurob
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John Matshikiza | ... |
Joe Niemand
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Rufus Swart | ... |
Mark Robinson
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| William Hootkins | ... |
Capt. Beyman
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Terry Norton | ... |
Saarke Haarhoff
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Russell Copley | ... |
Cpl. Dutoit
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Andre Odendaal | ... |
Cpl. Bates
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Luke Cornell | ... |
Soldier 1
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Philip Henn | ... |
Soldier 2
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Robert Stevenson | ... |
Rifle Boy
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Peter Hallr | ... |
Marist Monk
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Stephen Earnhart | ... |
Camper Driver
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| Marianne Sägebrecht | ... |
Dr. Leidzinger
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A shape shifter (Burke) comes from the desert in search of victims, a spirit the locals call "The Dust Devil". He prays on the lonely and the unloved, those that have already lost everything but life itself. Wendy (Field) has broken up with her husband and wanders aimlessly in her car. She picks up a stranger and begins having misgivings about picking him up when strange things begin to occur. Meanwhile a local police officer (Mokae) tracks the killer. Aided by a shaman's admonishments about witchcraft he sets off to try and stop the beast before it can complete its grisly task. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
Very dark, gory, mystical film with strong, haunting atmosphere, much in the spirit of Stanley's work for occultist rock band Fields of the Nephilim. A demonic entity hitchhikes across the desert taking possession of bodies with which to commit ritualistic murders - the crime scenes, their walls minutely detailed with glyphs and sigils painted in the victims' blood, are stunningly effective. Skeptical detective finally enlists the help of an old shaman who knows the creature's vulnerabilities and the killer is stopped - or is it? --Really remarkable; anyone who enjoyed Stanley's earlier "Hardware" should make the effort to find it.