Demented (1980)

A woman is gang-raped in a horse's stable, and even though the rapists are caught and imprisoned, she is harassed many moons later by ghastly visions of her tormentors, while her husband ... See full summary »

Director:

Arthur Jeffreys

Writer:

Alex Rebar

Stars:

Sallee Young, Harry Reems, Deborah Alter

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sallee Young	...	Linda Rodgers (as Sallee Elyse)
Harry Reems	...	Matt Rodgers (as Bruce Gilchrist)
Deborah Alter	...	Annie
Kathryn Clayton	...	Carol
Bryan Charles	...	Dr. Dillman
Edward Talbot 'Chip' Matthews	...	Mark (as Chip Matthews)
Mark Justin	...	Joker
Robert Brooks Mendel	...	Joker / Rapist (as Robert Mendel)
Douglas Price	...	Joker
Stephen Blood	...	Detective
Bosco Palazzolo	...	Manuel
J. Kelly	...	Police Officer
John Green	...	Police Officer
Bill Martin	...	Rapist
Jay Belinkoff	...	Rapist

Storyline

A woman is gang-raped in a horse's stable, and even though the rapists are caught and imprisoned, she is harassed many moons later by ghastly visions of her tormentors, while her husband philanders and every little thing frightens her out of her wits.

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Plot Keywords:

stable | home invasion | cheating husband | female protagonist | insanity | 

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Taglines:

Revenge is sweet... and deadly.

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1985 (France)

Also Known As:

Slay the Joker

Company Credits

Production Co:

Four Features Partners, Intercontinental Releasing Corporation (IRC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although never classed as an official UK video nasty the film was one of the movies included by 'Mary Whitehouse' on a compilation tape shown to the Conservative Party during their 1984 conference. It was eventually released on the Apex video label in 1987 after receiving 1 minute 19 secs of BBFC cuts.

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Connections

Referenced in Horror Business (2005)

User Reviews

This movie shouldn't be viewed more than once, if that, by the same person.

This movie starts off promising, with an attack on Sallee Elyse who plays Linda Rodgers. Once she is released from the hospital it takes a turn for the worse, especially for the viewer. Countless scenes of dillusions and hysteria follow, leading up to an interesting ending. The acting is so bad though and shouldn't be viewed more than once, if at all, by the same person. 1/10