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Blue Sunshine

  • 19771977
  • RR
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.8K
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Blue Sunshine (1977)
  • Horror
  • Thriller
A bizarre series of murders begins in Los Angeles, where people start going bald and then become homicidal maniacs. But could the blame rest on a particularly dangerous form of LSD called Bl... Read allA bizarre series of murders begins in Los Angeles, where people start going bald and then become homicidal maniacs. But could the blame rest on a particularly dangerous form of LSD called Blue Sunshine the murderers took ten years before?A bizarre series of murders begins in Los Angeles, where people start going bald and then become homicidal maniacs. But could the blame rest on a particularly dangerous form of LSD called Blue Sunshine the murderers took ten years before?
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.8K
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  • Director
    • Jeff Lieberman
  • Writer
    • Jeff Lieberman
  • Stars
    • Zalman King
    • Deborah Winters
    • Mark Goddard
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jeff Lieberman
  • Writer
    • Jeff Lieberman
  • Stars
    • Zalman King
    • Deborah Winters
    • Mark Goddard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
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    Blue Sunshine (1977)
    Blue Sunshine (1977)
    Ray Young in Blue Sunshine (1977)
    Deborah Winters in Blue Sunshine (1977)
    Alice Ghostley in Blue Sunshine (1977)
    Zalman King in Blue Sunshine (1977)
    Ann Cooper in Blue Sunshine (1977)
    Barbara Quinn in Blue Sunshine (1977)
    Phyllis Glick in Blue Sunshine (1977)
    Deborah Winters in Blue Sunshine (1977)
    Bill Sorrells in Blue Sunshine (1977)
    Barbara Quinn in Blue Sunshine (1977)

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    Zalman King
    Zalman King
    • Jerry Zipkinas Jerry Zipkin
    Deborah Winters
    Deborah Winters
    • Alicia Sweeneyas Alicia Sweeney
    Mark Goddard
    Mark Goddard
    • Edward Flemmingas Edward Flemming
    Robert Walden
    Robert Walden
    • David Blumeas David Blume
    Charles Siebert
    Charles Siebert
    • Detective Clayas Detective Clay
    Ann Cooper
    Ann Cooper
    • Wendy Flemmingas Wendy Flemming
    Ray Young
    Ray Young
    • Wayne Mulliganas Wayne Mulligan
    Alice Ghostley
    Alice Ghostley
    • O'Malley's Neighboras O'Malley's Neighbor
    Stefan Gierasch
    Stefan Gierasch
    • Lt. Jenningsas Lt. Jennings
    Richard Crystal
    Richard Crystal
    • Frannie Scottas Frannie Scott
    Bill Adler
    • Ralphieas Ralphie
    Barbara Quinn
    • Stephanieas Stephanie
    Adriana Shaw
    • Barbara O'Malleyas Barbara O'Malley
    Bill Sorrells
    • Ritchie Grazzoas Ritchie Grazzo
    Jeffry Druce
    Jeffry Druce
    • Junkieas Junkie
    Meegan King
    Meegan King
    • Gun Salesmanas Gun Salesman
    Argentina Brunetti
    Argentina Brunetti
    • Mrs. Rosellaas Mrs. Rosella
    Laura Booker
    • Samanthaas Samantha
    • Director
      • Jeff Lieberman
    • Writer
      • Jeff Lieberman
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The street that was used for the O' Malley's neighborhood would later be the same street used for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
    • Goofs
      The voice dubbing for Stephanie's kids often doesn't match the footage.
    • Quotes

      Man fleeing discotheque: There's a bald maniac in there, and he's going bat shit!

    • Crazy credits
      'Blue Sunshine' [soundtrack] performed by the Humane Society for the Preservation of Good Music
    • Alternate versions
      Many DVD releases were sourced from the old Vestron video release containing the theatrical version, but the 2006 DVD by Synapse Films was sourced from an uncut 35mm print provided by Jeff Lieberman, because the original negative was missing. In 2015, Lieberman finally located the original camera negative for the film at a warehouse in Los Angeles. Distribupix is currently scanning and remastering the film in a fully-loaded special edition Blu-Ray.
    • Connections
      Featured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: Blue Sunshine (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      The Music of Love
      Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh

      Composed and Performed by Diane Leslie

    User reviews54

    Review
    Top review
    Bald and deadly
    Here we are with yet ANOTHER fascinating and curious 'overlooked' obscurity from the 70's. It just never ceases to continuously amaze me how much originality and unique creativity came out of that decade. One overlooked film after another, the fact is, it was SUCH a creative and "pioneering" decade on SO many different levels, there literally was only so much room for the 'popular hits'. This was a curious film, funny, bizarre, crazy yet always interesting. A genuinely superb and eerie score by Charles Gross, which contributed much and deserves mention, as well as Zalmon Kings always interesting antics. King was an actor like no other, and this film is one like no other.
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    • Pookie-10
    • Sep 18, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Karanlıklar Hakimi
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Ellanby Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $550,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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