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Title: Fade to Black (1980)
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| Dennis Christopher | ... | Eric Binford | |
| Tim Thomerson | ... | Dr. Jerry Moriarty | |
| Gwynne Gilford | ... | Officer Anne Oshenbull | |
| Norman Burton | ... | Marty Berger (as Normann Burton) | |
| Linda Kerridge | ... | Marilyn O'Connor | |
| Morgan Paull | ... | Gary Bially | |
| James Luisi | ... | Captain M.L. Gallagher | |
| Eve Brent | ... | Aunt Stella Binford (as Eve Brent Ashe) | |
| John Steadman | ... | Sam | |
| Marcie Barkin | ... | Stacy | |
| Mickey Rourke | ... | Richie | |
| Peter Horton | ... | Joey | |
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Hennen Chambers | ... | Bart |
| Melinda O. Fee | ... | Talk Show Hostess (as Melinda Fee) | |
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Anita Converse | ... | Dee Dee |
Shy, lonely Eric Binford delivers film cassettes and film-related supplies in Los Angeles for a living. But he really exists only to watch movies and immense himself in fantasies about cinematic characters and stars. Frequently bullied and betrayed, Eric comforts himself by pretending to be one of the many tough heroes and villains who have captivated him from the silver screen. However, his sanity takes a turn for the worse and he launches grotesque murders all patterned after characters and incidents from his beloved movies. He becomes known as the Celluloid Killer, one of the most horrifying murderers the city has ever known. Written by matt-282
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There are three types of horror films 1.the scary horror film (designed as you would think to scare you. 2.The black comedy (Its meant to be funny, but not everyone will find this true. Third and last are the dramatic horror films, they play like a drama film except they are much darker and usually have something to do with mental illnesses. This movie is of the third kind, It is a sad character study of a young man called Eric who spends all his time watching movies and finding out trivia about them. He has no apparent friends and he lives with his wheelchair bound aunt, who really is at odds with him. The film is very original and has a incredible lead performance from the actor playing Eric. They cops on the other hand are all really badly done, I just couldnt wait till they left the screen and every time they appeared again I grimly waited for there departure. Most of the other actors do quite a good job in this film and it also sports a young Mickey Rouke in what I think was his first film role. I would recommend this film only to horror fans, The film references, the characters and the direction are all tuned to giving any horror fan a good time for their money. Its not for everyone. But thats what I liked about it.