Strange Behavior (1981)
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- R
- 1h 39min
- Horror, Mystery
- 13 Nov 1981 (USA)
- Movie
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
Michael Murphy | ... |
John Brady
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Louise Fletcher | ... |
Barbara Moorehead
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Dan Shor | ... |
Pete Brady
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Fiona Lewis | ... |
Gwen Parkinson
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Arthur Dignam | ... |
Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
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Dey Young | ... |
Caroline
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Marc McClure | ... |
Oliver Myerhoff
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Scott Brady | ... |
Shea
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Charles Lane | ... |
Donovan
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Elizabeth Cheshire | ... |
Lucy Brown
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Beryl Te Wiata | ... |
Mrs. Haskell
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Jim Boelsen | ... |
Waldo
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Billy Al Benston | ... |
Felix Rowe
(as Billy Al Bengston)
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Nicole Massie | ... |
Flying Nun
(as Nicole Anderson)
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Bill Condon | ... |
Bryan Morgan
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B. Courtenay Leigh | ... |
Paula
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William Hayward | ... |
Robinson
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Jack Haines | ... |
Randy Morgan
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Cindy Arnold | ... |
Girl at Party
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Howard Crothall | ... |
Boy Selling Flowers
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Richard Moore | ... |
1st Construction Worker
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Andrew Glover | ... |
2nd Construction Worker
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John Clark | ... |
Alvin
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Susan Van Ravenswaay | ... |
Mrs. Myerhoff
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Joe Harner | ... |
Dean
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Mary Ruth Harner | ... |
Dean's Assistant
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Susanna Moore | ... |
Steak-'n-Shake Waitress
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Summer Ramer | ... |
Woman in Grocery Store
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Robert Houston | ... |
Mr. Myerhoff
(as Bob Houston)
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Lulu Sylbert | ... |
Oliver's Sister
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Neil McLachlan | ... |
Timothy Hoffman
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Jessica Kenny | ... |
Catherine Brady
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Alma Woods | ... |
Mildred
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Maurice Keene | ... |
Mr. McNally
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Brenda Casey | ... |
Brenda
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Bob Gentil | ... |
1st Frisbee Player
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Greg Dower | ... |
2nd Frisbee Player
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Jane Dower | ... |
Caroline's Helper
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Simon Nesbitt | ... |
1st State Trooper
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Rod Collison | ... |
2nd State Trooper
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Terence Donovan | ... |
Mr. Brown
(as Terry Donovan)
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Maryje Mann | ... |
Mrs. Brown
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Stephen Jackson | ... |
Waiter at Gino's
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Wally Parks | ... |
Minister
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Campbell Hegan | ... |
Plainclothes Detective
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Le Roy Sisnett | ... |
Boy on Bicycle
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Pete Walker | ... |
1st Killer
(as Peter Walker)
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Kerry Brown | ... |
Dancer at Party
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Melodie Batchelor | ... |
Dancer at Party
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Kathryn Collins | ... |
Dancer at Party
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Ngila Dickson | ... |
Dancer at Party
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Louise Franklin | ... |
Dancer at Party
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Mark Hadlow | ... |
Dancer at Party
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Michael Hammond | ... |
Dancer at Party
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Marcus Le Grice | ... |
Dancer at Party
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Peta Rutter | ... |
Dancer at Party
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Adair Wheeler | ... |
Dancer at Party
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Janet Wells | ... |
Dancer at Party
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Directed by
Michael Laughlin |
Written by
Bill Condon | ... | (written by) and |
Michael Laughlin | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
John Barnett | ... | producer |
Bill Condon | ... | associate producer |
John Daly | ... | executive producer |
William Fayman | ... | executive producer |
Antony I. Ginnane | ... | producer |
David Hemmings | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Tangerine Dream |
Cinematography by
Louis Horvath |
Editing by
Petra von Oelffen | ... | (as Petra) |
Editorial Department
Arthur Cambridge | ... | grader |
Margaret Cardin | ... | negative cutter |
Bill Gooley | ... | laboratory liaison |
Shereen Maloney | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
Susanna Moore |
Art Direction by
Russell Collins |
Set Decoration by
Susanna Moore |
Costume Design by
Bruce Finlayson |
Makeup Department
Anne Popischil | ... | hair stylist (as Annie Pospischil) / makeup artist (as Annie Pospischil) |
Craig Reardon | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Production Management
David C. Anderson | ... | production manager (as David Anderson) |
Tony Paterson | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cathy Anderson | ... | third assistant director |
Mark Jaffee | ... | second assistant director |
Murray Newey | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Jonty Barraud | ... | stand-by props |
Lynda Dye | ... | props buyer |
Allan Leatherby | ... | construction assistant |
Richard Moore | ... | construction manager |
Sound Department
Paul Clark | ... | sound (as Paul Clarke) |
Darryl Davis | ... | boom operator |
Stephen Edwards | ... | dubbing editor (as Steve Edwards) |
Peter Fenton | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
Kevin Chisnall | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
Roger Cowland | ... | opticals |
Camera and Electrical Department
Trou Bayliss | ... | key grip |
David Brostoff | ... | focus puller |
Mike Caldwell | ... | grip |
Roland Carati | ... | electrician |
Michael Claridge | ... | grip |
Ian Dewhurst | ... | gaffer |
Murray Gray | ... | electrician |
William Hayward | ... | stills |
Dave Hill | ... | stills |
Robert Houston | ... | electrician (as Bob Houston) |
Ian Philp | ... | electrician |
Ben Seresin | ... | clapper loader |
Ronald Vidor | ... | Steadicam operator / camera operator / underwater photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julia Mansfield | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
Chloe Amateau | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
Jackie Sullivan | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
Martin Edmond | ... | driver |
John Fordham | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
Catherine Cardiff | ... | choreographer |
Adrienne Clark | ... | typist |
Joy Dobrowolski | ... | bookkeeper: FGH |
Lynette Gordon | ... | production secretary (as Lynnette Gordon) |
John P. Harrison | ... | blu-ray author |
Dean Hill | ... | production accountant |
Margaret Hilliard | ... | production assistant |
Peter Howard | ... | runner |
Brian Mahony | ... | insurance broker |
Nicole Massie | ... | stand-in (as Nicole Anderson) |
Midge Meidrops | ... | production assistant |
Toni Okkerse | ... | nurse |
Chris Pearson | ... | caterer |
Sylvia Van Wyk | ... | assistant: Antony I. Ginnane |
Antony I. Ginnane | ... | presenter (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Hemdale (present)
- Fay, Richwite (present)
- South Street Films (production)
- Gupta Film Services (copyright)
- Flavius Films (copyright)
- Endeavour Productions (made by)
- Bannon Glen (made by)
Distributors
- World Northal (1981) (United States) (theatrical)
- Greater Union Organisation (GUO) (1982) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Creswin Distribution (1983) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Endeavour Productions (1983) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1980) (Australia) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1980) (New Zealand) (VHS)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (1980) (Australia) (VHS)
- Thorn-Emi Video (1980) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Video Instant Picture Company (VIPCO) (1992) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Elite Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- Screen Entertainment (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Shriek Collection (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Starmedia Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Synapse Films (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Severin Films (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (as Dead Kids) (Blu-ray/DVD combo)
- Glass Doll Films (2016) (Australia) (Blu-ray)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1991) (Australia) (video)
- Retro Gold 63 (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Retro Gold 63 (2023) (Germany) (DVD)
- Shudder (2020) (World-wide) (video) (VOD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2022) (Australia)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- FGH (bookkeeping)
- Recut (post-production facilities)
- Colorfilm Pty. Ltd. (laboratory)
- Optical & Graphics (titles)
- United Sound (mixing studios)
- Emcee Music (copyright: "Jumping Out a Window"/"The Ritz")
- PolyGram Records (courtesy of: "Lightning Strikes")
- Doodah Music (published by: "Shivers")
- Missing Link Records (reproduced by courtesy of: "Shivers")
- Panavision New Zealand (filmed in)
- Terror Vision Records and Video (soundtrack) (2022)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Widowed John Brady is the Chief of Police in small town Galesburg, Illinois, where he has lived most of his life. His only offspring, Pete Brady, is a bright high school senior. John has been in turmoil since the suspicious death of his wife Catherine years earlier, which he always believed had something to do with her boss, Dr. Le Sange, who himself died shortly after Catherine's passing. Only recently has John and Pete's home life gotten back on track with John dating Barbara Moorehead, a waitress at the local hangout, she who has known John for some time. John's life takes a turn for the worse when he has to investigate the brutal slashing murders of four townsfolk in four separate incidents. A brief eyewitness statement to one of the murders before the eyewitness herself is murdered is the only substantive evidence. However, the three other victims were the sons of long time friends of his. Those three friends have a special connection to John's past. As such, he believes if the pattern holds true that Pete may be the next intended target. What John is unaware of is that Pete, who has been trying to earn a little extra money in nearby Galesburg College in the Psychology Department with Mrs. Gwen Parkinson, is not the next target but that he unwittingly has a connection to the next intended murder. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | An experiment that will drive you beyond insanity. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The mask that the killer wears in the film is of wrestler/B-actor/(Edward D. Wood Jr.-regular) Tor Johnson. See more » |
Goofs | When Ollie and Pete drive past Lucy's house, the Steadicam shadow can be see passing the house. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Victor Victoria/Silent Rage/Cat People/I Ought to Be In Pictures (1982). See more » |
Soundtracks | Jumping out a Window See more » |