After her husband dies under mysterious circumstances, a widow becomes increasingly paranoid of the neighboring religious community that may have diabolical plans for her.
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Title: Deadly Blessing (1981)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Maren Jensen | ... | Martha Schmidt | |
| Sharon Stone | ... | Lana Marcus | |
| Susan Buckner | ... | Vicky Anderson | |
| Jeff East | ... | John Schmidt | |
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Colleen Riley | ... | Melissa (as Coleen Riley) |
| Douglas Barr | ... | Jim Schmidt (as Doug Barr) | |
| Lisa Hartman | ... | Faith Stohler | |
| Lois Nettleton | ... | Louisa Stohler | |
| Ernest Borgnine | ... | Isaiah Schmidt | |
| Michael Berryman | ... | William Gluntz | |
| Kevin Cooney | ... | Sheriff | |
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Bobby Dark | ... | Theatre Manager |
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Kevin Farr | ... | Fat Boy |
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Neil Fletcher | ... | Gravedigger |
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Jonathon Gulla | ... | Tom Schmidt |
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A former Hittite (a member of an Amish-like sect) dies in a mysterious tractor "accident", and his widow is left to face the frightening Hittites who view her as "the incubus" and may have sinister designs on her. Written by Brian J. Wright <bjwright@acs.ucalgary.ca>
Plot Keywords:
spider in mouth | woman in jeopardy | countryside | insect in mouth | religious community |Taglines:
Pray you're not blessed See more »Genres:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
14 August 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$2,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$8,279,042Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Narrator: In the rolling hills of a sinful farm community, untouched by time, a gruesome secret has been protected for generations.
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The tombstones in the cemetery were made out of Styrofoam. See more »Goofs
While Martha is taking a bath, supposedly naked, a black bikini is clearly seen through the bath bubbles. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: In the rolling hills of a sinful farm community, untouched by time, a gruesome secret has been protected for generations.
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The end credits start rolling before the narrator's dialogue is finshed. See more »Alternate Versions
In the British version, to avoid what they might call confusion, they omitted the "finale" in which the incubus ascends from hell. This version runs 98 minutes. See more »Contribute to This Page
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