After her husband dies under mysterious circumstances, a widow becomes increasingly paranoid of the neighboring religious community that may have diabolical plans for her.
Director:
Wes Craven
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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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14 August 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$2,500,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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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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According to website 'DVD Verdict', director Wes Craven "...was born into a strict Baptist household and attended conservative Christian Wheaton College" with this movie "clearly rooted in Craven's own religious upbringing". See more »Goofs
In the opening sequence when William breaks Faith's painting and throws it, the painting is clearly attached to wires of some sort. 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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Like great wines, Craven's Deadly Blessing improves with age. When looking over the spectrum of his cinema one can see how this films fits into that particular period in his career when he struggled to finance A Nightmare on Elm Street. Unfortunately that classic would not appear until after Swamp Thing and Hills Have Eyes 2. But here we have a story closer than usual to Wes Cravens's heart, repression, religious conflict and social devision, therefore it comes as quite a surprise that Craven does not regard this as one of his more accomplished efforts.