Invitation to Hell (1984)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 36min
- Horror, Sci-Fi
- 24 May 1984 (USA)
- TV Movie
A family moves to a suburban town only to be coerced into joining a suspicious club.
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- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.
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Cast
| Robert Urich | ... |
Matt Winslow
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| Joanna Cassidy | ... |
Patricia 'Pat' Winslow
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| Susan Lucci | ... |
Jessica Jones
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| Joe Regalbuto | ... |
Tom Peterson
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| Kevin McCarthy | ... |
Mr. Thompson
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| Patty McCormack | ... |
Mary Peterson
(as Patricia McCormack)
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| Bill Erwin | ... |
Walt Henderson
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| Soleil Moon Frye | ... |
Chrissy Winslow
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| Barret Oliver | ... |
Robbie Winslow
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| Nicholas Worth | ... |
Sheriff
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| Virginia Vincent | ... |
Grace Henderson
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Greg Monaghan | ... |
Pete
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| Lois Hamilton | ... |
Miss Winter
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| Cal Bartlett | ... |
Stepson
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Anne Marie McEvoy | ... |
Janie
(as Annemarie McEvoy)
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| Bruce Gray | ... |
Larry Ferris
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| Gino De Mauro | ... |
Jimmy
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| Jason Presson | ... |
Billy
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John Zenda | ... |
Doorman
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| Billy Beck | ... |
Mover
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| Michael Berryman | ... |
Valet
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| Francis von Zerneck | ... |
Newsboy
(as Frank von Zerneck Jr.)
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Directed by
| Wes Craven | ||
Written by
| Richard Rothstein | ... | () |
Produced by
| Robert M. Sertner | ... | producer |
| Frank von Zerneck | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Sylvester Levay | ||
Cinematography by
| Dean Cundey | ||
Film Editing by
| Ann E. Mills | ||
| Gregory Prange | ||
Editorial Department
| Bert Glatstein | ... | assistant editor |
| Thomas Jarvis | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
| Hub Braden | ||
Set Decoration by
| Bill Harp | ||
Makeup Department
| Les Berns | ... | key makeup artist |
| Stephen Robinette | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
| Phillips Wylly Sr. | ... | executive in charge of production / production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| John M. Poer | ... | first assistant director (as John Poer) |
| Gregory Prange | ... | second unit director (as Greg Prange) |
| John N. Whittle | ... | second assistant director (as John Whittle) |
Art Department
| Jerry Esposito Jr. | ... | construction coordinator |
| Petko D. Kadiev | ... | storyboard artist |
| Victor E. Petrotta Sr. | ... | property master (as Vic Petrotta) |
Sound Department
| Richard S. Church | ... | sound (as Dick Church) |
| Rich Harrison | ... | sound effects |
Special Effects by
| Ken Pepiot | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| William Mesa | ... | visual effects supervisor: introvision |
Stunts
| Anthony Cecere | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Rob King | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Clyde E. Bryan | ... | assistant camera |
| Steve Mathis | ... | lighting technician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Roberta Newman | ... | wardrobe: women |
| Sanford Slepak | ... | costume supervisor (as Sandy Slepak) |
Location Management
| Anthony J. Saenz | ... | location manager (as Tony Saenz) |
Music Department
| Terri Fricon | ... | music supervisor |
| John Mick | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Stuart Lippman | ... | script supervisor |
Other crew
| Tom Brocato | ... | publicist |
Production Companies
Distributors
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1984) (United States) (tv)
- Kasino Video (1980) (Finland) (video)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1984) (Greece) (VHS)
- Syme Home Video (1985) (Australia) (video)
- VPS Video (1986) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Castle Communications (1992) (Finland) (video)
- Artisan Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Elephant Films (2008) (France)
- NBC Universal Television Distribution (2018) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Video (video)
- Videocast (Brazil) (VHS)
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Storyline
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A scientist and his family move to a new town. He meets the local celebrity the beautiful who runs the local health club to which everyone is a member and makes him suspicious. Intrigued he investigates further and uncovers a terrifying plot. Written by beerbohm |
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| Taglines | Horror Master Wes Craven turns a family's lifelong dream into their worst nightmare. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | ABC-TV Daytime-series 1983 contract with actress Susan Lucci for her featured "Erica Kane" role on ABC's "All My Children" (drama series: 1970-2011), guaranteed Susan Lucci a 'first' - a night-time "Movie of the Week" for her guaranteed extension as "Erica Kane" on the ABC daily/weekly soap-opera series. The network's night-time MOW programing division optioned Richard Rothstein to write a mystery. A science fiction-horror thriller scenario, specifically for Susan Lucci for ABC's 1983-1984 MOW night time season of specials. This project was planned to give Susan Lucci a dramatic opportunity - in hopes Lucci would be nominated in the night-time EMMY Best Actress category. The producing team: Robert M. Sertner (producer), Frank von Zerneck (executive producer) and Phillip Wylly Sr. (executive in charge of production & production manager) were entrusted to develop the property. When production was initiated at Culver City Studios (aka:The David Selznick Studio), Petko D. Kadiev, an accomplished story-board illustrator, was brought on board to illustrate and storyboard the original script. Production designer/art director Hub Braden was hired to preliminary budget, scout and design the sets. Jerry Esposito (construction supervisor and coordinator) and Tony Saenz (location manager) also joined the production creative film team. No director had been selected. The ABC night-time network-programing Suits and the producers negotiated to hire Wes Craven as the "Invitation to Hell" MOW director; ABC wanted Wes Craven because of his unique previous television and feature film writing and directing accomplishments. By the time Wes Craven joined the project's creative team, much of the project had been developed. Craven set about studying the script, viewing story-board script illustrations, and collaborating with the creative team on a few of the conceptual requirements. Between scouting sessions, rewriting and tweaking script dialogue, Craven was engrossed in the production. Casting had already determined Susan Lucci, featured as the female "Lucifer" - Jessica Jones; Robert Urich was to play Matt Winslow; Joanna Cassidy was Urich's character's wife Patricia "Pat" Winslow; and Kevin McCarthy as Mr. Thompson. Dean Cundy was hired as cinematographer. Wes Craven and the producers conducted casting-meetings, selecting the final cast performers. While discussing the script motivation during scouting locations on a Saturday morning, the production designer Braden suggested to Wes Craven and Robert Sertner to embellish the film's ending, by adding a "Hitchcock twist" setting up a sequel for the star Susan Lucci. Bob Sertner turned to Wes Craven, exclaiming, "Why didn't we think of that!" The dynamic team feared the network "suits" response dealing with an added twist, altering or tampering with the network's approved script. The only Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Creative Arts EMMY nomination for "Invitation to Hell" was in the category of "Art Direction". See more » |
| Goofs | A pull wire is visible when Matt Winslow shoots Tom Peterson with a laser beam, throwing him back. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Invitation to Hell (1984) (2020). See more » |