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StageFright

Original title: Deliria
  • 1987
  • Unrated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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StageFright (1987)
A group of stage actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.
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A group of stage actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.A group of stage actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.A group of stage actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.

  • Director
    • Michele Soavi
  • Writers
    • George Eastman
    • Sheila Goldberg
  • Stars
    • David Brandon
    • Barbara Cupisti
    • Domenico Fiore
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    8.5K
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    • Director
      • Michele Soavi
    • Writers
      • George Eastman
      • Sheila Goldberg
    • Stars
      • David Brandon
      • Barbara Cupisti
      • Domenico Fiore
    • 109User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    David Brandon
    David Brandon
    • Peter
    Barbara Cupisti
    • Alicia Álvarez
    Domenico Fiore
    • Police Chief
    • (as Don Fiore)
    Robert Gligorov
    • Danny
    Mickey Knox
    Mickey Knox
    • Old Cop
    Giovanni Lombardo Radice
    Giovanni Lombardo Radice
    • Brett
    • (as John Morghen)
    Clain Parker
    Clain Parker
    • Irving Wallace
    Loredana Parrella
    • Corinne
    • (as Lori Parrel)
    Martin Philips
    • Mark
    James Edward Sampson
    James Edward Sampson
    • Willy
    • (as James E.R. Sampson)
    Ulrike Schwerk
    • Betty
    Mary Sellers
    Mary Sellers
    • Laurel
    Jo Ann Smith
    • Sybil
    • (as Jo Anne Smith)
    Piero Vida
    Piero Vida
    • Ferrari
    Richard Barkeley
    • Dr. Porter
    Sheila Goldberg
    • Nurse
    Danny Gordon
    • Dancer
    • (as Dany Gordon)
    Claude Jurman
    • Dancer
    • Director
      • Michele Soavi
    • Writers
      • George Eastman
      • Sheila Goldberg
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      During a screening at the Fantasia Film Festival fans threw white feathers from the theater balcony which showered down on the audience in homage to the haunting finale of the film.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where the girl is cut in half, it is later revealed she was cut in half by a chainsaw. However, as this was happening, there wasn't single noise coming from the chainsaw.
    • Quotes

      Willy: I... I just went to get the gun, trying to show you how to put a bullet in the chamber. See that? I got him right between the eyes! Just like I said... Right between the eyes! Damn... You see that Ally? Right betw... right between the eyes! Just like I said. Between... between the eyes. Got him... I got him, right between the eyes Ally! I got the fucker right between the eyes. Right between the eyes Ally. Just like I said... Right between the eyes!

    • Alternate versions
      The Australian VHS release of StageFright as it's called, has a few shots cut for it to be released, otherwise, it would have been banned. The shots cut are:
      • Under shot of Brett with the Driller through his chest is cut
      • Close up of the drill with loads of blood is cut
      • Wide shot of Danny pulling up Cybil with the intestines showing is cut
      • Close up of chainsaw cutting through Danny's chest
      • Irving sawing off Peter's arm remains for a few seconds but copious bleeding from the severed arm is cut
      • 2nd shot of Peters head rolling is cut
    • Connections
      Featured in Eleven Days, Eleven Nights (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Mystery Rouge
      Performed by Mia

    User reviews109

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    A very satisfying thriller, visually and aurally, worth multiple viewings!
    STAGEFRIGHT aka AQUARIUS is a very stylish chiller from Michele Soavi, whose critical reputation rests on this film and the later CEMETERY MAN.

    Certainly the film is derivative, and fans of this subgenre will surely comment that they have seen it all before; however, Soavi, like his mentor Dario Argento, is astute when he chooses the likes of ENNIO MORRICONE; GOBLIN, and now SIMON BOSWELL to score his films.

    Boswell's compositions together with the opening and end titles written by Stefano Mainetti propel the film along, and provide an aural edge to the onscreen visuals. And if their contributions were not enough, the inspired, and uncredited use of Dmitri Shostakovich's 8th symphony, 3rd movement ("allegro non troppo"), reflects the imaginative touches that distinguish this film from many others.

    The play/film within a film works quite well, especially as the cinema is acknowledged to be the art of illusion; indeed this conceit looks ahead to the two DEMONS films, set in a cinema, where the audience are overwhelmed with illusion become reality.

    The acting is more than sufficient as the characters are written as types, and set up as victims, just as the heroine has a personality that sets her apart. Her final scenes with the killer are very effective indeed; her fearfulness make her vulnerable, her vulnerability draws us to her, and in drawing us to her, we submit to the relentless onslaught the killer pursues.

    This is a film where the viewer/audience surely knows the outcome, but the satisfaction comes from the execution - literally - of the route that the filmmaker takes.

    I now have this film on a budget UK DVD which reveals little - I am playing it back on a 16:9 TV, and am very pleased with the quality of the sound (mono) and the visuals, plus some of the unusual, though rare basic extras.
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    • Release date
      • August 21, 1987 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • StageFright: Aquarius
    • Filming locations
      • Italy
    • Production company
      • Filmirage
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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