A young woman just released from a mental hospital moves back in with her family. However, she is soon troubled by disturbing visions in which she commits a series of axe murders.
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Title: So Sad About Gloria (1973)
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Cast
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| Lori Saunders | ... | Gloria Wellman | |
| Robert Ginnaven | ... | Chris Kenner (as Bob Ginnaven) | |
| Dean Jagger | ... | Fredrick Wellman | |
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Lou Hoffman | ... | The Psychiatrist |
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Seymore Treitman | ... | Mr. Ballinger (as Seymour Treitman) |
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Linda Wyse | ... | Janie Mylan |
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John Brown | ... | The Servant |
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Etta Jagger | ... | The Nurse |
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Melanie Wadkins | ... | Mary |
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George Stewart | ... | Death |
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Joe Barone | ... | The Ax-man |
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Brenda Evans | ... | The Victim |
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Jerald Reed | ... | Chauffer |
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A young woman just released from a mental hospital moves back in with her family. However, she is soon troubled by disturbing visions in which she commits a series of axe murders.
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slow burn | psychotronic film | chopping down a door with an axe | telephone call | blood |Taglines:
The romance of LOVE STORY - the terror of PSYCHO!!Certificate:
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Written by Jerald Reed and Terry Trent
Sung by Josie Brown
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When this movie premiered, there was a telephone number (local) you could call. It was a recording of Gloria begging for help, then she would yell and the phone would go dead. See more »Soundtracks
Today, Tonight and TomorrowWritten by Jerald Reed and Terry Trent
Sung by Josie Brown
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
October 1975 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Visions of Doom See more »Filming Locations:
Arkansas, USACompany Credits
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For a basically no-budget thriller, this isn't really all that bad. Director Harry Thomason went on to produce the first-rate TV series "Designing Women," Dean Jagger was an Academy Award-winning actor, and Lori Saunders, best known for playing one of the sisters in "Petticoat Junction," is actually pretty good in a very atypical role. The plot about a recently released mental patient who may or may not be committing a series of ax murders isn't particularly original, but the film does achieve a degree of suspense, and Saunders does a good job--for the most part--of conveying the anxiety and confusion of a young girl who isn't sure if she's a serial killer. The film is definitely hampered by its next-to-nil production values, and Thomason obviously had quite a bit to learn about directing--mainly about pacing and continuity--but it's not a completely botched effort. And Lori Saunders is just so damn cute it's hard not to give her the benefit of the doubt. But then again . . .
Anyway, it's worth a look. (However, there's another Harry Thomason film that isn't: a bottom-of-the-barrel sci-fi stinker called "The Day It Came to Earth." Absolutely rancid. Skip it.)