Delirium (1979 film) explained
| Delirium |
| Director: | Peter Maris |
| Producer: | Peter Maris
Sonny Vest |
| Story: | Eddie Krell
Jim Loew |
| Music: | David C. Williams |
| Cinematography: | Bill Mensch |
| Editing: | Dan Perry |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Delirium (also known as Psycho Puppet) is a 1979 American thriller film directed by Peter Maris and written by Maris and Richard Yalem. The film is one of the infamous "Video Nasties".
Cast
- Turk Cekovsky as Paul Dollinger
- Debi Chaney as Susan Norcross
- Terry TenBroek as Larry Mead (as Terry Ten Broek)
- Barron Winchester as Eric Stem
- Bob Winters as Donald Andrews
- Garrett Bergfeld as Mark
- Nick Panouzis as Charlie Gunther
- Harry Gorsuch as Capt. Hearn
- Chris Chronopolis as Det. Parker
- Lloyd Schattyn as Det. Simms
- Jack Garvey as Devlin
- Mike Kalist as Specter
- Myron Kozman as Wells
- Pat Knapko as Jenny Thompson
- Letty Garris as Hitchhiker
- Charlotte Littrel as Vietnamese prostitute
- Richard L. Jones as grocery delivery boy.
Release
Delirium was released in July 1979 in the United States.
Critical reception
TV Guide's review was generally unfavourable, criticising the film's use of Vietnam War flashbacks to explain the killer's motivations.[1]
Notes and References
- Web site: Delirium Review . . December 10, 2014.
