Death Valley is a 1982 American slasher film starring Paul Le Mat, Catherine Hicks, Stephen McHattie, Wilford Brimley, Peter Billingsley and Edward Herrmann.[1] It was directed by Dick Richards and written by Richard Rothstein. It centered on a divorcee and her child being stalked by a serial killer after the boy picks up an object that can help tie the killer to his crimes.
| Death Valley | |
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| Directed by | Dick Richards |
| Written by | Richard Rothstein |
| Produced by | Elliott Kastner |
| Starring | Paul Le Mat Catherine Hicks Stephen McHattie Wilford Brimley Peter Billingsley Edward Herrmann |
| Cinematography | Stephen H. Burum |
| Edited by | Joel Cox |
| Music by | Dana Kaproff |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Cinema VII |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editPaul Stanton has talked his son Billy into being sent to California to join his mother, Sally, and her old high school sweetheart (and current new boyfriend) Mike who are going into Arizona. Passing through Death Valley, they discover it is the new territory of a cowboy serial killer (who wearing a hat and a neckerchief to hide his identity) and his equally demented twin. Both have just done away with a teenage couple at an abandoned gold mine. Billy, stretching his legs, stumbles across their camper. Somehow overlooking the carnage, he comes across a frog pendant, which he steals. Its owner returns to find his trinket gone and pursues.
Cast
edit- Paul Le Mat as Mike
- Catherine Hicks as Sally
- Stephen McHattie as Hal
- Wilford Brimley as Sheriff (as A. Wilford Brimley)
- Peter Billingsley as Billy
- Edward Herrmann as Paul Stanton
- Jack O'Leary as Earl
- Mary Steelsmith as Baby Sitter
- Gina Christian as R.V. Girl
- Kirk Koskella as R.V. Boy (as Kirk I. Kiskella)
- Frank J. Cimorelli as R.V. Boy
- Arnold C. Waterman as On Looker
- Fred W.S. Newton as Outlaw
- J.P.S. Brown as Western Sheriff
- Roy Gunsberg as Tour Guide (as Roy S. Gunsburg)
- Merritt Holloway as Motel Clerk
- Glenn McCreedy as Stu
- Earl W. Smith as Crony
- Allan Wood as Crony
Home media
editOn December 11, 2012, Shout! Factory released a retail Blu-ray/DVD combo pack of the film.[2]
