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Deadly Blessing
1983 Sharon Stone
PolyGram Pictures' presentation Deadly Blessing is a psychological thriller starring Maren Jensen, Susan Buckner, Sharon Stone, Jeff East, Lisa Hartman, Lois Nettleton and Ernest Borgnine.
An Inter Planetary Production of a Wes Craven Film, it was produced by Micheline and Max Keller and Pat Herskovic. Craven directed from a screenplay by Glenn M. Benest & Matthew Barr and Craven from a story by Benest & Barr. The executive producer was William Gilmore, and Jere Henshaw was the executive in charge of production. The film is released by United Artists. Music was composed by James Homer.
Focusing on the fears of psychological terror, Deadly Blessing is the story of a young woman who marries a member of a strange religious sect and then is pursued by unknown forces after he is murdered.
Director and co-author Craven describes the film as "an exploration of the different sides of people in peril, caught up in frightening circumstances brought about by psychotic emotions and bizarre religious experiences that result when one encounters an exotic and
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life-threatening cult."
The story centers, in part, around a fictitious ieligious cult, the Hittites, a name taken from a pagan biblical tribe. They seek to repress other people's faiths and lifestyles. The Hittites also strive to prevent the "outside world" from influencing their own living pattern, and take stern measures to uphold their own beliefs.
Deadly Blessing was filmed on a wide variety of Texas locations, in and around Dallas and the town of Waxahachie (hometown of Oscar winner Robert Benton, "Kramer Vs. Kramer" and UA's "Stab"). One of the principal sites was an 80-acre farm on which much of the action takes place. Naturally, the construction crew decided to rebuild and "age" an old barn for greater visual and dramatic effect. As for the farm house, it received a major facelift with the addition of a white picket fence, shutters around the front windows and a new porch area complete with swing. Even the yard was worked over with special landscaping and a vegetable garden.
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CAST of Deadly Blessing
Martha .......................... Maren Jensen
Vicky Lana .......................... Susan Buckner
Lana .......................... Sharon Stone
John Schmidt .......................... Jeff East
Faith .......................... Lisa Hartman
Louisa .......................... Lois Nettleton
Isaiah .......................... Ernest Boagnine
Melissa .......................... Coleen Riley
Jim .......................... Doug Barr
William Gluntz .......................... Michael Berryman
Sheriff .......................... Kevin Cooney
Theatre Manager .......................... Bobby Dark
Fat Boy .......................... Kevin Farr
Gravedigger .......................... Neil Fletcher
Tom Schmidt .......................... Jonathon Gulla
Leopold .......................... Chester Kulas, Jr.
Matthew Gluntz .......................... Lawrence Montaigne
Sammy .......................... Lucky Mosley
Medic .......................... Dan Shackleford
Ruth Schmidt .......................... Annabelle Weenick
Mrs. Gluntz .......................... Jenna Worthen
Narrator .......................... Percy Rodrigues
Stunt Coordinator .......................... Ted Grossman
Stunt Doubles
May R. Boss,
Kerrie K. Cullen,
Stephanie Epper,
Donna Garrett
CREDITS for Deadly Blessing
Directed By .......................... Wes Craven
Produced By .......................... Micheline And Max Keller, Pat Herskovic
Screenplay By .......................... Glenn M. Benest, Matthew Barr, Wes Craven
Story By .......................... Glenn M. Benest, Matthew Barr
Executive Producer .......................... William Gilmore
Executive In Charge Of Production .......................... Jere Henshaw
Director Of Photography .......................... Robert Jessup A.S.C.
Production Designer .......................... Jack Marty
Associate Producers .......................... Glenn M. Benest, Matthew Barr
Music Composed By .......................... James Horner
Edited By .......................... Richard Bracken
Unit Production Manager .......................... Bert Gold
1st Assistant Director .......................... Jerram Swartz
2nd Assistant Director .......................... John Eyler
Script Supervisor .......................... Martin Kitrosser
Costume Designer .......................... Patricia Mckiernan
Makeup Artist .......................... Jimi White
Hair Stylist .......................... Lynn Decker
Casting .......................... Shari Rhodes/Liz Keigley
Set Decorator .......................... Okowita
Property Master .......................... Michael Parsons
Assistant Property Master .......................... Bob Parsons
Construction Coordinator .......................... Bill Bradford
Sound Mixer .......................... Bob Wald
Boom Man .......................... George Baetz
Special Effects .......................... Jack Bennett
Transportation .......................... Clifford Yarborough
Gaffer .......................... Robert Driskell
Electrical Best Boy .......................... Curtis Bingham
Key Grip .......................... Tony Poston
Best Boy .......................... Kerry Rike
Camera Operator .......................... Phil Pfeiffer
1St Assistant Camera .......................... Robert Horne
Still Photographer .......................... Zade Rosenthal
Production Accountant .......................... Joan Aldrich
Production Coordinator .......................... Betty Buckley
Production Assistant .......................... Edward Gold
Production Secretary .......................... Zoila De La Pena
Assistant Film Editor .......................... Chuck Ellison
Re-Recording Mixers .......................... Michael J. Kohut, C.A.S.
Re-Recording Mixers .......................... Jay M. Harding, C.A.S.
Re-Recording Mixers .......................... Bud Grenzbach, C.A.S.
Music Scoring Mixer .......................... Dan Wallin
Sounds Effects Editor .......................... Bill Phillips
Music Editor .......................... Ken Karman
Unit Publicist .......................... Bob Jennings
First Aid .......................... Janet Lawler
Lenses And Panaflex Cameras .......................... Panavision
Production Services Provided By .......................... Fps, Inc. Dallas, Texas
Insurance By .......................... Robert Jellen, Albert G. Ruben & Co., Inc.
Color By .......................... Mgm Laboratories
Titles And Optical Effects .......................... Modern Film Effects
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