Fade to Black (1980 film)

Fade to Black (1980 film)

Infobox Film
name = Fade to Black


caption = Theatrical release poster
producer = George G. Braunstein
Ron Hamady
director = Vernon Zimmerman
writer = Vernon Zimmerman
starring = Dennis Christopher
Tim Thomerson
Gwynne Gilford
Norman Burton
Linda Kerridge
Morgan Paull
Eve Brent Ashe
Mickey Rourke
music = Craig Safan
cinematography = Álex Phillips Jr.
editing = James Mitchell
Barbara Pokras
distributor = American Cinema Releasing
released = October 14, 1980 (USA)
runtime = 102 min.
country = United States
language = English
amg_id = 1:16572
imdb_id = 0080711

"Fade to Black" is a 1980 slasher film starring Dennis Christopher, Eve Brent Ashe, and Linda Kerridge. Mickey Rourke also features in a small role. The film was nominated for many Saturn Awards, and Eve Brent Ashe won one for Best Supporting Actress.

Taglines

* "Eric Binford lives for the movies...Sometimes he kills for them, too."
* "People used to laugh at Eric Binford...Now, with every performance, he knocks them dead."

Plot Summary

Eric Binford is an obsessed movie addict whose love of old movies extends far beyond his job at a film distributor's warehouse and endless late night film screenings in his bedroom. His singular obsession eventually rounds the bend into psychosis after he crosses paths with Marilyn O'Connor, a Marilyn Monroe look-alike who becomes the physical embodiment of his cinematic desires.

When (unintentionally) stood up on what he believed would be their first date, Eric becomes homicidally unbalanced, transforming himself into a gallery of classic movie characters - including Dracula, The Mummy, Hopalong Cassidy, and Norman Bates - and sets out to destroy his oppressors, starting with his crotchety wheelchair-bound Aunt Stella, then targeting a boorish co-worker, and eventually working his way toward Marilyn.

Main cast

* Dennis Christopher - Eric Binford
* Tim Thomerson - Jerry Moriarty
* Gwynne Gilford - Off. Anne Oshenbull
* Norman Burton - Marty Berger
* Linda Kerridge - Marilyn O'Connor
* Morgan Paull - Gary Bially
* James Luisi - Capt. M. L. Gallagher
* Eve Brent Ashe - Aunt Stella Binford
* John Steadman - Sam
* Marcie Barkin - Stacy
* Mickey Rourke - Richie
* Peter Horton - Joey

Trivia

* The film references and features clips from many different classic films as Eric takes on the personas of several of the characters featured in the films, some of the films featured include: "The Public Enemy", "Mark of the Vampire", "Kiss of Death (1947 film)", "White Heat", "Creature from the Black Lagoon", "Dracula" (1958), "Night of the Living Dead", and "Halloween" (1978)

Merchandise

A novelization (ISBN 0-523-41409-9), written by Ron Renauld was released by Pinnacle Books in 1980.

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