- Wes Craven's Chiller
Infobox_Film
name = Chiller
director =Wes Craven
writer =J.D. Feigelson
starring =Paul Sorvino Michael Beck Beatrice Straight Laura Johnson Dick O'Neill Alan Fudge Craig Richard Nelson
producer =
music =
cinematography =
editing =
country =USA
distributor =
released = 1985
runtime = 104 min
language = English
budget =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0088912
followed_by ="Chiller", or as it is sometimes known Wes Craven's Chiller, was a horror/thriller released in 1985.
Synopsis
Corporate exec Miles Creighton (
Michael Beck ) dies, and is cryogenically frozen in the hopes that he can be revived. 10 years later, the procedure is a success, and Miles returns-- without his soul.Detailed Plot
Miles Creighton is cryogenically frozen. When his storage tank malfunctions and begins to thaw, Miles is rushed to a hospital. His mother, who has missed her son terribly during his 10-year incapacitation, arranges for surgeons there to perform a procedure that wasn't possible when Miles was originally frozen. The operation is a success and Miles eventually comes to.
Miles returns to the company his father, now deceased, started. His first order of business: ruthlessly stripping down anything that the company doesn't require to be profitable, and firing the man responsible for keeping the company running in Miles' absence.
A series of fatal events occur from there - people turn up dead - and it doesn't take long for the fingers to point at Miles. His mother, of course, doesn't want to believe her beloved son is a heartless person. It is only when Father Penny (played by Paul Sorvino) arrives at the hospital in critical condition, that she is convinced her son is evil. Penny tells her that Miles was responsible, and she rushes home to save her step daughter and have Miles arrested.
The events that follow pit Miles against his mother, and she ends up locking him in the home's walk-in freezer. The police arrive, and when they check what looks like a frozen corpse in the freezer, to their surprise, Miles is still alive and his mother has to come to the rescue by picking up the cop's gun and shooting her son in the chest.
As if to leave room for a sequel, the movie ends back at the cryogenics facility where another alarm goes off, steam beings to spray seemingly from everywhere, and we're left to wonder what new horrors await this little town.
Cast
Major Characters
Michael Beck .... Miles CreightonBeatrice Straight .... Marion CreightonLaura Johnson .... Leigh KenyonDick O'Neill .... Clarence BeesonAlan Fudge .... Dr. StricklinCraig Richard Nelson .... Dr. CollierPaul Sorvino .... Reverend PennyJill Schoelen .... StaceyMinor Characters
Anne Seymour .... Mrs. BunchRuss Marin .... Dr. SampleJerry Lacy .... Jerry BurleyEdward Blackoff .... 2nd TechnicianKenneth White .... Technician #1Ned Wertimer .... Mr. HannaWendy Goldman .... SecretaryJoseph Whipp .... DetectiveBrian Libby .... OrderlyKaren Huie .... Nurse #1Melanie F. Williams .... Nurse #2Perla Walter .... Night NurseStarletta DuPois .... NurseMimi Craven .... Nurse CooperBill Dearth .... Officer #1Roger Hampton .... Officer #2Clare Nono .... Newscaster (as Claire Nono)William Forward .... AnesthesiologistExternal links
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