Death Valley (1982 film)

Death Valley
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dick Richards
Produced by	Stanley Mark Stanley Beck Elliott Kastner Ariel Levy
Written by	Richard Rothstein
Starring	Catherine Hicks Edward Herrmann Peter Billingsley
Music by	Dana Kaproff
Cinematography	Stephen H. Burum
Editing by	Joel Cox
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	7 May 1982 (in United States)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Death Valley (1982) is a horror film starring Catherine Hicks, Edward Herrmann, Peter Billingsley, Stephen McHattie, Paul Le Mat, Mary Steelsmith and Earl W. Smith.^[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. The chilling pre-James Horner orchestral score is by television composer Dana Kaproff.

Plot

Divorcee Paul Stanton has talked his son Billy into being sent off on holiday (of sorts) to California to join his Mother, Sally and her old high school sweetheart (and current new boyfriend) Mike who are going into Arizona. Deciding on checking out Death Valley, they've yet to find out that it is currently the new stamping grounds of cowboy serial killer (wearing a stetson and a neckerchief to hide his identity) and his equally demented twin (who both have a tendency to tap-dance and belt out good old country ditties). Both have just done away with a teenage couple residing at an abandoned gold mine (with the aid of the couple's own chopping knife). Billy, stretching his legs, stumbles across their camper filled with death, missing the carnage he comes across a frog pendant lying on a shag pile. His moment of kleptomania somewhat seals his fate as its owner returns to find his trinket gone and so he takes off after Billy and his family, who wind up seemingly in the safe vicinity of a nearby Wild West novelty town. But for how long?

Cast

Actor / Actress	Character
Catherine Hicks	Sally
Edward Herrmann	Paul Stanton
Peter Billingsley	Billy
Stephen McHattie	Hal
Paul Le Mat	Mike
Jack O'Leary	Earl
Wilford Brimley (as A. Wilford Brimley)	The Sheriff
Mary Steelsmith	The Babysitter
Earl W. Smith	Crony
Roy Gunsberg (as Roy S. Gunsberg)	Tour Guide
Glenn McCreedy	Stu

References

1. ^ Death Valley (1982)

External links

• Death Valley at the Internet Movie Database