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An actress is told that she is being considered to take over a movie role that was being played by someone else who greatly resembles her. The first actress, they say, had a breakdown and ran away from the set. She is taken to a country house in upstate New york... and soon learns that what is really going on is much more dangerous than filmmaking.
Title: Dead Of Winter
Release Date: February 06, 1987
Runtime: 100 mins
Genre: Horror
All Genres: Horror, Thriller
Languages: English
Country: USA
Colors: Color
Sound: Dolby
IMDB Rating: 6.2
Brimstone Pit Rating: 7.2 - (Rate This Horror Movie)
Category: Horror Movies Starting With D
MPAA Rating: R
Director(s):
Arthur Penn
Cast:
Mary Steenburgen ...Julie Rose / Katie McGovern / Evelyn
Roddy McDowall ...Mr. Murray
Jan Rubes ...Dr. Joseph Lewis
William Russ ...Rob Sweeney
Ken Pogue ...Officer Mullavy
Wayne Robson ...Officer Huntley
Mark Malone ...Roland McGovern
Michael Copeman ...Highway Patrolman
Sam Malkin ...Gas Jock
Pamela Moller ...Woman at audition
Dwayne McLean ...Killer
Paul Welsh ...New year's Eve reveler
Remaining Cast:
Producer(s):
John Bloomgarden
Michael MacDonald
Marc Shmuger
Writer(s):
Anthony Gilbert
Marc Shmuger
Mark Malone
Composer(s):
Richard Einhorn
Movie Quote(s):
- Telephone Operator: There is no 311 area code.
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Movie Trivia:
- This movie is a loose remake of My Name Is Julia Ross (1945), starring Nina Foch.
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Mary Steenburgen's character is an actress hired to take the place of another actress - Julie Rose - who has gone AWOL. The name is a slight reference to the 1945 film on which it is based (My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)) title character.
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The character Dr Joseph Lewis is a homage to the director of My Name Is Julia Ross (1945), Joseph H. Lewis.
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Cameo: [Malcolm McDowell] The celebrity whose photograph Dr. Lewis is "autographing" to add to his display. At the time of filming McDowell was married to star Mary Steenburgen.
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One of the co-writers, Mark Malone, also has a small roll as Katie's brother Roland.
IMDB Links:
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Keywords:
Actress, Mansion, Danger, Blackmail, Audition ...[more]
Keywords All:
Knife, Imprisonment, Gas Station Attendant, Stabbed To Death, Wheelchair, Corpse, Sibling Rivalry, Claustrophobia, Film Within A Film, Attic, Insanity, Actor Playing Himself, Remake, One Way Mirror, Impostor, Stabbed In The Back, Photographer, Severed Finger, Window, Cut Telephone Line, Twin, Camera, Survivor, Bear Trap, Kidnapping, Cut Off Finger, Stabbed In The Throat, Covered Bridge, Hidden Room, Blizzard, Hunting, Doppelganger, Secret Door, Actress Playing Multiple Roles, Piano, Murder, Trapdoor, Woman In Jeopardy, Gas Station, Mouse, Psychiatric Patient, Evil Doctor, Bad Luck, Psychiatrist, Look Alike, Strangulation, Snow, Photograph, Goth, Fireplace Poker, Goldfish, Sister Sister Relationship, Paraplegic, Telephone, Drugged Drink, Based On Novel
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Rating: 7.2 out of 10.0 - 67 votes cast total
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