Dead of Winter (1987)
- Starring:
- Mary Steenburgen, Roddy McDowall, (more)
- Director(s):
- Arthur Penn
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Despite its relative failure at the box office, this is a worthwhile thriller from the director of Bonnie and Clyde. Mary Steenburgen stars as an actress, Katie McGovern, lured to the upstate New York cabin of crazy Dr. Joseph Lewis (Jan Rubes), a diabolical crippled shrink playing a blackmail game with the ruthless sister of a recently murdered woman, who happened to be a dead ringer for Katie. Lewis and his creepy assistant (Roddy McDowall) keep Katie captive, videotaping her and cutting off her finger to further their sordid plot, while she tries desperately to get away. As the title implies, Arthur Penn gets a lot of atmosphere out of the remote cabin and a raging blizzard, and the cast is terrific. It all falls apart eventually, but is quite gripping until the required histrionics in the silly final reel. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast:
- Mary Steenburgen - Katie McGovern / Julie / Evelyn
- Jan Rubes - Dr. Joseph Lewis
- Mark Malone - Roland McGovern
- Michael Copeman - Highway Patrolman
- Dwayne McLean - Killer
- Roddy McDowall - Mr. Murray
- William Russ - Rob Sweeney
- Ken Pogue - Officer Mullavy
- Wayne Robson - Officer Huntley
- Sam Malkin - Gas Jock
- Director(s):
- Arthur Penn
- Writer(s):
- Mark Malone, Marc Shmuger
- Producer(s):
- John Bloomgarden, Marc Shmuger
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Adult Language)
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