Strange Behavior (1981)
- Starring:
- Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, (more)
- Director(s):
- Michael Laughlin
- Category:
- Mystery & Suspense, Horror
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Dead Kids, aka Strange Behavior, is a creepy exercise from director Michael Laughlin--who conceived this as part one of an abortive "Strange Trilogy" which also included 1983's Strange Invaders. Although lensed in New Zealand, the film is set in a sleepy American town, in which a series of gory murders committed by local teenagers are linked to a twisted brainwashing scheme by a deranged behavioral psychologist (note irony please). Despite some humorous details (e.g. one killer dons a Tor Johnson mask) and a nostalgia for '50s pulp horrors (not to mention a fondness for splattery death scenes), the disparate plot elements don't come together as well as they should, failing to live up to the premise's potential for guilty chuckles or gasps of horror. Fiona Lewis is sexually menacing as the mad doc's assistant, but Louise Fletcher's wasted role may make viewers pine for Nurse Ratched. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 99 mins
Complete Cast:
- Michael Murphy - Brady
- Dan Shor - Pete Brady
- Arthur Dignam - LeSange
- Dey Young - Caroline
- Charles Lane - Donovan
- Beryl TeWiata - Mrs. Haskell
- Andrew Glover - 2nd Construction Worker
- John Clarke - Alvin
- Richard Moore - 1st Construction Worker
- Lulu Sylbert - Oliver's Sister
- Louise Fletcher - Barbara Moorhead
- Fiona Lewis - Gwen Parkinson
- Scott Brady - Shea
- Marc McClure - Oliver
- Elizabeth Cheshire - Lucy
- Jim Boelsen - Waldo
- Terry Donovan - Mr. Brown
- Sue Moore - Steak-'n-Shake Waitress
- William Hayward - Robinson
- Director(s):
- Michael Laughlin
- Writer(s):
- Bill Condon, Michael Laughlin
- Producer(s):
- Antony I. Ginnane, Antony I. Giannane, John Barnett
- Categories:
- Mystery & Suspense, Horror
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