Synopsis
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
Movie Information
- Director
- Joe Dante
- Writers
- Terence H. Winkless, John Sayles
- Release Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 91 minutes
- Genre
- Horror
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (926 votes)
Top Cast
Dee Wallace
Karen White
Patrick Macnee
Dr. George Waggner
Dennis Dugan
Chris
Christopher Stone
R. William 'Bill' Neill
Belinda Balaski
Terry Fisher
Kevin McCarthy
Fred Francis
John Carradine
Erle Kenton
Slim Pickens
Sam Newfield
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