USA, 1988
83m
35mm film, colour, 1.85:1
Ultra Stereo, English
An American horror film directed by Rafal Zielinski.
Plot Summary
On a trip to Italy, Jackie and her brother Tom join Myrna, Yvette, Terri, Harlan and Tony as the all settle into an old castle for a holiday that they’ve all won. They’re going to take part in a scavenger hunt but are murdered one-by-one before they can get very far.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Rafal Zielinski
© MCMLXXXVIII [1988] Taryn Productions, Inc.
Empire Pictures presents a Charles Band production
Executive Producer: Charles Band
Produced by: Robert Besso
Associate Producer: Debra Dion
Screenplay by: Dennis Paoli, Charles Bogel
Story by: Ed Naha
Director of Photography: Sergio Salvati
Editor: Bert Gladstein
Music by: Nathan Wang
Sound Mixer: Primiano Muratori
Costume Designer: Robin Burton
Chief Make-up Artist: Giancarlo Del Brocco
Hair Stylist: Rita Innocenzi
Special Creature and Make-up Effects by: John Carl Buechler & MMI, Inc.
Production Designer: Giovanni Natalucci
Casting Director: Anthony Barnao
Cast
Richard Blade (Rex)
Gail O’Grady (Jackie)
Harold “P” Pruett (Tom)
Bunty Bailey (Cassandra)
Traci Lin (Yvette)
Michael Zorek (Harlan)
Kim Ulrich (Teri)
Martha Demson (Myrna)
Marcello Modugno (Tony)
Dale Wyatt (Jamie)
Adam Ant (Diablo/Cyril St. Michael)
William Butler (Billy)
Michael S. Deak (Andy)
Donald Hodson (Bruno)
Alternative Titles
El concurso – Spain
Czarownik – Poland
Elvarázsolt kastély – Hungary
Искуситель – Russia
References
Periodicals
- Écran Fantastique no.73 (October 1986) p.47 – article
- Sight and Sound vol.1 no.8 (December 1991) p.60 – video note
Books
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.470
- Looking for a New England: Action, Time, Vision: Music, Film and TV 1975-1986 by Simon Matthews p.139
