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Demented
Theatrical poster
Directed byArthur Jeffreys
Written byAlex Rebar
Produced byArthur Jeffreys
Mike Smith
StarringSallee Elyse
Harry Reems
Deborah Alter
CinematographyJames R. Tynes
Edited byWilliam J. Waters
Music byRichard Tufo
Distributed byIntercontinental Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • June 2, 1980 (1980-06-02)[1]
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Demented is a 1980 American rape and revenge horror film directed by Arthur Jeffreys and starring Sallee Elyse and Harry Reems.[2]

Plot

The plot involves a woman who, having been raped by a gang of men and institutionalized, suffers nightmares while under the care of her unfaithful husband, and takes a violent revenge when a group of teenage youths decide to play a prank on her.[3]

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Reception

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TV Guide awarded the film two out of five stars, writing, "The film gets off to a slow start, but once Linda's mind snaps and she begins seducing the kids, then dispatching them in assorted grisly fashions, the film actually becomes a fairly funny black comedy."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Demented (1980)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Demented (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Sipos 2010, p. 18.
  4. ^ "Demented - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide Staff. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

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