Phobia (1980 film)
1980 film directed by John Huston From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1980 film directed by John Huston From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phobia is a 1980 Canadian psychological thriller film directed by John Huston, with a screenplay written by Peter Bellwood, Lew Lehman and Jimmy Sangster; from a story by Ronald Shusett and Gary Sherman. It stars Paul Michael Glaser as an experimental psychotherapist, whose patients are targeted by a killer whose methods prey on their phobias.[2]
| Phobia | |
|---|---|
Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | John Huston |
| Written by | Peter Bellwood Lew Lehman Jimmy Sangster |
| Story by | Ronald Shusett Gary Sherman |
| Produced by | Zale Magder |
| Starring | Paul Michael Glaser Susan Hogan John Colicos |
| Cinematography | Reginald H. Morris |
| Edited by | Stan Cole |
| Music by | André Gagnon |
Production company | Borough Park Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 min. (approx.) |
| Country | Canada[1] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5,100,000 |
| Box office | $59,167 |
The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, before being released in Canada by Paramount Pictures on September 26, 1980, to a lukewarm critical reception.
Dr. Peter Ross, a psychiatrist, introduces a radical new therapy which he tests on five of his patients to cure them of their various fears (heights, crowded places, enclosed spaces, men and snakes). However his patients start being murdered by an unknown assailant using methods relating to their respective fears.
Los Angeles Times film critic Kevin Thomas described Phobia as "the worst film ever directed by a winner of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award."[3]
Reginald H. Morris received a Genie Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981.[4]
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