Love at Stake
1987 film by John Moffitt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1987 film by John Moffitt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Love at Stake is a 1987 American comedy film, directed by John C. Moffitt, based on a screenplay by Lanier Laney and Terry Sweeney. It stars Patrick Cassidy and Kelly Preston, with Barbara Carrera, Bud Cort, Dave Thomas, and Stuart Pankin. Joyce Brothers makes a cameo appearance as herself.
| Love at Stake | |
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| Directed by | John C. Moffitt |
| Written by | Lanier Laney Terry Sweeney |
| Produced by | John Daly Derek Gibson Michael Gruskoff Donald C. Klune Michael I. Levy |
| Starring | Patrick Cassidy Kelly Preston Bud Cort David Graf Stuart Pankin Dave Thomas Anne Ramsey Barbara Carrera |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
| Edited by | Danford B. Greene |
| Music by | Charles Fox |
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| Distributed by | Tri-Star Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $61,789[1] |
The film is an obvious spoof of the infamous Salem witch trials, moving in the vein of anarchic comedy films like Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles and others by Monty Python and Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker.
The film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and was distributed by Tri-Star Pictures. Filming took place in Kleinburg, Ontario.
In 1692, Miles Campbell, recent graduate of Harvard Divinity School, arrives in Salem, Massachusetts to become the local parson's assistant. He meets with his childhood sweetheart, baker Sara Lee, and plans to marry her. Meanwhile, greedy Judge Samuel John arrives to meet with idiotic Mayor Upton to discuss plans for a (anachronistic) Mall for Salem. To acquire the necessary real estate they hatch a scheme to accuse certain villagers of witchcraft. When the accused are tried, convicted and burned, their land can be confiscated. The plan is succeeding, as the villagers, egged on by the parson's shrewish mother, enthusiastically accept the Judge's message. Then saucy Faith Stewart (secretly a real witch) arrives from London for Thanksgiving with her cousins. Faith falls for Miles and accuses Sara of witchcraft. Miles must prove Sara's innocence before she is burned at the stake.
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