FADE TO BLACK (1980) Reviews and overview

Cast and characters:
Dennis Christopher … Eric Binford
Tim Thomerson … Doctor Jerry Moriarty
Gwynne Gilford … Officer Anne Oshenbull
Norman Burton … Marty Berger
Linda Kerridge … Marilyn O’Connor
Morgan Paull … Gary Bially
James Luisi … Captain M.L. Gallagher
Eve Brent … Aunt Stella Binford
John Steadman … Sam
Marcie Barkin … Stacy
Mickey Rourke … Richie
Peter Horton … Joey
Hennen Chambers … Bart
Melinda O. Fee … Talk Show Hostess
Anita Converse … Dee Dee
Bob Drew … Reverend Shick
Teddi Siddall … Jill
Sharon Sharth … Mail Girl
David Daniels … Waiter at Food Stand
Marilyn Staley Marilyn Staley … Starlet
Al Tafoya … Newscaster
Clyde Primm … Bookstore Owner
Gilbert Lawrence Kaan … Counterman
Sharon McCreedy … Frightened Spectator
Bill Stack … SWAT Leader
Gregory Sage … Peter
J.K. Wiley … Gofer
Peggy Kaye … Midway Operator

Filming locations:
302 Market Street, Venice, California (Eric and Stella Binford’s House)
Grauman’s Chinese Theater – 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California (final scenes)
Ocean Front Walk, Venice Beach, Venice, Los Angeles, California

Technical details:
102 minutes
Metrocolor
Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1
Audio: Mono

Film Facts:
In Nightmare (1981), killer George Tatum (Baird Stafford) walks past a New York movie house showing Fade to Black.

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