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Release:
The film was given a limited release theatrically in the United States by World Northal in 1980. It was subsequently released in the USA on VHS by Vestron Video. The film was released on DVD in a 25th Anniversary edition by Troma Entertainment in 2005 and then posted free-to-view online in 2012.
Cast and characters:
Martin Shakar … John Freemont
Gil Rogers … Sheriff Billy Hart
Gale Garnett … Cathy Freemont
Shannon Bolin … Molly
Tracy Griswold … Deputy Harry Timmons
Joy Glaccum … Suzie MacKenzie
Jeptha Evans … Paul MacKenzie
Clara Evans … Jenny Freemont
Sarah Albright … Ellen Chandler
Nathanael Albright … Tommy Button
Julie Carrier … Janet Shore
Michelle La Mothe … Doctor Joyce Gould (as Michelle LeMothe)
Edward Terry … Hank
Peter Maloney … Frank
Jessie Abrams … Clarkie Freemont
Filming locations:
Aston Magna House, Great Barrington, Massachusetts (The Shore family home)
Muddy Brook Cemetery, Stony Brook Road, Great Barrington, Massachusetts (cemetery where the bus is found)
Olde Egremont Country Store, 223 Egremont Plain Road, Egremont, Massachusetts (Country store seen in the film)
53 W Main St, Canaan, Connecticut (The Collin’s Diner – Sheriff Hart agrees to pick up waitress – scene cut from the original film but restored in the 2019 re-release)
Maple Ave & Water Farm Rd, Sheffield, Massachusetts (bus passes intersection early in film and roadblock is set up later)
Technical details:
1 hour 33 minutes
Audio: Dolby
Aspect ratio: 1.85: 1
