She was lonely. He was all she had. No-one would take him from her - and live...
Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfire, she is swept up into an insane frenzy that means death to anyone who comes between her and her obsession. But the investigating detective is convinced that Billy is the real killer - and determined to prove it. Madness and fanaticism work together to drag all concerned into a terrifying vortex of blood-letting that adds a nightmarish twist to the classic Oedipus story.
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Jimmy McNichol
Billy Lynch
Susan Tyrrell
Aunt Cheryl
Bo Svenson
Detective Joe Carlson
Julia Duffy
Julie
Marcia Lewis
Margie
Steve Eastin
Coach Tom Landers
Britt Leach
Sgt. Cook
Caskey Swaim
Phil Brody
Cooper Neal
Frank
Bill Paxton
Eddie
Kay Kimler
Anna Lynch
Gary Baxley
Bill Lynch, Sr.
Riley Morgan
Chuck Strang
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- Release Date 11/20/1981
- Language English
- Director William Asher
- Editor Ted Nicolaou
- Cinematographers Jan de Bont, Robbie Greenberg
- Producer Steve Briemer
- Companies Royal American Pictures, S2D Associates
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Nov 20, 1981 | Theatrical (Limited) (Regional release in Oregon, US) | R |
| United States | Feb 24, 1982 | Theatrical | R |
| Germany | Jan 19, 1987 | Theatrical | — |
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