Delirium (1979 film)

Delirium
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Maris
Written by	Peter Maris Richard Yalem
Story by	Eddie Krell Jim Loew
Produced by	Peter Maris Sonny Vest
Cinematography	Bill Mensch
Edited by	Dan Perry
Music by	David C. Williams
Release date	July 1979 (1979-07)
Country	United States
Language	English

Delirium (also known as Psycho Puppet) is a 1979 American thriller film directed by Peter Maris and written by Maris and Richard Yalem. The film is one of the infamous "Video Nasties".

Plot

Charlie Gunther, a psychotic former soldier, is employed by a vigilante council led by a bald badass, Eric Stem, to eradicate the city's vagrants until Gunther takes it too far.

Cast

• Turk Cekovsky as Paul Dollinger
• Debi Chaney as Susan Norcross
• Terry TenBroek as Larry Mead (credited as Terry Ten Broek)
• Barron Winchester as Eric Stem
• Bob Winters as Donald Andrews
• Garrett Bergfeld as Mark
• Nick Panouzis as Charlie Gunther
• Harry Gorsuch as Captain Hearn
• Chris Chronopolis as Detective Parker
• Lloyd Schattyn as Detective Simms
• Jack Garvey as Devlin
• Mike Kalist as Specter
• Myron Kozman as Wells
• Pat Knapko as Jenny Thompson
• Letty Garris as Hitchhiker
• Charlotte Littrel as Vietnamese Prostitute
• Richard L. Jones as Grocery Delivery Boy

Release

Delirium was released in July 1979 in the United States.

Critical reception

TV Guide's review was generally unfavorable, criticising the film's use of Vietnam War flashbacks to explain the killer's motivations. ^[1]

References

1. "Delirium Review". TV Guide . Retrieved December 10, 2014.

External links

• Delirium at IMDb