Down Twisted

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Down Twisted
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Albert Pyun
Written by Gene O'Neill
Albert Pyun
Noreen Tobin
Produced by Yoram Globus
Menahem Golan
Starring Carey Lowell
Charles Rocket
Trudi Dochterman
Norbert Weisser
Linda Kerridge
Nicholas Guest
Thom Mathews
Courteney Cox
Galyn Görg
CinematographyWalt Lloyd
Edited byDennis M. O'Connor
Music by Eric Allaman and Reinhard Scheuregger
Distributed by The Cannon Group
Norstar Releasing
Golan-Globus Productions
Release date
March 16, 1987
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Down Twisted is a 1987 thriller film, directed by Albert Pyun, [1] and starring Carey Lowell, Charles Rocket, Courteney Cox, Norbert Weisser, Linda Kerridge, Trudi Dochtermann and Nicholas Guest. [2]

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Plot

A naïve, good-hearted Los Angeles waitress does not think twice about helping her troubled roommate. Her help lands her in Central America fleeing for her life with a grungy mercenary.

Cast

Release

The film was given a limited theatrical release in March 1987. The home video release was in the United States in 1990 by Media Home Entertainment.

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References

  1. Sandra Brennan (2014). "Down Twisted". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2014-12-24.
  2. Goldstein, Patrick (March 17, 1987). "Movie Review : Logic Of The Plot Gets Lost In 'Down Twisted'". Los Angeles Times .