Killer's Delight

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Killer's Delight
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Directed byJeremy Hoenack
Screenplay by Maralyn Thoma
Produced by
  • Jeremy Hoenack
  • Maralyn Thoma
Starring
CinematographyArthur R. Botham
Edited byJeremy Hoenack [1]
Music byByron Olson
Distributed byIntercontinental Releasing Corporation
Release date
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States

Killer's Delight is a 1978 American slasher film directed, edited, and produced by Jeremy Hoenack, written by Maralyn Thoma, and starring James Luisi, Susan Sullivan, John Karlen, Martin Speer, Hilarie Thompson, and Anne-Marie Martin. Its plot follows a brutal serial killer committing murders in the San Francisco Bay area. The film was loosely based on the crimes of Ted Bundy. [2]

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In several European countries, the film was released under the title The Sport Killer, and was also released as The Dark Ride. [3]

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Release

The film screened regionally in Longview, Texas alongside Haunts (1976) on April 12, 1978, [4] before opening in San Diego, California on April 28, 1978. [5]

In several European markets, the film was released under the title The Sport Killer, though it was released theatrically in the United States as Killer's Delight; it was later re-released under the alternate title The Dark Ride. [6]

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References

  1. "Killer's Delight (1978)". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. "Killer's Delight". American Genre Film Archive. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. Thrower 2007, pp. 439–440.
  4. "Cargill 3 Cinemas". Longview News-Journal . April 12, 1978. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Showtimes". Los Angeles Times . April 28, 1978. p. 108 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Thrower 2007, p. 439.

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