Phobia (1980 film)

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Phobia
Phobia1980.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by John Huston
Written byPeter Bellwood
Lew Lehman
Jimmy Sangster
Dan O'Bannon (uncredited rewriter)
Story by Ronald Shusett
Gary Sherman
Produced by Zale Magder
Starring Paul Michael Glaser
Susan Hogan
John Colicos
Cinematography Reginald H. Morris
Edited byStan Cole
Music by André Gagnon
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • September 9, 1980 (1980-09-09)
Running time
94 min. (approx.)
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,100,000
Box office$59,167

Phobia is a 1980 Canadian horror-thriller film, [1] directed by John Huston and starring Paul Michael Glaser. [2]

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Plot summary

Dr. Peter Ross, a psychiatrist, introduces a radical new therapy which he tests on five of his patients to cure them of their various fears (heights, crowded places, enclosed spaces, men and snakes). However his patients start being murdered by an unknown assailant using methods relating to their respective fears.

Cast

Reception

Los Angeles Times film critic Kevin Thomas described Phobia as "the worst film ever directed by a winner of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award." [3]

Reginald H. Morris received a Genie Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981. [4]

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References

  1. "Film Review: Phobia (1980)". horrornews.net. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
  2. Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN   1-894073-21-5. p. 169-170.
  3. Thomas, Kevin (17 August 1986). "The China Syndrome (ABC Sunday at 9..." Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail , February 10, 1981.