Fade to Black (1980 film)
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 original movie poster for Fade to Black |
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| Directed by | Vernon Zimmerman |
| Produced by | George G. Braunstein Ron Hamady |
| Written by | Vernon Zimmerman |
| Starring | Dennis Christopher Tim Thomerson Gwynne Gilford Norman Burton Linda Kerridge Morgan Paull Eve Brent Ashe Mickey Rourke |
| Music by | Craig Safan |
| Cinematography | Álex Phillips Jr. |
| Editing by | James Mitchell Barbara Pokras |
| Distributed by | American Cinema Releasing |
| Release date(s) | October 14, 1980 (USA) |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Language | English |
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Fade to Black is a 1980 slasher film starring Dennis Christopher, Eve Brent Ashe, and Linda Kerridge. Mickey Rourke also features in a small role. The film was nominated for many Saturn Awards, and Eve Brent Ashe won one for Best Supporting Actress. It was marketed with the tagline "Eric Binford lives for the movies... Sometimes he kills for them too!"
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[edit] Plot summary
Eric Binford is an obsessed movie addict whose love of old movies extends far beyond his job at a film distributor's warehouse and endless late night film screenings in his bedroom. His singular obsession eventually rounds the bend into psychosis after he crosses paths with Marilyn O'Connor, a Marilyn Monroe look-alike who becomes the physical embodiment of his cinematic desires.
When (unintentionally) stood up on what he believed would be their first date, Eric becomes homicidally unbalanced, transforming himself into a gallery of classic movie characters - including Dracula, The Mummy, Hopalong Cassidy, and Norman Bates - and sets out to destroy his oppressors, starting with his crotchety wheelchair-bound Aunt Stella, then targeting a boorish co-worker, and eventually working his way toward Marilyn.
[edit] Main cast
- Dennis Christopher - Eric Binford
- Tim Thomerson - Jerry Moriarty
- Gwynne Gilford - Officer Anne Oshenbull
- Norman Burton - Marty Berger
- Linda Kerridge - Marilyn O'Connor
- Morgan Paull - Gary Bially
- Eve Brent Ashe - Aunt Stella Binford
- Mickey Rourke - Richie
[edit] Trivia
- The film references and features clips from many different classic films as Eric takes on the personas of several of the characters featured in the films, some of the films featured include: The Public Enemy, Mark of the Vampire, Kiss of Death (1947 film), White Heat, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula (1958 film), Night of the Living Dead, and Halloween (film)
[edit] Merchandise
A novelization (ISBN 0-523-41409-9), written by Ron Renauld was released by Pinnacle Books in 1980.
