| Spasms | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Fruet |
| Produced by | John Newton John G. Pozhke Gordon Robinson Maurice Smith |
| Written by | Don Enright William Fruet |
| Starring | Peter Fonda Oliver Reed Kerrie Keane |
| Music by | Eric Robertson Tangerine Dream |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
| Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
| Release date(s) | October 28, 1983 |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Spasms is a 1983 Canadian horror film directed by William Fruet.
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Jason Kincaid (Oliver Reed) has this massive serpent captured and brought to the US because it killed his brother and he now shares some kind of psychic link with it. He enlists the help of psychologist Tom Brazilian (Peter Fonda) to study the animal and the mental connection, but they don't count on a group of snake worshiping Satanists to complicate matters by accidentally setting the beast free.
The screenplay by Fruet and Don Enright is based on the novel Death Bite by Michael Maryk and Brent Monahan.
The film's special effects were designed by Dick Smith.
The film was given a limited release theatrically in the United States by Producers Distributing Corporation in May 1984. They film was on VHS by Thorn EMI Video.[1] As of 2011, the film has not been officially released on DVD
The film's score was composed by Eric Robertson and Tangerine Dream.