The Sender
| The Sender | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for The Sender | |
| Directed by | Roger Christian |
| Produced by | Edward S. Feldman |
| Written by | Thomas Baum |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Trevor Jones |
| Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
| Edited by | Alan Strachan |
| Distributed by |
United International Pictures (UK, theatrical) Paramount Pictures (USA, theatrical) |
Release dates | 1982 |
Running time | 91 min |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
The Sender is a 1982 horror film directed by Roger Christian and written by Thomas Baum.
Plot
A young man has just been admitted to a mental hospital after attempting suicide at a public beach. Unable to remember even his own name, the doctors call him John Doe #83. Soon after his arrival, the doctor assigned to him begins seeing and hearing things around him that have no explanation. Soon he begins to make the terrifying connection between the things he is seeing and his new patient.
Cast
- Kathryn Harrold as Dr. Gail Farmer
- Željko Ivanek as John Doe #83 / The Sender
- Shirley Knight as Jerolyn, the Sender's Mother
- Paul Freeman as Dr. Joseph Denman, Gail's Boss
- Sean Hewitt as The Messiah
- Harry Ditson as Dr. Hirsch
- Olivier Pierre as Dr. Erskine
- Tracy Harper as Young girl
- Al Matthews as Vietnam veteran
- Marsha Hunt as Nurse Jo
- John Stephen Hill as Policeman
- Barbara Coles as Patient
Release
The film was given a limited release theatrically in the United States by Paramount Pictures in October 1982. It grossed $1,054,328 at the box office.[1]
Paramount Pictures licensed the film to Legend Films for a DVD release in 2008.[2]
On the commentary track for the DVD release of Hot Fuzz, Quentin Tarantino described The Sender as his favorite horror film of 1982.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Sender". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ↑ "The Sender (DVD)". dvdempire.com. Retrieved 2011-04-13.
- ↑ Cole, Andrew (January 14, 2008). "Every film mentioned by Edgar Wright and Quentin Tarantino in their Hot Fuzz commentary track". Tysto. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
Further reading
- "Returning to Sender" by John Nicol, Fangoria magazine #318, November 2012, pages 64-66. Interview of director Roger Christian. Three-page article has seven photos. In the interview, he says he would be interested in doing a remake and discusses Quentin Tarantino's interest in the film.
External links
- The Sender at the Internet Movie Database
- The Sender at AllMovie
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