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Angustia (1986)
Country of Origin: Spain
Year of Production: 1986
Running Times: 89 mins
Format: Eastmancolor 35mm
J-D-C Scope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Luna/Pepon Coromina/Samba P.C.
Executive Producer: George Ayoub
Producer: Pepón Coromina
SCRIPT
Script: Bigas Luna
English Dialogue: Michael Berlin
DIRECTION
Director: Bigas Luna
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Joseph M. Civit
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Tom Sabin
MUSIC
Music: J.M. Pagan
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up: Matilde Fabregat
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Francisco Teres
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Andreu Coromina
LOCATIONS
Locations: Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain; Los Angeles, California, USA;
Madrid, Spain; New York City, New York, USA
CAST
Zelda Rubinstein (Alice Pressman)
Michael Lerner (John Pressman)
Talia Paul (Patty)
Ángel Jovè (the killer)
Clara Pastor (Linda)
Isabel García Lorca (Caroline)
Nat Baker (teaching doctor)
Edward Ledden (doctor)
Gustavo Gili (student 1)
Antonio Regueiro (student 2)
Joaquín Ribas (student 3)
Janet Porter (laboratory nurse)
Patricia Manget (nurse at clinic 1)
Merche Gascón (nurse at clinic 2)
Jose M. Chucarro (Caroline's boyfriend)
Antonella Murgia (ticket girl)
Josephine Borchaca, Joy Blackburn (concession girls)
Georgie Pinkley (Laura)
Francesco Rabella (Don)
Diane Pinkley (popcorn woman)
Benito Pocino (popcorn man)
Víctor Guillén (sleepy)
Evelyn Rosemika (bathroom woman)
Michael Chandler (projectionist
Vicente Gil (taxi driver)
Michael Heat (inspector)
Pedro Vidal, Robert Long, Jaime Ros, Miguel Montfort, Jordi Estivill,
Alberto Merelles, Javier Moya, John Garcia, Jose Luise Amposte, Eric
Pier, Clause Braum, Jorge Ferrer, Jorge Torras, Pep Cukart, Tito Álvarez,
John Heald, Dinky (policemen)
Kit Kincannon (salesman)
Tatiana Thauven (ticket girl)
Marc Maloney (elderly man)
Jasmine Parker (elderly woman)
Jean Paul Soto (Manny)
Javier Durán (Moe)
Marc Auba (Jack)
Randall Stewart (1st murder victim)
Eva Heald (Granny)
Rose Sherpac (Granny's friend)
Emy Matías (hairy woman)
Elisa Crehvet (Ann)
Mingo Ràfols (Chicano)
Maribel Martínez (hysterical woman)
Gustavo Guarino (hysterical husband)
Frank Craven (Sleepy)
Mário Fernández (black boy)
May Vives (blonde girl)
Craig Hill (doctor at hospital)
Anita Shemanski (nurse at hospital)
Fiacre O'Rafferty (projectionist)
Maria Ricard (Patty's mother)
John Shelly (Patty's father)
Ricardo Azulay (police commander)
Joe Wolberg (SWAT commander)
Steven Brown, Fabia Matas, Mark Parker (SWAT men)
Philip Rodgers, Joan Lloveras, Ignacio García (medics)
Angelika Thiblant, Elvira Salles, Tatiana Gari, Margarita Borchaca,
Julia Carrasco, María Guerín (nurses in street)
PLOT SUMMARY
An overbearing mother treats her diabetic son John with kid gloves.
Naturally, John loves his mother and when she gets fired from her job
in the local hospital, the couple embark on a bizarre scheme of revenge.
John - who is slowly losing his sight due to his diabetes - is hypnotised
by his mother and begins stalking victims, graphically removing their
eyeballs.
AVAILABILITY
Italy
Video Distributor: Vivivideo
UK
Video Distributor: CBS Fox
USA
Theatrical Distributor: International Spectrafilm
Video Distributors: Key Video; Fox Video
Laserdisc Distributor: CBS Fox (5145-80)
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Australia
Rating: R
France
Rating: -12
UK
Rating: 18
USA
Rating: R
AWARDS
1988
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film, Belgium
Golden Raven (Bigas Luna) - winner
Goya Awards, Spain
Mejores Efectos Especiales (Francisco Teres) - winner
Mejor Director (Bigas Luna) - nominated
1989
Fantasporto
International Fantasy Film Award Best Film (Bigas Luna) - nominated
TIMELINE
1987
July
Date Unknown: Spain - theatrical release
1988
October
8: USA - theatrical release
1989
February
Date Unknown: Portugal - shown at the Fantasporto Film Festival
April
19: France - theatrical release
POSTER TAGS
The eyes of the city are mine.
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Angoisse - French title
L'angoscia - Italian title
Anguish - English language title
Im Augenblick der Angst - German title
LINKS
INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
The Lost World (1925)
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Cinefantastique March 1988 p.116 (USA)
review
Deep Red no.2 p.62 (USA)
review
Fear November/December 1988 p.35 (UK)
review
Mad Movies no.51 p.41 (France)
review
Mad Movies no.53 pp.44 - 45 (France)
illustrated article
Samhain no.16 pp.34 - 35 (UK)
review
Shock Xpress vol.2 no.3 (Spring 1988)
p.26 (UK)
review
BOOKS
Elliot's Guide to Films on Video p. 30
credits, review
Hoffman's Guide to SF, Horror and Fantasy Movies
1991 - 1992 p.24
credits, review
Horror and Science Fiction Films Volume IV p.20
credits
KEYWORDS birds, cinemas, contact lenses, doves, eyes, film in film, hypnotism,
mutilation, obsession, serial killers, slasher, snail, twist ending
Last Updated:
15 October, 2008
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