Barbara Cupisti

David Brandon

Robert Gligorov

Mary Sellers

Giovanni Lombardo Radice

James Sampson

Jo Ann Smith

Domenico Fiore

Mickey Knox

Michele Soavi

Clain Parker

Loredana Parrella

Martin Philips

Ulrike Schwerk

Piero Vida

Richard Barkeley

Sheila Goldberg

Dany Gordon

Claude Jurman

Mark Parkinson

Helen Porter

Dominique Portier

Rackel Roskoff

Frank Senica

Simone Sardon

Albert Schultz

Sandi Schultz

George Eastman

Alfonso Giganti

Rosanna Landi

Donatella Donati

Renato Tafuri

Joe D'Amato

Valentina Di Palma

Davide Castrati

Pietro Tenoglio

Guido Anelli

Antonio Tacchia

Massimo Anzellotti

Stefano Mainetti

Maria Grazia Mazzolini

Rubina Michettoni

Giuliana D'Angeli

Steve Lucescu

Kou Ami

Enrico Grassi

Sergio Ukmar

Hubrecht Nijhuis

Luigi Piergiovanni

Mirella Pedetti

Claudio Lattanzi

Simon Boswell

Horror

Deliria

DMV Distribuzione

Filmirage

Italy

**_A mad slayer is loose in the theatre_**

A group of stage actors are burning the midnight oil during a storm in the hopes of producing a hit, but a homicidal former-actor has escaped the mental asylum and they’re locked in the theatre with him. David Brandon plays the stressed director and Robert Gligorov one of the actors.

"StageFright” (1987) is an Italian slasher, otherwise known as “Aquarius” and originally called “Deliria.” I was having trouble pinpointing the country of origin while viewing and so don’t let the fact that it’s an Italian production turn you away. It works just fine for English-speaking audiences and could’ve easily been shot in America, Canada or the UK.

The moody synth-oriented score is reminiscent of Pink Floyd with bits of more energetic 80’s music thrown in later on. 

Barbara Cupisti (Alicia), Jo Ann Smith (Sybil), Loredana Parrella (Corinne) and Mary Sellers (Laurel) standout in the feminine department.

At the end of the day, it’s a perfectly competent slasher with a quality (one-dimensional) setting and the kills/gore are well done if that’s your thang (I could care less). But there’s not enough human interest and, considering the resources, the director coulda done better shooting the women more effectively (not talking ‘bout nudity or sleaze), but he does good enough I reckon.  

The film runs 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot in Rome, Italy.

GRADE: B-

Italiano

Stage Fright

StageFright (1987) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]