Horror

StageFright

- Theatre of Delirium.

While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby insane asylum.

Release Date : 1987-02-08

Language :Italian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : DMV DistribuzioneFilmirage

Production Country : Italy

Alternative Titles : Bloody BirdStage FrightDeliria: AquariusStageFright: AquariusSound Stage Massacre

Cast

Character Name : Alicia

Original Name : Barbara Cupisti

Gender : Female

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : David Brandon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Danny

Original Name : Robert Gligorov

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laurel

Original Name : Mary Sellers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brett

Original Name : Giovanni Lombardo Radice

Gender : Male

Character Name : Willy

Original Name : James Sampson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sybil

Original Name : Jo Ann Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Chief

Original Name : Domenico Fiore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Cop

Original Name : Mickey Knox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Michele Soavi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Irving Wallace

Original Name : Clain Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Corinne

Original Name : Loredana Parrella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mark

Original Name : Martin Philips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Betty

Original Name : Ulrike Schwerk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ferrari

Original Name : Piero Vida

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Porter

Original Name : Richard Barkeley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Sheila Goldberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Dany Gordon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Claude Jurman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Mark Parkinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Helen Porter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Dominique Portier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Rackel Roskoff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Frank Senica

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Simone Sardon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Albert Schultz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Sandi Schultz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Irving Wallace (mask scenes only)

Original Name : George Eastman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Journalist (uncredited)

Original Name : Alfonso Giganti

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-11-05

**_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-