Death Valley (1982 film)

Death Valley
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dick Richards
Produced by	Stanley Mark Stanley Beck Elliott Kastner Ariel Levy
Written by	Richard Rothstein
Starring	Catherine Hicks Edward Herrmann Peter Billingsley
Music by	Dana Kaproff
Cinematography	Stephen H. Burum
Edited by	Joel Cox
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	May 7, 1982 (1982-05-07) (U.S.)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Death Valley is a 1982 American horror film starring Catherine Hicks, Edward Herrmann, Peter Billingsley, Stephen McHattie, Paul Le Mat, Mary Steelsmith and Earl W. Smith.^[1] It was directed by Dick Richards and written by Richard Rothstein. It centered on a divorcee and her child being stalked by a serial killer after the boy picks up an object that can help tie the killer to his crimes.

Plot

Paul Stanton has talked his son Billy into being sent to California to join his mother, Sally, and her old high school sweetheart (and current new boyfriend) Mike who are going into Arizona. Passing through Death Valley, they discover it is the new territory of a cowboy serial killer (who wearing a hat and a neckerchief to hide his identity) and his equally demented twin. Both have just done away with a teenage couple at an abandoned gold mine. Billy, stretching his legs, stumbles across their camper. Somehow overlooking the carnage, he comes across a frog pendant, which he steals. Its owner returns to find his trinket gone and pursues.

Cast

Home media

On December 11, 2012, Shout! Factory released a retail Blu-ray/DVD combo pack of the film.^[2]

References

External links

• Death Valley on IMDb
• Death Valley at Rotten Tomatoes