Mortuary (1983 American film)

Mortuary
Original movie poster
Directed by Howard Avedis
Produced by Edward L. Montoro
Marlene Schmidt
Written by Howard Avedis
Starring
Music by John Cacavas
Cinematography Gary Graver
Edited by Stanford C. Allen
Distributed by Citadel Films/Artists Releasing Corporation (ARC)
Film Ventures International
Vestron Video
Release date
  • September 9, 1983 (1983-09-09)
Running time
 91 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $4.3 million[1]

Mortuary (also known as Embalmed and Hall of Death internationally) is a 1983 American slasher film directed by Howard Avedis and starred Bill Paxton, Mary Beth McDonough, David Wallace, Lynda Day George, with Michael Berryman (who only appears in the film's trailer) and Christopher George in one of his final roles.

The film was released on September 9, 1983, and has grossed $4.3 million. Mortuary was officially released on DVD for the first time on May 25, 2012, followed by a limited Blu-Ray release on October 7, 2014.

Plot

Christie Parson is mourning the death of her father by drowning. Her mother has convinced herself it was a tragic accident, but Christie is sure it was murder. Christie suffers from nightmares in which a hooded figure, clutching an embalming trocar, pursues her. She turns detective, aided by her boyfriend to find out the truth. Her sleuthing draws her to a local mortuary, whose owner, Hank Andrews , together with his secretly demented offspring, Paul, is guarding an odious secret.

Cast

Release

On May 15, 2012, the film was finally transferred to DVD with a 16×9 (1.78:1) HD master from the original inter-negative. Scorpion Releasing, in conjunction with Camelot Entertainment, released the DVD with special features. The special features included play with or without the "Nightmare Theater" experience, on camera interview with composer John Cacavas and the original trailer.[2]

On October 7, 2014, Scorpion Releasing released the film on Blu-ray in a limited edition with only 1,200 copies.

Reception

On aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a 29% audience score based on 1,182 reviews.[3]

Reference list

  1. ↑ Boxofficemojo.com
  2. ↑ Horror-Movies.Ca Scorpio Releasing Unleashes Mortuary Onto DVD by Chris Savage
  3. ↑ "Mortuary (1981)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
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