Deadline
26 votes
A horror film about a screenwriter who loses the ability to distinguish between his fantasy world and the real world, with disastrous consequences. As he ruminates on his place in any world and loses his grip, he also loses his wife and his children's respect, and critics tear him apart. The final undoing of this screenwriter is a deadline that must be met at all costs, costs that perhaps are too great.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1980-01-01
Runtime: 90 mins
Director: Mario Philip Azzopardi
Spoken language: English
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Drama
Original title: Deadline
Production Companies: Horror Picture Films, Canadian Film Development Corporation
Production Countries: Canada
Cast
Stephen Young
Sharon Masters
Marvin Goldhar
Jeannie Elias
Cindy Hinds
Phillip Leonard
Tod Woodcroft
Bev Marsh
Carole Pope
Kevan Staples
Ken Camroux-Taylor
Philip Akin
Bill Yak
Louis Negin
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