Stage Fright (1987): Cast & Plot
Stage Fright is a 1987 horror film starring David Brandon as Peter, Barbara Cupisti and Ulrike Schwerk. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Genre
- Horror
- Original language
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Italian - Studio
- DMV Distribuzione
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Stage Fright About?
The premise of Stage Fright without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
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.
Stage Fright Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- owl mask
- play rehearsal
- strangulation
- slasher
- psychopath
- cat
- black cat
- camera shot of feet
- lighting a cigarette
- screaming woman
- murder
- pointing a gun at someone
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- undressing someone
- wardrobe malfunction
- ankle injury
- key
- sprained ankle
- tied to a bed
- slow motion scene
- death
- finding a dead body
- discovering a dead body
- covering a dead body
- murder investigation
- theatre group
- secretly observing
- camera shot of eyes
- stabbing
- bloody face
- murder on stage
- hysterical woman
- drill
- characters murdered one by one
- axe
- witness to a murder
- accidental killing
- gore
- chainsaw
- massacre
- camera shot of mouth
- severed head
- crying woman
- gun
- moving a dead body
- carrying a dead body
- man on fire
- sole survivor
- traumatized woman
- gunshot
- shot to death
Stage Fright Cast & Characters
David Brandon leads the cast as Peter, with Barbara Cupisti as Alicia and Ulrike Schwerk as Betty.
- David Brandon as Peter
- Barbara Cupisti as Alicia
- Ulrike Schwerk as Betty
- George Eastman as Irving Wallace (mask scenes only)
Also Starring in Stage Fright
· 25 more- Loredana Parrella Corinne
- Piero Vida Ferrari
- Martin Philips Mark
- Robert Gligorov Danny
- Giovanni Lombardo Radice Brett
- Jo Ann Smith Sybil
- Mary Sellers Laurel
- James Sampson Willy
- Alfonso Giganti Journalist (uncredited)
- Mickey Knox Old Cop
- Michele Soavi Young Cop (uncredited)
- Albert Schultz Dancer
- Domenico Fiore Police Chief
- Sandi Schultz Dancer
- Clain Parker Irving Wallace
- Richard Barkeley Dr. Porter
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- Sheila Goldberg Nurse
- Dany Gordon Dancer
- Claude Jurman Dancer
- Mark Parkinson Dancer
- Helen Porter Dancer
- Rackel Roskoff Dancer
- Dominique Portier Dancer
- Frank Senica Dancer
- Simone Sardon Dancer
Stage Fright Plot Summary
What happens in Stage Fright from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Late at night, a theatre troupe rehearses a musical about the fictional mass murderer Night Owl. Peter, a domineering director, refuses to let anyone leave. When actress Alicia sprains her ankle, she and castmate Betty sneak out for medical help at a nearby mental hospital. There, Betty notices Irving Wallace, a former actor driven insane who previously went on a killing spree. Unseen, Wallace murders an attendant with a syringe and hides in the trunk of Betty’s car.
Full summary
The whole story of Stage Fright, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Stage Fright?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What is the name of the domineering director who refuses to let anyone leave the theatre?
Stage Fright Also Known As
13 alternative titles, including “Bloody Bird” and “Aquarius”.
- Also known as
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- Bloody Bird
- Aquarius
- Deliria: Aquarius
- StageFright: Aquarius
- Sound Stage Massacre
- Aquarius – Theater des Todes
- 아쿠아리스
- Hrůza na jevišti
- Водолей
- 舞台惊魂
- O Pássaro Sangrento
- StageFright
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- アクエリアス
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Stage Fright FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Stage Fright, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Stage Fright?
Stage Fright runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Stage Fright released?
Stage Fright was released on February 8, 1987.
Who is in the cast of Stage Fright?
Stage Fright stars David Brandon as Peter, Barbara Cupisti as Alicia and Ulrike Schwerk as Betty, among 29 credited actors.
Does Stage Fright have a post-credit scene?
No. Stage Fright has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Stage Fright in?
The original language of Stage Fright is Italian.
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