Demented is a 1980 American rape and revenge horror film directed by Arthur Jeffreys and starring Sallee Young and Harry Reems.[2]

This article is missing information about the film's plot, production, and theatrical/home media releases. (May 2019)

Demented
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Arthur Jeffreys
Written by	Alex Rebar
Produced by	Arthur Jeffreys Mike Smith
Starring	Sallee Young Harry Reems Deborah Alter
Cinematography	James R. Tynes
Edited by	William J. Waters
Music by	Richard Tufo
Distributed by	Intercontinental Releasing Corporation
Release date	June 2, 1980 (1980-06-02)[1]
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The plot involves a woman who, having been raped by a gang of men and institutionalized, suffers nightmares while under the care of her unfaithful husband, and takes a violent revenge when a group of teenage youths decide to play a prank on her.[3]

Cast

• Sallee Young as Linda Rodgers
• Harry Reems (credited as Bruce Gilchrist) as Matt Rodgers
• Deborah Alter as Annie
• Kathryn Clayton as Carol
• Bryan Charles as Dr. Dillman
• Edward Talbot 'Chip' Matthews as Mark
• Mark Justin as Joker
• Robert Brooks Mendel as Joker/Rapist
• Douglas Price as Joker
• Stephen Blood as Joker
• Bosco Palazzolo as Manuel

Reception

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TV Guide awarded the film two out of five stars, writing, "The film gets off to a slow start, but once Linda's mind snaps and she begins seducing the kids, then dispatching them in assorted grisly fashions, the film actually becomes a fairly funny black comedy."[4]

References

Bibliography

• Sipos, Thomas M. (10 January 2014). Horror Film Aesthetics: Creating the Visual Language of Fear. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-44972-9.

External links

• Demented at AllMovie
• Demented at IMDb
• Demented at Rotten Tomatoes

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