Hysterical is an American comedy film directed by Chris Bearde. Released on July 30, 1983, by Embassy Pictures, it is a spoof of the horror film genre. The film stars the Hudson Brothers.

In the film, a writer seeks inspiration at a haunted lighthouse in Oregon. He is used in a scheme by two ghosts, and two paranormal investigators subsequently arrive to study the past of the lighthouse.

Frederic "Casper" Lansing is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; however, the lighthouse in which he is staying is haunted by the ghost of Venetia, who had killed herself 100 years ago and now wants to use Lansing as a vessel for her dead lover, Captain Howdy. When Howdy's ghost starts killing people, two bumbling scientists are brought in to investigate the history of the lighthouse and solve the case.

• Bill Hudson as Frederic "Casper" Lansing
• Mark Hudson as Dr. Paul Batton
• Brett Hudson as Fritz Batton
• Cindy Pickett as Kate
• Richard Kiel as Captain James Howdy
• Julie Newmar as Venetia
• Bud Cort as Dr. John
• Robert Donner as Ralph
• Murray Hamilton as The Mayor
• Clint Walker as The Sheriff
• Franklyn Ajaye as Leroy
• Charlie Callas as Count Dracula
• Keenan Wynn as Old Fisherman
• Gary Owens as TV announcer
• John Larroquette as Bob X. Cursion

Hysterical was released on DVD by Image Entertainment on January 30, 2001.

• Hysterical at IMDb
• Hysterical at AllMovie

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