Killer's Delight

Killer's Delight
Directed byJeremy Hoenack
Screenplay byMaralyn Thoma
Produced by
  • Jeremy Hoenack
  • Maralyn Thoma
Starring
CinematographyArthur R. Botham
Edited byJeremy Hoenack[1]
Music byByron Olson
Distributed byIntercontinental Releasing Corporation
Release date
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States

Killer's Delight is a 1978 American slasher film directed, edited, and produced by Jeremy Hoenack, written by Maralyn Thoma, and starring James Luisi, Susan Sullivan, John Karlen, Martin Speer, Hilarie Thompson, and Anne-Marie Martin. Its plot follows a brutal serial killer committing murders in the San Francisco Bay area. The film was loosely based on the crimes of Ted Bundy.[2]

In several European countries, the film was released under the title The Sport Killer, and was also released as The Dark Ride.[3]

Cast

Release

The film screened regionally in Longview, Texas alongside Haunts (1976) on April 12, 1978,[4] before opening in San Diego, California on April 28, 1978.[5]

In several European markets, the film was released under the title The Sport Killer, though it was released theatrically in the United States as Killer's Delight; it was later re-released under the alternate title The Dark Ride.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Killer's Delight (1978)". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Killer's Delight". American Genre Film Archive. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Thrower 2007, pp. 439–440.
  4. ^ "Cargill 3 Cinemas". Longview News-Journal. April 12, 1978. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Showtimes". Los Angeles Times. April 28, 1978. p. 108 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Thrower 2007, p. 439.

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