List of horror films of 1979
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A list of horror films released in 1979.
Title | Director(s) | Cast | Country | Notes | Ref. |
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Alien | Ridley Scott | Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright | United Kingdom United States | [1] | |
The Amityville Horror | Stuart Rosenberg | James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger | United States | [2] | |
Angel Guts: Red Classroom | Chūsei Sone | Japan | [3] | ||
Beyond the Darkness | Joe D'Amato | Cinzia Monreale | Italy | ||
Bloodrage | Joseph Zito | Ian Scott, Judith-Marie Bergan | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [4] |
Bog | Don Keeslar | Gloria DeHaven, Aldo Ray | United States | ||
The Brood | David Cronenberg | Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar | Canada | [5] | |
The Butterfly Murders | Tsui Hark | Lau Siu-Ming, Eddy Ko | Hong Kong | [6] | |
The Dark | John Cardos | William Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Jaeckel | United States | [7] | |
Dominique | Michael Anderson | Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Agutter | United Kingdom | Alternative title(s)
| [8] |
Dracula | John Badham | Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence | United Kingdom United States | [9] | |
The Driller Killer | Abel Ferrara | Jimmy Laine, Carolyn Marz, Baybi Day | United States | [10] | |
The Evictors | Charles B. Pierce | Vic Morrow, Michael Parks, Jessica Harper | United States | [11] | |
Fascination | Jean Rollin | Franca Mai, Brigitte Lahaie, Jean-Marie Lemaire | France | [12] | |
Human Experiments | Gregory Goodell | Ellen Travolta, Linda Haynes | United States | Alternative title(s)
| [13] |
Killer Fish | Antonio Margheriti | Lee Majors, Marisa Berenson, Karen Black | Brazil Italy United Kingdom United States | [14] | |
Murder by Decree | Bob Clark | Christopher Plummer, Donald Sutherland, John Gielgud | United Kingdom | [15] | |
Nightwing | Arthur Hiller | Nick Mancuso, David Warner, Kathryn Harrold | United States | [16] | |
Nosferatu the Vampyre | Werner Herzog | Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani | West Germany France | [17] | |
Phantasm | Don Coscarelli | A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister | United States | [18] | |
Prophecy | John Frankenheimer | Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante | United States | [19] | |
Screams of a Winter Night | James L. Wilson | Matt Borel, Gil Glasgow, Patrick Byers | United States | [20] | |
The Silent Scream | Denny Harris | Rebecca Balding, Barbara Steele, Yvonne De Carlo | United States | [21] | |
Thirst | Rod Hardy | Chantal Contouri, David Hemmings, Henry Silva | Australia | [22] | |
Tourist Trap | David Schmoeller | Chuck Connors, Jocelyn Jones, Tanya Roberts | United States | [23] | |
Up From the Depths | Charles B. Griffith | Sam Bottoms, Susanne Reed, Virgil Frye | Philippines United States | [24] | |
The Visitor | Giulio Paradisi | Paige Conner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Franco Nero | Italy United States | [25] | |
When a Stranger Calls | Fred Walton | Carol Kane, Colleen Dewhurst, Charles Durning | United States | [26] | |
Wolfman | Worth Keeter | Earl Owensby, Kristina Reynolds, Julian Morton | United States | ||
Zombi 2 | Lucio Fulci | Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson | Italy | Alternative title(s)
| [27] |
Zombie Holocaust | Francesco Martino | Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Cole, Sherry Buchanan | Italy | [28] |
References
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 580.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 586.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Tenshi No Harawata Akai Kyoshitsu". AllMovie. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "Never Pick Up a Stranger". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on January 17, 2020.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 589.
- ^ Fountain, Clarke. "The Butterfly Murders". AllMovie. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "The Dark (1979)". AllMovie.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 526.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 598.
- ^ Hardy 1995, p. 335.
- ^ Albright 2012, p. 177.
- ^ Firsching, Robert. "Fascination". AllMovie. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Human Experiments". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Blaise, Judd. "Killer Fish". AllMovie. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ^ Chibnall & Petley 2002, p. 227.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 602.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 605.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 609.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 613.
- ^ Thrower 2007, p. 56.
- ^ Nowell 2011, p. 137.
- ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Thirst". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 617.
- ^ Fountain, Clarke. "Up From the Depths". AllMovie. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Young 2000.
- ^ Hardy 1995, p. 340.
- ^ Muir 2007, p. 624.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "Zombie Holocaust". AllMovie. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
Sources
- Albright, Brian (2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-60042-0.
- Browning, John Edgar (2010). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921–2010. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3365-0.
- Chibnall, Steve; Petley, Julian, eds. (2002). British Horror Cinema. New York City, New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-23003-2.
- Deal, David (2007). Television Fright Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-42929-5.
- Hardy, Phil, ed. (1995). The Overlook Film Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-624-0.
- Hirschhorn, Clive (2000). The Universal Story. London, England: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-59736-0.
- Hutchings, Peter (2009). The A to Z of Horror Cinema. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-87050-5.
- Meyers, Ric (2011) [1983]. For One Week Only: The World of Exploitation Films. Guildford, Connecticut: Emery Books. ISBN 978-0-979-99893-5.
- Muir, John Kenneth (2007). Horror Films of the 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49156-8.
- Nowell, Richard (2011). Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Slasher Film Cycle. New York City, New York: Continuum. ISBN 978-1-441-18850-2.
- Stine, Scott Aaron (2015). The Gorehound's Guide to Splatter Films of the 1960s and 1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-49140-7.
- Thrower, Stephen (2007). Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents. London, England: FAB Press. ISBN 978-1-903-25446-2.
- Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 1-55783-269-2. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
External links
- Horror films of 1979 on Internet Movie Database