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Title: | The Demon Murder Case |
Director: | William Hale |
Writers: | William Kelley |
Producers: | Dick Clark; Preston Fischer; Joseph P. Kane; Ira Marvin; Len Steckler |
Composer: | George Aliceson Tipton |
Cinematography: | John Lindley |
Editors: | Scott Eyler |
Production | |
Production company: | Dick Clark Productions Len Steckler Productions |
Distributed by: | National Broadcasting Company |
Released: | March 6th, 1983 |
Running time: | 97 min. |
Country: | USA |
Language: | English |
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The Demon Murder Case is an American television movie of the demonic possession subgenre of horror. It was directed by William Hale with a screenplay by William Kelley. It was produced by Dick Clark Productions and Len Steckler Productions and premiered on NBC on March 6th, 1983.
Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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Charlie Fields | Brian Frazier |
Liane Langland | Nancy Frazier |
Joyce Van Patten | Connie Frazier |
Kevin Bacon | Kenny Miller |
Cloris Leachman | Joan Greenway |
Eddie Albert | Father Dietrich |
Ken Kercheval | Richard Clarion |
Richard Masur | Anthony Marino |
Andy Griffith | Guy Harris |
Beverlee McKinsey | Charlotte Harris |
Frank Hamilton | Father Thomas Eagon |
Jack Davidson | Judge Lawrence Hughes |
Benjamin Hendrickson | Father Carelli |
Becca Lish | Trisha Miller |
Brian Lima | Gary Frazier, Sr. |
Armen Garo | Father Lombino |
Duncan Inches | Father DeLinni |
Erika Kruse | Ann-Marie Quinn |
Tom Ligon | Phillip Russo |
Tom Dorff | Chief Bill Nielson |
David Kennett | Officer Fred Byers |
William Begley | Officer Peter Kerner |
Peter Gerety | Officer Andrew Brooks |
Tom Griffin | Sergeant Roy Newton |
Harvey Fierstein | Demon voice |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Demon Murder Case and The Demon Murder Case both redirect to this page.
- This film is alternatively known as The Rhode Island Murders.
- This film was shot in Newport, Rhode Island. [1]
- This film is inspired by actual events. In Brookfield, Connecticut on February 16th, 1981, Arne Johnson murdered kennel owner and landlord Alan Bono. This was precipitated by allegations that Johnson was present at an exorcism, led by Ed and Lorraine Warren, wherein an afflicted 11-year-old boy, David Glatzel was freed from demonic possession, only to take root in Arne Johnson. During Johnson's trial, the defense entered a plea of "Not guilty" and media blitz surrounding the event earned it the name "The Devil Made Me Do It" case.
- The actual events upon which this film is based provided the inspiration for the 2021 feature film The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.
- Actor Thomas Dorff is credited as Tom Dorff in this film.
- This film marks the acting debut of Harvey Fierstein.
- Guy Harris and Charlotte Harris serve as analogs to real-world occult researchers Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Recommendations[]
External Links[]
- The Demon Murder Case at IMDB
- The Demon Murder Case at Trakt TV
- The Demon Murder Case at Letterboxd.com
- The Demon Murder Case at Themoviedb.org
- The Demon Murder Case at Bloody Digusting
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; The Demon Murder Case (1983 TV Movie); Filming & Production.