Hysterical (1982)
1h 30m
Running Time
December 22, 1982Release Date
Hysterical (1982)
1h 30m
Running Time
December 22, 1982Release Date
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Plot.
Frederic Lansing is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; however, the lighthouse in which he's 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 husband, 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.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Bill Hudson
Frederic Lansing / Writer
Mark Hudson
Dr. Paul Batton
Brett Hudson
Fritz
Richard Kiel
Captain James Howdy
Cindy Pickett
Kate
Julie Newmar
Venetia
Chris Bearde
Director
Trace Johnston
Writer
Robert Donner
Ralph
Gene Levy
Producer
Murray Hamilton
The Mayor
Bob Alcivar
Composer
Clint Walker
The Sheriff
Robert O. Ragland
Composer
Franklyn Ajaye
Leroy
Charlie Callas
Count Dracula
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 22, 1982
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Content RatingPG
Budget$6,000,000
Genres
Wiki.
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.