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Phobia (1980 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Phobia' is a 1980 Canadian horror-thriller film, directed by John Huston and starring Paul Michael Glaser.Gerald Pratley, 'A Century of Canadian Cinema'. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 169-170.
Plot summary
Dr. Peter Ross (Paul Michael Glaser), a psychiatrist, introduces a radical new therapy which he tests on 5 of his patients to cure them of their various phobias (heights, crowded places, enclosed spaces, men and snakes). However his patients start being murdered by an unknown assailant, using methods relating to their own individual phobias.
Cast
*Paul Michael Glaser as Dr. Peter Ross
*Susan Hogan as Jenny St. Clair
*John Colicos as Inspector Larry Barnes
*David Bolt as Henry Owen
*Patricia Collins as Dr. Alice Toland
*David Eisner as Johnny Venuti
*Lisa Langlois as Laura Adams
*Alexandra Stewart as Barbara Grey
*Robert O'Ree as Bubba King
*Neil Vipond as Dr. Clegg
*Marian Waldman as Mrs. Casey
*Kenneth Welsh as Sgt Joe Wheeler
Reception
'Los Angeles Times' film critic Kevin Thomas described 'Phobia' as "the worst film ever directed by a winner of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award."
Reginald H. Morris received a Genie Award nomination for Best Cinematography at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981.Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". 'The Globe and Mail', February 10, 1981.
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