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Appointment with Fear

Appointment with Fear

Trapped in a world where death is not the end!

19852.01h 36m

Overview

Moustapha Akkad, the man who brought you HALLOWEEN, invites you to keep an APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR. According to legend, Attis, King of the Woods, sacrificed his child to keep his own spirit alive and free to wander the earth at will. APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR casts this evil in contemporary terms: can a group of free-spirited teenagers and an inquisitive detective save a dying woman's infant from being Attis' next victim? The suspense is unrelenting as they - and you - keep an APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR.

Directed by Ramsey Thomas
Written by Gideon Davis, Bruce Meade
Produced by Tom Boutross, Moustapha Akkad
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Top Cast

Michele Little

Michele Little

Carol

Michael Wyle

Michael Wyle

Bobby

Kerry Remsen

Kerry Remsen

Heather

Douglas Rowe

Douglas Rowe

Kowalski

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Garrick Dowhen

Attis

Deborah Voorhees

Deborah Voorhees

Ruth

Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff

Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff

Samantha

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Vincent Barbour

Cowboy

Mike Gomez

Mike Gomez

Little Joe

Danny Dayton

Danny Dayton

Norman

Themes & Keywords

dreamsmurderslasheregyptian mythology

About Appointment with Fear

Appointment with Fear is a horror, crime, fantasy film released in 1985 exploring themes of dreams, murder, slasher, egyptian mythology. Directed by Ramsey Thomas, it stars Michele Little, Michael Wyle, Kerry Remsen. Moustapha Akkad, the man who brought you HALLOWEEN, invites you to keep an APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR. According to legend, Attis, King of the Woods, sacrificed his child to keep his own spirit alive and free to wander the earth at will. APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR casts this evil in contemporary terms: can a group of free-spirited teenagers and an inquisitive detective save a dying woman's infant from being Attis' next victim? The suspense is unrelenting as they - and you - keep an APPOINTMENT WITH FEAR.

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