Let's Scare Jessica to Death

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Also Known As

• Escarpas do Medo, As (Portugal)
• Grauen um Jessica (Germany) (TV title)
• Låt oss skrämma Jessica till döds (Sweden)
• Lasciate che Jessica muoia (Italy) (TV title)
• Maldición de los Bishop, La (Spain)
• Morte corre incontro a Jessica, La (Italy)
• Säikäyttäkäämme Jessica hengiltä (Finland)
• The Secret Beneath the Lake (Canada) (promotional title) (English title)
• What Killed Sam Dorker? (USA) (working title)

Taglines

• Something is after Jessica. Something very cold, very wet... and very dead...
• Leave your insanity at the door.

Main Details

• Released in 1971
• Color
• Running Time: 89 Min.
• Aspect Ratio: (1.85:1)
• Production Co: Paramount Pictures | The Jessica Company
• Distribution Co: Paramount Pictures (USA)

Cast and Crew

• Directed by John D. Hancock
• Written by John D. Hancock and Lee Kalcheim
• Starring Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor, Gretchen Corbett, Alan Manson, and Mariclare Costello
• Produced by Charles B. Moss Jr.
• Original Music by Orville Stoeber
• Cinematography by Robert M. Baldwin
• Film Editing by Murray Solomon

Comments

“Dreams or nightmares… madness or sanity… I don’t know which is which.”

And so begins the dreamlike and surreal tale of a recovering schizophrenic reintegrating into normal life with her husband and a friend as they move to a seaside Connecticut farmhouse.

Everything seems tranquil at first, but when a sexy female squatter comes into their lives, Jessica’s internal monologue starts acting up again and sends her caterwauling into a complex delusion filled with infidelity, murder and communal blood-sucking.

Blurring the lines between the real and imaginary, Let’s Scare Jessica to Death exemplifies the freedom of 70’s cinema, showcasing the unique direction, handsome photography and patient storytelling that were staples of a decade that gave America some of its most impressive cinematic art.

Comments by--Mdeapo 00:04, 27 August 2008 (UTC)