About this release
What starts out as an ordinary vacation into "Death Valley" instead becomes a nightmare from which the travellers neither awaken nor flee. Their relationships to one another, their sanity, and finally their lives becomes the targets of fiendish insanity in a huge surrealistic landscape where there is no place to hide. Special Features 1080p high-definition presentation Audio commentary by director Dick Richards NEW The Rise and Fall of the Studio Slasher - video essay by film historian Jarret Gahan NEW Interview with composer Dana Kaproff Theatrical Trailer TV Spot
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Disc 1
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Death Valley (1982)
87 min
ThrillerCrimeHorror
A divorced mother, her young son and her new boyfriend set out on a road trip through Death Valley and run afoul of a local serial killer.
Credits
Director
Dick Richards
Writer
Richard Rothstein
Cast
Paul Le Matas Mike
Catherine Hicksas Sally
Stephen McHattieas Hal
Wilford Brimleyas The Sheriff
Peter Billingsleyas Billy
Edward Herrmannas Paul Stanton
Jack O'Learyas Earl
Mary Steelsmithas The Babysitter
Gina Christianas RV Girl
Kirk Koskellaas RV Boy
Cinematographer
Stephen H. Burum
Composer
Dana Kaproff
Editor
Joel Cox
Producer
Elliott Kastner
Stanley Beck
Richard Rothstein
Stanley Mark
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
- Editions
- Limited Edition
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 5, 2026