Deadline

"His obsession was to create the ultimate horror story… his curse was to live it."

Jan 1 1980 R 1h 30m
Drama, Horror, Thriller

A horror film about a screenwriter who loses the ability to distinguish between his fantasy world and the real world, with disastrous consequences. As he ruminates on his place in any world and loses his grip, he also loses his wife and his children's respect, and critics tear him apart. The final undoing of this screenwriter is a deadline that must be met at all costs, costs that perhaps are too great.

Plot

A screenwriter begins to lose the ability to distinguish between his fantasies and reality, with disastrous results. As he thinks about what this could mean, he begins to lose his grip on reality, his wife and his children begin to worry if he's become insane.

Written by

Mario Azzopardi, Richard Oleksiak

Directed by

Mario Azzopardi

Cast

Stephen Young, Sharon Masters, Marvin Goldhar

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada, United States of America

Production Companies

Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC), Horror Picture Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
974
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA