Directed by J. Lee Thompson Written by John C.W. Saxton   Peter Jobin   Timothy Bond   John Beaird   Cast Melissa Sue Anderson ... Virginia Wainwright Glenn Ford ... Dr. David Faraday Lawrence Dane ... Hal Wainwright Sharon Acker ... Estelle Wainwright Frances Hyland ... Mrs. Patterson Tracey E. Bregman ... Ann Thomerson (as Tracey Bregman) Jack Blum ... Alfred Morris Matt Craven ... Steve Maxwell Lenore Zann ... Maggie David Eisner ... Rudi Lisa Langlois ... Amelia Michel-René Labelle ... Etienne Vercures (as Michel Rene Labelle) Richard Rebiere ... Greg Hellman Lesleh Donaldson ... Bernadette O'Hara Earl Pennington ... Lieutenant Tracy Murray Westgate ... Gatekeeper Jérôme Tiberghien ... Prof. Heregard (as Jerome Tiberghien) Maurice Podbrey ... Dr. Feinblum Vlasta Vrana ... Bartender Walter Massey ... Conventioneer Leader Griffith Brewer ... Verger Allan Katz ... Ann's Date (as Alan Katz) Ron Lea ... Amelia's Date Terry Haig ... Feinblum's Assistant Karen Stephen ... Ms. Calhoun Louis Del Grande ... Surgeon Nicholas Kilbertus ... Anesthetist (as Nick Kilbertus) Damir Andrei ... Junior Surgeon Gina Dick ... Waitress Ingrid Stephanie Miller ... Hospital Nurse Stephen Mayoff ... Police Officer (as Steven Mayoff) Aram Barkev ... Conventioneer Alan Barnett ... Conventioneer Paul Board ... Conventioneer Marc DeGagne ... Conventioneer Bruce Gooding ... Conventioneer Victor Knight ... Conventioneer Rollie Nincheri ... Conventioneer Keith Sutherland ... Conventioneer Herbert Vool ... Conventioneer Len Watt ... Conventioneer Joe Wertheimer ... Conventioneer Nancy Allan ... Cheerleader Karen Hynes ... Cheerleader Tracy-Marie Langdon ... Cheerleader Debbie McGellin ... Cheerleader Kathy Reid ... Cheerleader Lori Timmons ... Cheerleader Debbie Tull ... Cheerleader Lynn Wilson ... Cheerleader Uncredited Cast Robert Mofford ... Spectator Michael Santiago ... Voice Mark Zilbert ... Crawford Student Produced by John Dunning   Stewart Harding   André Link   Larry Nesis   Original Music by Bo Harwood Lance Rubin

Additional Info Premiere: May 15, 1981 DVD Release: October 26, 2004 Country: Distributor: Anchor Bay Websites: Production Companies Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) (produced with the participation of) (as The Canadian Film Development Corporation) Famous Players (produced with the participation of) (as Famous Players Ltd.) The Birthday Film Company (copyright holder) (as The Birthday Film Company Inc.) Distributors Columbia Pictures   (1981) (USA) (theatrical) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (1993) (USA) (VHS) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (DVD) Mill Creek Entertainment   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video   (USA) (all media) (laserdisc) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.4 / 10 Our Rating 4.8 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 4.3 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #4,479 / 20,875 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 1 total rating Average 2 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #4,475 The Mummy (1959) #4,476 Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011) #4,477 Reeker (2005) #4,478 Retribution (2015) #4,479 Happy Birthday To Me (1981) #4,480 Ewoks: The Battle For Endor (1985) #4,481 Venom (2005) #4,482 Tamara (2005) #4,483 Catch A Fire (2006)