Directed by William Lustig Written by C.A. Rosenberg Joe Spinell Cast Joe Spinell ... Frank Zito Caroline Munro ... Anna D'Antoni Abigail Clayton ... Rita (as Gail Lawrence) Kelly Piper ... Nurse Rita Montone ... Hooker Tom Savini ... Disco Boy Hyla Marrow ... Disco Girl James L. Brewster ... Beach Boy (as James Brewster) Linda Lee Walter ... Beach Girl Tracie Evans ... Street Hooker Sharon Mitchell ... Second Nurse Carol Henry ... Deadbeat Nelia Bacmeister ... Carmen Zito Louis Jawitz ... Art Director Denise Spagnuolo ... Denise Billy Spagnuolo ... Billy Frank Pesce ... T.V. Reporter (voice) Candace Clements ... First Park Mother Diane Spagnuolo ... Second Park Mother Kim Hudson ... Lobby Hooker Terry Gagnon ... Woman in Alley Joan Baldwin ... First Model Jeni Paz ... Second Model Janelle Winston ... Waitress Randy Jurgensen ... First Cop Jimmy Aurichio ... Second Cop Uncredited Cast Andrew W. Garroni ... Jerry William Lustig ... Al - Hotel Manager Produced by Andrew W. Garroni Judd Hamilton William Lustig John Packard Joe Spinell Original Music by Jay Chattaway

Additional Info Premiere: May 1980 Theatrical Release: December 26, 1980 DVD Release: June 24, 1998 Blu-ray Release: October 26, 2010 Country: Distributor: Blue Underground Websites: Production Companies Magnum Motion Pictures Inc. Distributors Analysis Film Releasing Corporation   (1980) (USA) (theatrical) Media Home Entertainment   (1981) (USA) (VHS) Media Home Entertainment   (1985) (USA) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (1997) (USA) (VHS) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Anchor Bay Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (VHS) Blue Underground   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Blue Underground   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) Grindhouse Releasing   (2010) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) Blue Underground   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (30th Anniversay Special Edition) Blue Underground   (2010) (USA) (DVD) (30th Anniversary Special Edition) Shudder   (2015) (USA) (video) (streaming) Blue Underground   (2018) (USA) (Blu-ray) (4k restoration) (3 disc limited edition) Elite Entertainment   (USA) (DVD) Elite Entertainment   (USA) (all media) (laserdisc) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.7 / 10 Our Rating 6.9 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.5 / 10 Female Users 5.9 / 10 Site Ranking #3,578 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 8 total ratings Almost Perfect 3 total ratings Average 4 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #3,574 Frosty The Snowman (1969) #3,575 Firestarter (2022) #3,576 Migration (2023) #3,577 Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster (2004) #3,578 Maniac (1980) #3,579 Come To Daddy (2019) #3,580 Poltergeist III (1988) #3,581 A Dog's Way Home (2019) #3,582 Zombeavers (2014)