Wes Craven's Chiller

Wes Craven's Chiller

Infobox_Film
name = Chiller


director = Wes Craven
writer = J.D. Feigelson
starring = Paul Sorvino
Michael Beck
Beatrice Straight
Laura Johnson
Dick O'Neill
Alan Fudge
Craig Richard Nelson
producer =
music =
cinematography =
editing =
country = USA
distributor =
released = 1985
runtime = 104 min
language = English
budget =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0088912
followed_by =

"Chiller", or as it is sometimes known Wes Craven's Chiller, was a horror/thriller released in 1985.

Synopsis

Corporate exec Miles Creighton (Michael Beck) dies, and is cryogenically frozen in the hopes that he can be revived. 10 years later, the procedure is a success, and Miles returns-- without his soul.

Detailed Plot

Miles Creighton is cryogenically frozen. When his storage tank malfunctions and begins to thaw, Miles is rushed to a hospital. His mother, who has missed her son terribly during his 10-year incapacitation, arranges for surgeons there to perform a procedure that wasn't possible when Miles was originally frozen. The operation is a success and Miles eventually comes to.

Miles returns to the company his father, now deceased, started. His first order of business: ruthlessly stripping down anything that the company doesn't require to be profitable, and firing the man responsible for keeping the company running in Miles' absence.

A series of fatal events occur from there - people turn up dead - and it doesn't take long for the fingers to point at Miles. His mother, of course, doesn't want to believe her beloved son is a heartless person. It is only when Father Penny (played by Paul Sorvino) arrives at the hospital in critical condition, that she is convinced her son is evil. Penny tells her that Miles was responsible, and she rushes home to save her step daughter and have Miles arrested.

The events that follow pit Miles against his mother, and she ends up locking him in the home's walk-in freezer. The police arrive, and when they check what looks like a frozen corpse in the freezer, to their surprise, Miles is still alive and his mother has to come to the rescue by picking up the cop's gun and shooting her son in the chest.

As if to leave room for a sequel, the movie ends back at the cryogenics facility where another alarm goes off, steam beings to spray seemingly from everywhere, and we're left to wonder what new horrors await this little town.

Cast

Major Characters

Michael Beck .... Miles Creighton
Beatrice Straight .... Marion Creighton
Laura Johnson .... Leigh Kenyon
Dick O'Neill .... Clarence Beeson
Alan Fudge .... Dr. Stricklin
Craig Richard Nelson .... Dr. Collier
Paul Sorvino .... Reverend Penny
Jill Schoelen .... Stacey

Minor Characters

Anne Seymour .... Mrs. Bunch
Russ Marin .... Dr. Sample
Jerry Lacy .... Jerry Burley
Edward Blackoff .... 2nd Technician
Kenneth White .... Technician #1
Ned Wertimer .... Mr. Hanna
Wendy Goldman .... Secretary
Joseph Whipp .... Detective
Brian Libby .... Orderly
Karen Huie .... Nurse #1
Melanie F. Williams .... Nurse #2
Perla Walter .... Night Nurse
Starletta DuPois .... Nurse
Mimi Craven .... Nurse Cooper
Bill Dearth .... Officer #1
Roger Hampton .... Officer #2
Clare Nono .... Newscaster (as Claire Nono)
William Forward .... Anesthesiologist

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