Bloody Bird

Original title: Deliria

1987
12
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

10K

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A group of stage actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.

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A group of stage actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.A group of stage actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.A group of stage actors lock themselves in the theater for a rehearsal of their upcoming musical production, unaware that an escaped psychopath has sneaked into the theater with them.

Director
- Michele Soavi
Writers
- George Eastman
- Sheila Goldberg
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

10K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Michele Soavi
Writers
- George Eastman
- Sheila Goldberg
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win total

Police Chief
(as Don Fiore)

Robert Gligorov

Danny

Sheila Goldberg

Nurse

Mickey Knox

Old Cop

Giovanni Lombardo Radice

Brett
(as John Morghen)

Clain Parker

Irving Wallace

Loredana Parrella

Corinne
(as Lori Parrel)

Martin Philips

Mark

James Edward Sampson

Willy
(as James E.R. Sampson)

Ulrike Schwerk

Betty

Wanja Mary Sellers

Laurel
(as Mary Sellers)

Jo Ann Smith

Sybil
(as Jo Anne Smith)

Piero Vida

Ferrari

Danny Gordon

Dancer
(as Dany Gordon)

Claude Jurman

Dancer

Director
- Michele Soavi
Writers
- George Eastman
- Sheila Goldberg
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Storyline

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Trivia
During a screening at the Fantasia Film Festival fans threw white feathers from the theater balcony which showered down on the audience in homage to the haunting finale of the film.

Goofs
In the scene where the girl is cut in half, it is later revealed she was cut in half by a chainsaw. However, as this was happening, there wasn't single noise coming from the chainsaw.

Quotes
Willy: I... I just went to get the gun, trying to show you how to put a bullet in the chamber. See that? I got him right between the eyes! Just like I said... Right between the eyes! Damn... You see that Ally? Right betw... right between the eyes! Just like I said. Between... between the eyes. Got him... I got him, right between the eyes Ally! I got the fucker right between the eyes. Right between the eyes Ally. Just like I said... Right between the eyes!

Alternate versions
The Australian VHS release of StageFright as it's called, has a few shots cut for it to be released, otherwise, it would have been banned. The shots cut are:
Under shot of Brett with the Driller through his chest is cut
Close up of the drill with loads of blood is cut
Wide shot of Danny pulling up Sybil with the intestines showing is cut
Close up of chainsaw cutting through Danny's chest
Irving sawing off Peter's arm remains for a few seconds but copious bleeding from the severed arm is cut
2nd shot of Peters head rolling is cut

Connections
Featured in Undici giorni, undici notti (1987)

Soundtracks
Aquarius
Written by Stefano Mainetti and Guido Anelli
Performed by Glasswork

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Strong slasher debut from Soavi.

'Stage Fright' is an impressive directorial debut from Dario Argento collaborator Michele Soavi. Like most Italian horror the plot, characters and dialogue are nothing to write home about, the movie is really an excuse for some inventive and visually striking murders. Soavi shows he has learnt a lot stylistically from Argento, and I actually enjoyed this more than many of the latters post 'Tenebre' efforts. Soavi manages to give a refreshing twist on the often tired slasher genre, which is no mean feat, and something that hasn't been able to be achieved in the post-'Scream' slasher revival. While I liked 'Stage Fright', and recommend it, Soavi found his true voice later on with the superb zombie movie 'Dellamorte Dellamore', and the profoundly weird Satanic thriller 'The Sect' (co-written with his mentor Argento). 'Stage Fright' is above average but doesn't compare to the originality of those two.