Death Valley (1982 film)

Death Valley is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Dick Richards.
==Cast==
*Paul Le Mat as Mike
*Catherine Hicks as Sally Stanton
*Stephen McHattie as Hal
*A. Wilford Brimley as Sheriff Perry
*Peter Billingsley as Billy Stanton
*Edward Herrmann as Paul Stanton
*Jack O'Leary as Earl
*Mary Steelsmith as Baby Sitter
*Gina Christian as R.V. Girl
*Kirk Koskella as R.V. Boy (as Kirk I. Kiskella)
*Frank J. Cimorelli as R.V. Boy
*Arnold C. Waterman as On Looker
*Fred W.S. Newton as Outlaw
*J.P.S. Brown as Western Sheriff
*Roy Gunsberg as Tour Guide (as Roy S. Gunsburg)
*Merritt Holloway as Motel Clerk
*Glenn McCreedy as Stu
*Earl W. Smith as Crony
*Allan Wood as Crony
==Reception==
===Contemporary===
Janet Maslin, writing for The New York Times, criticised Richards' direction, and the film's use of cliches, pacing, and overall lack of atmosphere and scares.'DEATH VALLEY' - Janey Maslin - 7 May 1982 - The New York Times - Retrieved 12 December 2024
===Retrospective===
Horror Movie a Day found the film to be a "decent thriller".Death Valley (1982) - BC - 22 August 2010 - Horror Movie a Day - Blogspot - Retrieved 12 December 2024 Keith Phipps referred to the film as "passably entertaining".Minding the Gaps: ‘Death Valley’ (1982) - Keith Phipps - 3 May 2022 - The Reveal - Retrieved 12 December 2024 Conversely, Sam Weisberg considered the film "the most alarmingly mundane slasher flick [he'd] ever seen."“Death Valley” (1982) - Sam Weisberg - 17 October 2011 - Hidden Films - Retrieved 12 December 2024 Alexander Case similarly labelled the film "boring and annoying".Film Review: Death Valley (1982) - Alexander Case - 14 November 2016 - Breaking it all Down - Retrieved 12 December 2024
==Links==
*Death Valley on Wikipedia
*Death Valley on IMDB
==References==
Category:Fiction
Category:Real films
Category:Real American films
Category:Real horror films
Category:Real American horror films
Category:Real films released in 1982