Death Ship (1980 film)

Death Ship
Death Ship theatrical poster
Directed byAlvin Rakoff
Screenplay byJohn Robins
Story by
Produced by
  • Derek Gibson
  • Harold Greenberg[1]
StarringRichard Crenna
George Kennedy
Nick Mancuso
Sally Ann Howes
Kate Reid
CinematographyRené Verzier[1]
Edited byMike Campbell[1]
Music byIvor Slaney[1]
Production
companies
  • Bloodstar Films
  • Bloodstar Productions[2]
Distributed byAstral Media (Canada)
Release dates
  • March 7, 1980 (1980-03-07) (Texas & Florida)
  • April 4, 1980 (1980-04-04) (Edmonton)
Running time
91 minutes[1]
Countries
Box office$1.75 million[3][4]

Death Ship is a 1980 horror film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Richard Crenna, George Kennedy, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes, Kate Reid, Victoria Burgoyne, and Saul Rubinek in an early role. The screenplay by John Robins was based on a story by Jack Hill and David P. Lewis.[5]

A British-Canadian co-production, the film was shot on-location in Dauphin Island, Alabama; Quebec City, Quebec; and the Gulf of Mexico. It was director Rakoff's only horror film, and upon release received mixed-to-negative reviews, but is considered a cult classic.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Cite error: The named reference lac was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Jenkins, Steve (November 1980). "Death Ship". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 47, no. 562. British Film Institute. p. 212. "p.c.: Bloodstar Films [APB] (Montreal), Bloodstar Productions (London).
  3. ^ Richard Nowell, Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Slasher Film Cycle Continuum, 2011 p 259
  4. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-8357-1776-2. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  5. ^ "Death Ship". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 2, 2016.