Love at Stake | |
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Directed by | John C. Moffitt |
Written by | Lanier Laney Terry Sweeney |
Produced by | John Daly Derek Gibson Michael Gruskoff Donald C. Klune Michael I. Levy |
Starring | Patrick Cassidy Kelly Preston Bud Cort David Graf Stuart Pankin Dave Thomas Anne Ramsey Barbara Carrera |
Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
Edited by | Danford B. Greene |
Music by | Charles Fox |
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Distributed by | Tri-Star Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $61,789[1] |
Love at Stake is a 1987 American comedy film, directed by John C. Moffitt, based on a screenplay by Lanier Laney and Terry Sweeney. It stars Patrick Cassidy and Kelly Preston, with Barbara Carrera, Bud Cort, Dave Thomas, and Stuart Pankin. Joyce Brothers makes a cameo appearance as herself.
The film is an obvious spoof of the infamous Salem witch trials, moving in the vein of anarchic comedy films like Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles and others by Monty Python and Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker.
The film was produced by Hemdale Film Corporation and was distributed by Tri-Star Pictures. Filming took place in Kleinburg, Ontario.