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Demented
Demented
	Theatrical poster
Directed by	Arthur Jeffreys
Written by	Alex Rebar
Produced by	Arthur Jeffreys; Mike Smith
Starring	Sallee Elyse; Harry Reems; Deborah Alter
Cinematography	James R. Tynes
Edited by	William J. Waters
Music by	Richard Tufo
Distributed by	Intercontinental Releasing Corporation
Release date	June 2, 1980;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Demented is a 1980 American rape and revenge horror film directed by Arthur Jeffreys and starring Sallee Elyse and Harry Reems.^[2]

Plot

The plot involves a woman who, having been raped by a gang of men and institutionalized, suffers nightmares while under the care of her unfaithful husband, and takes a violent revenge when a group of teenage youths decide to play a prank on her.^[3]

Cast

Sallee Young (credited as Sallee Elyse) as Linda Rodgers
Harry Reems (credited as Bruce Gilchrist) as Matt Rodgers
Deborah Alter as Annie
Kathryn Clayton as Carol
Bryan Charles as Dr. Dillman
Edward Talbot 'Chip' Matthews as Mark
Mark Justin as Joker
Robert Brooks Mendel as Joker/Rapist
Douglas Price as Joker
Stephen Blood as Joker
Bosco Palazzolo as Manuel

Reception

TV Guide awarded the film two out of five stars, writing, "The film gets off to a slow start, but once Linda's mind snaps and she begins seducing the kids, then dispatching them in assorted grisly fashions, the film actually becomes a fairly funny black comedy."^[4]

References

^ "Demented (1980)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
^ "Demented (1980)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
^ Sipos 2010, p. 18.
^ "Demented - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings". TV Guide.com. TV Guide Staff. Retrieved 29 May 2019.