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Hysterical is a american film of genre Fantastic released in USA on 29 july 1983 with Bill Hudson
Hysterical (1983)
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Add to a movie listHysterical is a 1982 film from Embassy Pictures that was intended to spoof the horror movies that were abundant at the time. Not to be confused with the 2006 film of the same name. The Hudson Brothers star in this movie.
Synopsis
Frederic "Casper" Lansing (Bill Hudson) is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; however, the lighthouse in which he's staying is haunted by the ghost of Venetia (Julie Newmar), who had killed herself 100 years ago and now wants to use Lansing as a vessel for her dead husband, Captain Howdy (Richard Kiel). When Howdy's ghost starts killing people, two bumbling scientists (Brett Hudson and Mark Hudson) are brought in to investigate the history of the lighthouse and solve the case.Actors
Bill Hudson
(Frederic Lansing)
Richard Kiel
(Captain James Howdy)
Cindy Pickett
(Kate)
Julie Newmar
(Venetia)
Bud Cort
(Dr. John)
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