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Deadly Blessing
Poster for Deadly Blessing
Directed by	Wes Craven
Produced by	William Gilmore, Patricia Herskovic, Max A. Keller, Micheline H. Keller
Written by	Glenn M. Benest & Matthew Barr (story and screenplay), Wes Craven (screenplay)
Starring	Maren Jensen, Sharon Stone, Susan Buckner, Jeff East
Music by	James Horner
Cinematography	Robert C. Jessup
Editing by	Richard Bracken
Distributed by	United Artists (USA, theatrical), Embassy Home Entertainment (video)
Release date(s)	1981
Running time	100 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Deadly Blessing is a horror movie directed by Wes Craven, released in the USA on August 14, 1981.

Synopsis

In the film, strange murders occur in an Amish community. Three young girls from the city, staying at a nearby farm, are besieged by the unseen perpetrator as well. The mad ringleader of the Amish "Hittites" (Ernest Borgnine) accuses the "incubus" as being responsible.

Trivia

• It was Sharon Stone's second movie. Academy Award-winner Ernest Borgnine was nominated for a Razzie award for the "Worst Supporting Actor" for this movie.

• Ernest Borgnine had previously played an Amish character nearly thirty years ago before this film in Violent Saturday.

• A real spider was dropped into Sharon Stone's mouth; she initially rejected participating in the scene until it was defanged.

• Michael Berryman had previously worked with Craven on The Hills Have Eyes as similar character.

• Susan Buckner would not appear in show business again until becoming a mob member on 1 vs 100 in 2007.

• It was filmed in Lockhart, TX.

External links

• Deadly Blessing at the Internet Movie Database
• Deadly Blessing at Allmovie