Phobia (1980)

Directed by

John Huston

Genre

horror film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A psychiatrist uses experimental therapy to treat patients with phobias. Someone begins killing them by exploiting their deepest fears.

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What happens

Phobia is a 1980 Canadian psychological horror thriller film directed by John Huston, with a screenplay by Peter Bellwood, Lew Lehman and Jimmy Sangster; from a story by Ronald Shusett and Gary Sherman. It stars Paul Michael Glaser, Susan Hogan, and John Colicos. In the film, experimental psychotherapist Dr. Peter Ross' (Glaser) patients are targeted by a killer that preys on their phobias. The film premiered at the 37th Venice International Film Festival, before being released in Canada by Paramount Pictures on September 26, 1980, to a generally negative response and poor box office performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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