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Scream for Help (1984)

Scream for Help poster
Directed by
Michael Winner
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl realizes her stepfather is plotting to kill her and her mother. She tries to warn others but nobody believes her.

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What happens

Scream for Help is a 1984 American horror film directed by Michael Winner, written by Tom Holland, and starring Rachael Kelly, David Brooks, and Marie Masters. filmed & Set in New Rochelle, New York, the film follows Christie Cromwell, a teenage girl who discovers that her stepfather Paul Fox is trying to murder her and her mother Karen, but her repeated claims of her findings are disbelieved by those around her. Former Led Zeppelin member John Paul Jones composed the musical score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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