Deadly Dreams (1988)
6/10
Deadly Dreams
19 December 2023
Warning: Spoilers
On Christmas Eve, Alex Torme (Mitchell Anderson) watched with his brother Jack (Xander Berkeley) as their parents were killed by his father's business partner Norman Perkins (Duane Whitaker) who was wearing a mask made from the fur of a fox. The man then kills himself but for years, Alex has dreamt of being chased by him.

Now grown, Jack has taken over the family business. Alex is having issues; he's convinced his friend Danny (Thom Babbes) has been wearing a fox mask to upset him and his girlfriend Maggie (Juliette Cummins) has been lying about her dance company, which his brother figures out and accuses her of trying to take their money. The truth is that she's really with Jack and the two of them are trying to make Alex lose his mind so that they can get all of the fortune. Danny figures it out but is killed by them.

Jack and Maggie hire a fox-masked hitman to chase down Alex, eventually tying him to the hood of a car like he's a deer. She shows no emotion when his throat is slit. And spoiler warning, she's really the daughter of Norman Perkins and has been lying all along, using Jack to get to Alex and then gets someone to murder him. Now, her father has his revenge.

Director Kristine Peterson was a member of the staff at Zoetrope Studios for the filming of Apocalypse Now. She was on second unit for movies like Chopping Mall and Tremors before directing Body Chemistry, Critters 3 and Redemption: Kickboxer 5.

Writer Thom Babbes came up with the story after taking a trip to Vermont during the wintertime. He based the character of Maggie on an ex-fiancee, so...maybe that was a good relationship to get out of.
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