Scared Stiff
4.8
“Welcome to the neighborhood!”
Kate's a single mom rock star recovering from a nervous breakdown; David is her psychiatrist turned lover. After David buys an old Charleston mansion and Kate and her son move in with him, strange events occur including the discoveries of a secret hidden attic and the diary of the murderous slave trader who owned the home. Kate hears a piano playing by itself and sees the ghost of the slave trader who once lived there. Their relationship is strained by the bizarre events as Kate's sanity is again questioned as she insists what she's seen is real...but is it?
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Cast
11 people
Andrew Stevens
David Young
Known for
10 to Midnight
Death Hunt
Mary Page Keller
Kate Christopher
Known for
Beginners
Chasing Life
David Ramsey
George Masterson
Also in
The Clairvoyant
Josh Segal
Jason
Also in
Coupe de Ville
Cease Fire
Bill Hindman
Dr. Ben Brightman
Also in
Porky's
Absence of Malice
Jackie Davis
Detective Whitcomb
Also in
Cape Fear
Caddyshack
Nicole Fortier
Elizabeth Masterson
Known for
The Unholy
Tony Shepherd
Wally
Also in
Jaws 3-D
Ernest Saves Christmas
Tom Kouchalakos
Michael Murphy
Known for
From the Earth to the Moon
Cop & ½
Jennifer Hingel
Jennifer
Known for
Don Camillo
Primal Rage
Richard Jason
Elizabeth's Son
No other roles listed
Richard Friedman Director · Mark Frost Screenplay Daniel F. Bacaner Screenplay
Budget $1.3M · United States release October 23, 1987 · Produced in United States
Box office
Budget
$1,300,000
Production
Manson International
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 15, 1987
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 23, 1987
Theatrical
United States · October 3, 2014
Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Colombia
May 25, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
October 28, 2022 · Physical
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