Dust Devil (1992)

Réalisateur:

Richard Stanley

Scénariste:

Richard Stanley (written by)

Date de sortie:

8 août 1992 (Japan)

Genre:

Horreur | Mystère | Thriller | Western

Accroche:

He's not a serial killer. He's much worse.

Intrigue:

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

Plot Keywords:

Desert | Shape Shifter | Dust Storm | Woman's Neck Broken | Stranded

Récompenses:

2 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Cryptic, bloody, fascinating

Ensemble

Robert John Burke	...	Dust Devil (as Robert Burke)
Chelsea Field	...	Wendy Robinson
Zakes Mokae	...	Ben Mukurob
John Matshikiza	...	Joe Niemand
Rufus Swart	...	Mark Robinson
William Hootkins	...	Capt. Beyman
Terri Norton	...	Saarke Haarhoff
Russell Copley	...	Cpl. Dutoit
Andre Odendaal	...	Cpl. Bates
Luke Cornell	...	Soldier 1
Philip Henn	...	Soldier 2
Robert Stevenson	...	Rifle Boy
Peter Hallr	...	Marist Monk
Stephen Earnhart	...	Camper Driver
Marianne Sägebrecht	...	Dr. Leidzinger

Durée:

103 min | France:87 min | Italy:87 min | USA:87 min

Pays:

South Africa | UK

Couleur:

Couleur (Metrocolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby SR

Classification:

UK:15 (re-rating) (2006) | UK:18 (original rating) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | France:-12 | Germany:18 | USA:R

Lieux de tournage:

Namibia

Société:

British Screen Productions

Anecdotes:

Originally Stanley had Kerry Fox in mind for the character of Wendy. The film's financiers weren't satisfied with her and the same went for Stanley's second suggestion, Stacey Travis, who starred in Stanley's previous feature, Hardware (1990). The decision to cast Chelsea Field was a last-minute compromise.

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: When Wendy slams on the brakes of her VW Beetle, she doesn't touch the clutch, but the car stops without stalling.

Guillemet:

Dust Devil: There is no good or evil, only spirit and matter. Only movement toward the light - and away from it.

Connexions De Film:

Références The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

Bande son:

Travel Alone (On the Jericho Road)

Cryptic, bloody, fascinating

Very dark, gory, mystical film with strong, haunting atmosphere, much in the spirit of Stanley's work for occultist rock band Fields of the Nephilim. A demonic entity hitchhikes across the desert taking possession of bodies with which to commit ritualistic murders - the crime scenes, their walls minutely detailed with glyphs and sigils painted in the victims' blood, are stunningly effective. Skeptical detective finally enlists the help of an old shaman who knows the creature's vulnerabilities and the killer is stopped - or is it? --Really remarkable; anyone who enjoyed Stanley's earlier "Hardware" should make the effort to find it.