Schizoid (film)

Schizoid (also known as Murder by Mail ) is a 1980 American psychological slasher film directed and written by David Paulsen.[2]

Schizoid
Directed byDavid Paulsen
Produced by
Written byDavid Paulsen[1]
Starring
Music byCraig Hundley[1]
CinematographyNorman Leigh[1]
Edited by
Production
company
Golan-Globus Productions[1]
Distributed byCannon Group
Release date
  • October 1980 (1980-10)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish[1]

Plot

Julie (Marianna Hill) is an advice columnist for the city newspaper who begins to receive anonymous notes threatening murder and worse. At about the same time, female members of the group therapy session she attends are being stabbed, one by one, by an unknown assailant. Is there a connection? If so, why do the notes talk about murder with a gun, while the murder victims are being stabbed? At first, the police, her ex-husband, her therapist and her friends all assure her that the notes are probably unrelated, and a hoax; but with time, it becomes apparent that someone close to her is responsible.

Cast

Production

In a February 20, 1980 issue of The Hollywood Reporter, the film was announced as to start it principal photography on 13 March 1980 under the title Moulded to Murder.[1] It was announced in March that the film's title had been changed to Murder by Mail.[1] The film was announced for sale at the Cannes International Film Festivla Market, but was not screened for potential buyers.[1]

Release

Schizoid was first shown in Detroit and Cleveland on 5 September 1980.[1] It later opened in Los Angeles on 10 October 1980.[1] The Hollywood Reporter announced that in its first month on release the film grossed over $4 million in the United States.[1]

Reception

From contemporary reviews, critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert discussed the film on an October 23, 1980 episode of Sneak Previews who found the film "grusome and despicable" and "expressing hatred for woman."[1]

References
  1. "Schizoid". American Film Institute. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. Mannikka, Eleanor. "Schizoid (1980)". AllMovie. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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