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			{{Short description\|1974 film by Oliver Stone}}
	{{Infobox Film
			{{Infobox film
	\| name = Seizure
			\| name = Seizure
	\| image = Seizureposter1974.jpg
			\| image = Seizureposter1974.jpg
	\| image_size =
	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| director = ]		\| director = ]
	\| producer = Garrard Glenn		\| producer = Garrard Glenn
	\| writer = Oliver Stone~~<br~~ />Edward Mann		\| writer = {{plainlist\|
			* Oliver Stone
			* Edward Mann
			}}
	\| narrator =
			\| narrator =
	\| starring = ]<br />]<br />]
			\| starring = {{plainlist\|
	\| music = ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			}}
			\| music = Lee Gagnon
	\| cinematography = Roger Racine		\| cinematography = Roger Racine
	\| editing = Nobuko Oganesoff~~<br>~~Oliver Stone		\| editing = {{plainlist\|
			* Nobuko Oganesoff
			* Oliver Stone
	\| distributor =
	\| released = ]
	\| runtime = 98 min.
	\| country = ] / ]
	\| language = ]
	\| budget =
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			\| studio = {{ubl\|Astral Bellevue Pathé\|Cine Films Inc.\|Cinerama Productions Corp.\|Euro-American Pictures\|Intercontinental Leisure Industries Ltd.\|Queen of Evil Ltd.}}
	'''''Seizure''''' is a ] ] ]-] film. It is the directorial debut of ], who also co-wrote the screenplay.
			\| distributor = {{ubl\|]\|]}}
			\| released = {{Film date\|1974\|11\|06}}
			\| runtime = 98 minutes
			\| country = {{ubl\|Canada\|United States}}
			\| language = English
			\| budget = CAD $250,000{{sfn\|Vatnsdal\|2004\|page=82}}
			}}
			'''''Seizure''''' is a 1974 ] film. It is the directorial debut of ], who also co-wrote the screenplay.

	==Plot==		== Plot ==
	Horror writer Edmund Blackstone (Jonathan Frid) sees his recurring nightmare come to chilling life one weekend as one by one, his friends and family are killed by three villains, led by ] as the Queen of Evil, and ] as Spider.

			Horror writer Edmund Blackstone (]) sees his recurring nightmare come to chilling life one weekend as one by one, his friends and family are killed by three villains: the Queen of Evil (]), a dwarf named Spider (]), and a giant scar-faced strongman called Jackal (]).<ref name="Newman2011">{{cite book
	==Cast==
			\| author = Kim Newman
	*]
			\| title = Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s
	*]
			\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fKaam297D2cC&pg=PA24
	*]
			\| date = 18 April 2011
	*]
			\| publisher = Bloomsbury Publishing
	*]
			\| isbn = 978-1-4088-1750-6
	*]
			\| pages = 24–
	*]
			}}</ref>

	==~~Production~~==		== Cast ==
	Star ] would later claim that one of the film's producers was ] ], who partially bankrolled the film in an attempt to ] money, as he was under investigation by the FBI.

			* ] as Edmund Blackstone
	==Release==
			* ] as Queen of Evil
	The film was released theatrically in the ] by ].
			* ] as Charlie
			* ] as Spider
			* ] as Eunice Kahn<ref name="AFI">. ].</ref>
			* ] as Serge Kahn<ref name="AFI"/>
			* ] as Nicole Blackstone
			* ] as Mark Frost
			* ] as Mikki Hughes
			* ] as Gerald
			* ] as Jackal
			* ] as Arris

			== Production ==
	The film was released on ] by various video companies in the 1980s including ]. As of 2011, it has never been officially released on ].

			''Seizure'' is the directorial debut of ], who also co-wrote the screenplay.<ref name="WelshWhaley2013">{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a-yFqzSB1oUC&pg=PA219\|title=The Oliver Stone Encyclopedia\|author1=James Michael Welsh\|author2=Donald M. Whaley\|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield\|year=2013\|isbn=978-0-8108-8352-9\|pages=219–}}</ref><ref name="Stone2001">{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZSG19XFvwIC&pg=PR19\|title=Oliver Stone: Interviews\|author=Oliver Stone\|date=1 January 2001\|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi\|isbn=978-1-57806-303-1\|page=VIII}}</ref> Star ] would later claim that one of the film's producers was ] ], who partially bankrolled the film in an attempt to ] money, as he was under investigation by the ].<ref>{{cite web
	==External links==
			\| last1 = Nastasi
	*{{imdb title\|id=0072136\|title=Seizure}}
			\| first1 = Alison
	* {{Amg movie\|43630\|Seizure}}
			\| title = Watch 'Seizure,' the Strange Horror Movie That Served As Oliver Stone's Directorial Debut
			\| url = http://www.lightscameranews.com/news/206124
			\| website = Lights, Camera, News
			\| publisher = Movies.com
			\| access-date = 26 January 2015
			}}</ref>

			== Release ==
	{{Footer Films Oliver Stone}}

			The film had a very limited release theatrically in the United States by ],<ref name="Publishing2002">{{cite book
	]
			\| author = The Staff of Lone Eagle Publishing
	]
			\| title = Film Directors
	]
			\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=COVkAAAAMAAJ
	]
			\| year = 2002
	]
			\| publisher = Lone Eagle Pub.
	]
			\| page = 238
	]
			\| isbn = 9781580650434
	]
			}}</ref> playing on ] ] in 1974.<ref>{{cite book
	]
			\| last1 = Lavington
			\| first1 = Stephen
			\| title = Virgin Film: Oliver Stone
			\| date = November 30, 2011
			\| publisher = Virgin Digital
			\| url = https://www.amazon.com/Virgin-Film-Oliver-Stephen-Lavington-ebook/dp/B005Y0OEM6
			}}</ref>

			The film was released on ] by various video companies in the 1980s including Prism Entertainment.<ref>{{cite book
	{{1970s-horror-film-stub}}
			\| title = Video Watchdog
			\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SoyGAAAAIAAJ
			\| year = 1994
			\| publisher = Tim & Donna Lucas
			\| page = 32
			}}</ref> A transfer to DVD and Blu-ray was released on September 9, 2014, by Scorpion Releasing.<ref>{{cite web
			\| url = https://popmatters.com/review/186111-seizure/
			\| title = 'Seizure' Rides on Oliver Stone's Name
			\| work = PopMatters
			\| access-date = 26 January 2015
			\| date = 3 October 2014
			}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
			\| url = http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=14267
			\| title = Scorpion Releasing Prepping Oliver Stone's Seizure for Blu-ray
			\| work = Blu-ray.com
			\| access-date = 26 January 2015
			\| date = 17 June 2014
			}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
			\| title = Seizure Blu-ray
			\| url = http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Seizure-Blu-ray/106331/
			\| website = Blu-ray.com
			\| access-date = 26 January 2015
			}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
			\| title = Seizure: DVD
			\| url = https://www.amazon.com/Seizure-Jonathan-Frid/dp/B00LC4PBVQ/
			\| website = Amazon.com
			\| date = 9 September 2014
			\| access-date = 26 January 2015
			}}</ref>

			== See also ==
	]

	]
			* ]

			== References ==
			{{reflist}}
			*{{cite book\|title=They Came From Within : A History of Canadian Horror Cinema\|last=Vatnsdal\|first=Caelum\|date=2004\|publisher=Arbeiter Ring Publishing\|isbn=1-894037-21-9}}

			== External links ==

			* {{IMDb title\|id=0072136\|title=Seizure}}

			{{Oliver Stone}}

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Latest revision as of 05:35, 22 December 2024

1974 film by Oliver Stone

Seizure
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Oliver Stone
Written by	Oliver Stone Edward Mann
Produced by	Garrard Glenn
Starring	Jonathan Frid Martine Beswick Hervé Villechaize Henry Judd Baker
Cinematography	Roger Racine
Edited by	Nobuko Oganesoff Oliver Stone
Music by	Lee Gagnon
Production companies	Astral Bellevue Pathé Cine Films Inc. Cinerama Productions Corp. Euro-American Pictures Intercontinental Leisure Industries Ltd. Queen of Evil Ltd.
Distributed by	Cinerama Releasing Corporation American International Pictures
Release date	November 6, 1974 (1974-11-06)
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	Canada United States
Language	English
Budget	CAD $250,000

Seizure is a 1974 horror film. It is the directorial debut of Oliver Stone, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

Plot

Horror writer Edmund Blackstone (Jonathan Frid) sees his recurring nightmare come to chilling life one weekend as one by one, his friends and family are killed by three villains: the Queen of Evil (Martine Beswick), a dwarf named Spider (Hervé Villechaize), and a giant scar-faced strongman called Jackal (Henry Judd Baker).

Cast

Jonathan Frid as Edmund Blackstone
Martine Beswick as Queen of Evil
Joseph Sirola as Charlie
Hervé Villechaize as Spider
Anne Meacham as Eunice Kahn
Roger De Koven as Serge Kahn
Christina Pickles as Nicole Blackstone
Troy Donahue as Mark Frost
Mary Woronov as Mikki Hughes
Richard Cox as Gerald
Henry Judd Baker as Jackal
Alexis Kirk as Arris

Production

Seizure is the directorial debut of Oliver Stone, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Star Mary Woronov would later claim that one of the film's producers was gangster Michael Thevis, who partially bankrolled the film in an attempt to launder money, as he was under investigation by the FBI.

Release

The film had a very limited release theatrically in the United States by Cinerama Releasing Corporation, playing on New York's 42nd street in 1974.

The film was released on VHS by various video companies in the 1980s including Prism Entertainment. A transfer to DVD and Blu-ray was released on September 9, 2014, by Scorpion Releasing.