Dead Girls

Dead Girls (1990)

When rock 'n' roll fantasy becomes terrifying reality.

A female band, who are exponents of "death rock", retreat to a cabin for the weekend. They soon find themselves being knocked off by a masked killer who uses weapons they have mentioned in their songs.

Date of release
1990-09-01
TMDB
3.8 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Horror
Director
Dennis Devine

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

Dead Girls is a 1990 American slasher film directed by Dennis Devine, and starring Diana Karanika, Angela Eads, Kay Schaber, and Angela Scaglione. It follows the members of a female-fronted death metal group who are stalked by a masked killer while vacationing at a mountain cabin. The film was inspired by a lawsuit brought against Ozzy Osbourne, whose song "Suicide Solution" allegedly inspired the 1984 suicide of 19-year-old John Daniel McCollum.

Production

Dennis Devine based the idea for the film on the 1985 lawsuit brought against Ozzy Osbourne, whose song "Suicide Solution" inspired the 1984 suicide of 19-year-old John Daniel McCollum in Riverside, California. Screenwriter Steven Jarvis was influenced by Italian giallo films while writing the screenplay.

Principal photography took place in California's Antelope Valley and near Lake Elizabeth, as well as in the cities of Lancaster, Tehachapi, and Palmdale. Filming occurred over a two-week period on a budget of approximately $100,000. Devine described the shoot as the most difficult in his career due to logistical issues, including an unexpected snowstorm that compromised the production.

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