Strike Me Deadly

Strike Me Deadly (1959)

A Honeymoon Filled With Love and Terror

A forest ranger witnesses a murder. He and his wife are captured by the killer and held captive in a remote cabin.

Date of release
1959-01-01
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ted V. Mikels

Casting

Interesting facts

Strike Me Deadly is a 1963 American thriller film written and directed by Ted V. Mikels in his directorial debut, and starring Gary Clarke, Jeannine Riley, and Steve Ihnat. Its plot follows a man and his wife who, after witnessing a murder, are stalked by a killer in a forest during a raging storm.

Production

The film was shot in 1959 in Bend, Oregon, where Mikels lived for a decade. He had moved there to direct community theatre, and found work as a stuntman on films like Tonka and Day of the Outlaw as well as making educational documentaries and short dramatic films. He self-financed his debut feature which was originally called Crosshair and then was retitled Strike Me Deadly.

Mikels met Steve Inhat through Gary Clarke. Mikels came up with the original script but Inhat made so many suggestions that Mikels liked, Inhat was given co credit as writer.

Mikels said he "did everything" on the film, "even shot some of the scenes in it, shot the smoke jumpers getting into their gear and into the airplane. We had a lot of 4H bombers putting out fires, it was an exciting thing to do."

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