Unhinged

Unhinged (1982)

The Nightmare Begins When You Wake Up!

College students Terry, Nancy, and Gloria, on their way to a rock concert, crash their car in a torrential rainstorm, badly injuring one of them. Rescued from the car, they are provided with recuperation in a house occupied by a man-hating mother and her daughter…but all is not what it seems.

Date of release
1982-10-14
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (43)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Director
Don Gronquist

Casting

Interesting facts

Unhinged is a 1982 American slasher film directed by Don Gronquist in his directorial debut, written by Gronquist and Reagan Ramsey, and starring Laurel Munson, Janet Penner, Sara Ansley, Virginia Settle, and Barbara Lusch. The film follows three young women who, after suffering a car accident, are taken in by a mysterious spinster and her infirm mother at their rural mansion. Over the course of the next several days, the women are stalked by an unseen killer.

Production

The original screenplay for Unhinged was written some time prior to late 1977 by Portland, Oregon native Don Gronquist and Reagan Ramsey, the latter of whom provided additional dialogue. The 145-page screenplay was registered for copyright in the USA on September 21, 1977.

Prior to filming Unhinged, Gronquist had made his debut as a producer on the independent film Stark Raving Mad (1981), a biographical account of the murders committed by Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate.

Unhinged was executive-produced by Dale Farr, with Dan Biggs serving as an associate producer.

The cast was made up entirely of Portland locals, including stage actresses Janet Penner and Virginia Settle as Marion and Mrs. Penrose, respectively. Local stage actor John Morrison was cast in the film as Norman Barnes, a mansion groundskeeper. Sara Ansley, who portrayed Nancy, was a model whom Gronquist hired through a talent agency. Laurel Munson, who portrays the lead role of Terry, was also a model.

Unhinged was produced on a budget of $100,000, which included funds from local investors, including helicopter and aviation entrepreneur Betsy Johnson, a friend of Gronquist's who later became an Oregon State Senator. The crew was hired locally out of Portland and Corvallis. Local filmmaker Gus Van Sant assisted as a location scout for the production.

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