Frozen Scream (1981)

Interesting facts

Frozen Scream is a 1981 American horror film directed by Frank Roach, produced by Renee Harmon, and starring Harmon, Lynne Kocol, and Thomas McGowan. Harmon also co-wrote the story with Doug Ferrin. Its plot follows two scientists whose experiments to unlock the secrets of immortality instead result in the creation of black-robed zombies that must be preserved at very low temperatures to continue functioning.

Production

Frozen Scream is the first of two films made by the independent Ciara Productions, followed by Hell Riders (1984), a biker movie set in a ghost town. Frozen Scream was written and produced by Renee Harmon, who also stars in the film.

Principal photography took place in 1975 in L.A.. According to Art Piatt, the production designer on the film, the shoot lasted approximately 28 days, with a budget of around $35,000. Though Frank Roach is credited as director, Harmon stated in a 2006 interview that Roach served as a cameraman, but that she handled directorial duties: "I thought that if I wrote and directed and produced and starred, it would be too much, so I gave the credit away…

As a producer, Renee kept a very effective, tight control over her productions, planning and arranging for locations and cast. During actual production, she was fully involved with her part as an actress and with other cast members, who were usually her students.

Additional post-production filming occurred in Salt Lake City around 1980–1981, approximately six years after the original shoot had completed.

Some footage from Frozen Scream was reused in Run Coyote Run (1987), which was also produced by, written by, and starred Harmon. The film is a crime thriller about a psychic who is trying to find her dead sister's killers.

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