Schizoid (film)

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Schizoid
Directed by	David Paulsen
Written by	David Paulsen[1]
Produced by	Menahem Golan Yoram Globus[1]
Starring	Klaus Kinski Marianna Hill Craig Wasson
Cinematography	Norman Leigh[1]
Edited by	Robert Fitzgerald Dick Brummer[1]
Music by	Craig Hundley[1]
Production company	Golan-Globus Productions[1]
Distributed by	Cannon Group
Release date	October 1980 (1980-10)
Running time	89 minutes[1]
Country	United States[1]
Language	English[1]
Budget	$350,000[2]

Schizoid (also known as Murder by Mail) is a 1980 American psychological horror film directed and written by David Paulsen.^[3]

Plot[]

Julie (Marianna Hill) is an advice columnist for the city newspaper who begins to receive anonymous notes threatening murder and worse. At about the same time, female members of the group therapy session she attends are being stabbed, one by one, by an unknown assailant. Is there a connection? If so, why do the notes talk about murder with a gun, while the murder victims are being stabbed? At first, the police, her ex-husband, her therapist and her friends all assure her that the notes are probably unrelated and a hoax; but with time, it becomes apparent that someone close to her is responsible.

Cast[]

• Klaus Kinski as Pieter Fales
• Marianna Hill as Julie Caffret
• Craig Wasson as Doug Caffret
• Donna Wilkes as Alison Fales
• Christopher Lloyd as Gilbert
• Richard Herd as Lieutenant Donahue
• Joe Regalbuto as Detective Jake
• as Pat
• as Rosemary Boyle

Production[]

In a February 20, 1980 issue of The Hollywood Reporter, the film was announced as to start it principal photography on 13 March 1980 under the title Molded to Murder.^[1] It was announced in March that the film's title had been changed to Murder by Mail.^[1] The film was announced for sale at the Cannes International Film Festival Market, but was not screened for potential buyers.^[1]

Release[]

Schizoid was first shown in Detroit and Cleveland on 5 September 1980.^[1] It later opened in Los Angeles on 10 October 1980.^[1] The Hollywood Reporter announced that in its first month on release the film grossed over $4 million in the United States.^[1]

Reception[]

Critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert discussed the film on an October 23, 1980 episode of Sneak Previews, and they found the film "gruesome and despicable" and "expressing hatred for woman."^[1]

References[]

Sources[]

• Edwards, Matthew (2017). Twisted Visions: Interviews with Cult Horror Filmmakers. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-66376-0.

External links[]

• Schizoid at IMDb
• Schizoid at Rotten Tomatoes

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