Dementia 13 (1963)

Director:

Francis Ford Coppola

Writers:

Francis Ford Coppola (writer)
Jack Hill (second unit writer)

Release Date:

18 November 1966 (Denmark)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

You Must Pass the "D-13" Test To Prepare You for the Horrifying Experience of Dementia 13. If You Fail the Test...You Will Be Asked to Leave the Theater!

Plot:

John Haloran has a fatal heart attack, but his wife Louise won't get any of the inheritance when Lady Haloran dies if John is dead...

Plot Keywords:

Heart Attack | Castle | Pond | Irish | Shotgun

Cast

William Campbell	...	Richard Haloran
Luana Anders	...	Louise Haloran
Bart Patton	...	Billy Haloran
Mary Mitchel	...	Kane
Patrick Magee	...	Justin Caleb
Eithne Dunne	...	Lady Haloran (as Ethne Dunne)
Peter Read	...	John Haloran
Karl Schanzer	...	Simon
Ron Perry	...	Arthur
Derry O'Donavan	...	Lillian
Barbara Dowling	...	Kathleen

Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola		(as Francis Coppola)

Writing credits
Francis Ford Coppola		(writer) (as Francis Coppola)
Jack Hill		(second unit writer)

Produced by
Roger Corman	....	producer
Marianne Wood	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Ronald Stein
Les Baxter		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Charles Hannawalt		(as Charles Hanawalt)

Film Editing by
Stuart O'Brien
Morton Tubor		(as Mort Tubor)

Art Direction by
Al Locatelli		(as Albert Locatelli)

Set Decoration by
Eleanor Coppola		(as Eleanor Neil)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard F. Dalton	....	assistant director (as Richard Dalton)
Jack Hill	....	second unit director

Art Department
Edward Delaney	....	sculptor

Sound Department
Joseph Gross	....	sound
Liam Saurin	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
John Vicario	....	camera operator
Michael Vines	....	best boy

Editorial Department
Donald Shebib	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Other crew
George Brady	....	technician
Patrick Brady	....	technician
Dr. William Joseph Bryan Jr.	....	technical advisor
Eyemonn Callian	....	production assistant
Patrick Doyle	....	technician
Paul Julian	....	title designer
Michael Purcell	....	technician
Angela Wadlow	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Filmgroup Productions

Distributors

• American International Pictures (AIP) (1963) (USA) (theatrical)
• Astral Films (1963) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Madacy Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• K-tel Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Marengo Films (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Troma Team Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• UAV Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Navarre Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Arcadia Entertainment (2003) (Greece) (DVD)
• Madacy Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• SlingShot Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• 303 Recordings (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Multimedia Group (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
• Vidtape (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Weton Wesgram (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• GoodTimes Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Manga Films (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
• Regal Films (????) (UK) (theatrical)
• Cable Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Castle Communications (1994) (Finland) (VHS)
• Cine FX (????) (France) (DVD)
• Continental Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Finnkino (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Hollywood Home Theatre (????) (USA) (VHS)
• K-tel Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• LS Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Liberty Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Nostalgia Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Ovation Home Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Punto Zero (2008) (Italy) (DVD) (as Enjoy Movies)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• World Video Picture (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Aer Lingus  thanks
• Guinness Breweries  thanks
• Irish International Airlines  thanks
• Screen Time Images  film restoration

Also Known As:

The Haunted and the Hunted (UK)

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White | Colour (colorized)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-16 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | UK:15 | USA:Unrated | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Filmgroup Productions

Trivia:

This line in the film: "Especially an American girl. You can tell she's been raised on promises" influenced the Tom Petty song American Girl in which he sings "She was an American Girl, raised on promises."

Goofs:

Continuity: In the movie's latter half Dr. Caleb enters a work shed and discovers the body of Louise and the lifelike Kathleen doll. Carefully picking up the doll, he closes the shed door, and immediately in the next scene is shown walking with the doll in his arms and a cigar in his mouth.

Quotes:

Louise Haloran: It's nice to see her enjoying herself for a change. The mood around this place isn't good for her.... Especially an American girl. You can tell she's been raised on promises.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "TCM Underground: Dementia 13 (#1.11)" (2006)

Forgotten classic...

This is the first movie that came from brilliant mind of Francis Ford Coppola.It is still very creepy and full of bizarre characters.Great,memorable music score which creates an unforgettable atmosphere of dread and fear.This gruesome psycho-thriller features one of the first decapitations in the history of this genre.Watch "Dementia 13" in the dark and feel the creeping terror.