The Maddening
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The Maddening is a 1995 horror film directed by Danny Huston
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Based on a novel by Andrew Neiderman
, published under the title Playmates, this was a direct-to-video
creepfest featuring Burt Reynolds
and Angie Dickinson
.
Having car trouble, they stop at a seedy-looking gas station, where they are tended to by Roy Scudder, the owner. Instead of helping the mother and child, Scudder rigs the vehicle to break down a short distance down the road. Then he drives down the road and offers to tow them back to his place.
Once there, he locks Cassie in a room to entertain his insane wife Georgina, who's been out of sorts since the mysterious death of her baby boy. Samantha is made to be a "playmate" for the Scudders' daughter Jill, who appears to be as mad as her mother.
Joanne panicks after Cassie and Samantha never reach her house. She calls the police, convinced that David had something to do with their disappearance.
David begins desperately searching for his missing wife and child. He is tracked by a private detective, hired by Joanne, who is convinced David has murdered Cassie and Samantha. As days go by, Cassie is pushed to her limits and discovers that there is nothing she won't do to save her daughter's life and her own.
Danny Huston
-Early life:Huston was born in Rome, Italy. He hails from the illustrious Huston acting and filmmaking dynasty. He is the son of legendary director John Huston, half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston and screenwriter Tony Huston, uncle of actor Jack Huston, stepbrother of Allegra Huston, and...
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Based on a novel by Andrew Neiderman
Andrew Neiderman
Andrew Neiderman is an American novelist. He became the ghost writer for V. C. Andrews following her death in 1986. He formerly taught English at Fallsburg Jr./Sr. High School, in upstate New York. Neiderman is married to the former model Diane Wilson. They have two children, Melissa, a teacher...
, published under the title Playmates, this was a direct-to-video
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
creepfest featuring Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds
Burton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and sequel Gator, Paul Crewe and Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and its...
and Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson is an American actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films, including Rio Bravo, Ocean's Eleven, Dressed to Kill and Pay It Forward, and starred on television as Sergeant Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson on the 1970s crime series Police Woman.-Early life:Dickinson, the second of...
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Synopsis
A young couple, Cassie and David Osborne, have an intense argument. The next morning, after David goes to work, Cassie takes their five-year-old daughter Samantha to stay with her sister, Joanne, for a few days.Having car trouble, they stop at a seedy-looking gas station, where they are tended to by Roy Scudder, the owner. Instead of helping the mother and child, Scudder rigs the vehicle to break down a short distance down the road. Then he drives down the road and offers to tow them back to his place.
Once there, he locks Cassie in a room to entertain his insane wife Georgina, who's been out of sorts since the mysterious death of her baby boy. Samantha is made to be a "playmate" for the Scudders' daughter Jill, who appears to be as mad as her mother.
Joanne panicks after Cassie and Samantha never reach her house. She calls the police, convinced that David had something to do with their disappearance.
David begins desperately searching for his missing wife and child. He is tracked by a private detective, hired by Joanne, who is convinced David has murdered Cassie and Samantha. As days go by, Cassie is pushed to her limits and discovers that there is nothing she won't do to save her daughter's life and her own.
Cast
- Burt ReynoldsBurt ReynoldsBurton Leon "Burt" Reynolds, Jr. is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Bobby "Gator" McCluskey in White Lightning and sequel Gator, Paul Crewe and Coach Nate Scarborough in The Longest Yard and its...
as Scudder - Angie DickinsonAngie DickinsonAngie Dickinson is an American actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films, including Rio Bravo, Ocean's Eleven, Dressed to Kill and Pay It Forward, and starred on television as Sergeant Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson on the 1970s crime series Police Woman.-Early life:Dickinson, the second of...
as Georgina - Mia Sara as Cassie
- Candace HutsonCandace HutsonCandace Hutson is an American actress best known as the voice of Cera the Triceratops in The Land Before Time film series from the original movie to The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists....
as Jill - Brian Wimmer as David
- Marie Debrey as Joanne
- Kayla Buglewicz as Samantha