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| Credits | |
| Title: | Asylum |
| Directed by: | James Seale |
| Written by: | James Seale |
| Produced by: | Richard O. Lowry; James Seale; William Webb |
| Music by: | Alan Williams |
| Cinematography: | David M. Rakoczy |
| Edited by: | Mark Manos; Nick Rotundo |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Westwind Productions, Inc. Monarch Home Video Norstar Entertainment |
| Released: | May 9th, 1997 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 90 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | Unknown |
| Gross: | Unknown |
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Asylum is an American horror film of the psycho-thriller subgenre. It was written and directed by James Seale and produced by Westwind Productions, Inc. It premiered on home video (VHS format) on May 9th, 1997. Video distribution for the film was handled by Monarch Home Video and Norstar Entertainment. The film stars Robert Patrick as Nicholas Tordone, a private investigator who is traumatized over his father's suicide and goes undercover at a mental institution to learn the truth about what really happened. Other stars in the film include Malcolm McDowell, Karl Bury, Tom Poster, Deborah Worthing, Rebecca Rothstein and Adam Gierasch.
Plot[]
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Patrick | Nicholas Tordone |
| Karl Bury | Jake |
| Tom Poster | Acting instructor |
| Deborah Worthing | Amanda |
| Rebecca Rothstein | Hospital receptionist |
| Adam Gierasch | Ronald Briggs |
| Peter Brown | Doctor Frank Meyers |
| Irwin Keyes | Screaming patient |
| Jason Schombing | Tommy Baylor |
| Malcolm McDowell | Sullivan Rane/Doc |
| Robert Ford | Neckbrace guy |
| Debra Wilson | Belinda Davis |
| Elise Rothberg | Davis receptionist |
| Alan Charof | Dominic |
| Jon Huffman | Doctor Carl Bradley |
| Sarah Douglas | Doctor Emily Hill |
| Henry Gibson | Doctor Edward Bellichek |
| Kathryn Kates | Nurse Taylor |
| Tom Billet | Michael Dearborn |
| Tyrone Douglas | Hospital orderly |
| Lawrence Crowley | Subway cop |
| Loren Lazerine | Alucard |
| Kevin Anthony Cole | Simmons |
| Joseph Ashton | Young Tordone |
| David Kirkwood | Jigsaw |
| Lewis Hanneman | Night Rider |
| Sam Manning | Marlboro Man |
| Gary Roledar | Officer Michel Tordone |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Not to be confused with the 1972 horror film Asylum by Roy Ward Baker or the 2008 horror film Asylum directed by David R. Ellis.
- The tagline to this film is, "The usual suspects are anything but usual".
- Asylum was filmed in Los Angeles, California.