Sci-Fi Horror Film Spasms is Released in Theaters
Canadian Theatrical Releases | Oct 28, 1983
Cinequity Corporation (Toronto), Famous Players, Pan-Canadian Film Distributors, Producers Distributing
The 1983 Canadian horror film Spasms centers on a large serpent that is captured by a poacher on a remote island in Micronesia. The beast is shipped to a millionaire philanthropist’s mansion for experimentation. The reclusive British millionaire, named Jason Kincaid (Oliver Reed), and an American scientist named Dr. Thomas Brasilian (Peter Fonda) must pursue the beast when it escapes and begins to murder innocent people.
Directed by William Fruet, Spasms stars Peter Fonda as Dr. Thomas Brasilian, Oliver Reed as Jason Kincaid, Kerrie Keane as Suzanne Kincaid, Al Waxman as Warren Crowley, Miguel Fernandes as Mendez, Marilyn Lightstone as Dr. Claire Rothman, Angus MacInnes as Deacon Tyrone, Laurie J. Brown as Allison, and Gerard Parkes as Captain Novack.
