Stage Fright

A troupe of young actors prepares a musical based on the crimes of a mass murderer. As they rehearse in a theater, the actual killer escapes from a psychiatric hospital and infiltrates the building. The situation turns deadly as the killer begins to hunt the cast and crew, who find themselves trapped inside the venue.

This horror film was directed by Michele Soavi and marks the first entry in a list of six films he directed. The screenplay was written by George Eastman and the production was handled by Filmirage and DMV Distribuzione. The movie features a cast of 29 credited performers, including Barbara Cupisti, David Brandon, Robert Gligorov, Mary Sellers, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, and James Sampson.

Produced with a budget of 1 million USD, the film has received generally positive feedback from viewers. It holds a rating of 6.6/10 on IMDb based on 11,000 votes and a 6.4/10 on TMDB from 252 votes. These audience scores are slightly lower than the rating from film critics, which stands at 7.5/10 based on 10 reviews.