Wes Craven's Chiller
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Chiller, or as it is sometimes known Wes Craven's Chiller, is a made for TV horror/thriller released in 1985. It was directed by Wes Craven
, and written by J.D. Feigelson.
) dies, and is cryonically preserved in the hopes that he can be revived. 10 years later, the procedure is a success, and Miles returns—without his soul.
preserved. When his storage tank malfunctions and begins to thaw, Miles is rushed to a hospital. His mother, who has missed her son terribly during his 10-year incapacitation, arranges for surgeons there to perform a procedure that was not possible when Miles was originally frozen. The operation is a success and Miles revives.
Miles returns to the company his father, now deceased, started. He ruthlessly strips down anything that the company does not require to be profitable, and fires the man responsible for keeping the company running in Miles' absence.
A series of mysterious deaths occur and circumstantial evidence implicates Miles. His mother, of course, does not want to believe her beloved son is a heartless killer. It is only when Father Penny (played by Paul Sorvino) arrives at the hospital in critical condition that she is convinced her son is evil. Penny tells her that Miles was responsible, and she rushes home to save her step daughter and have Miles arrested.
The events that follow pit Miles against his mother, and she ends up locking him in a walk-in freezer. The police arrive and discover that Miles, though apparently frozen, is still alive. His mother comes to the rescue by shooting her son in the chest with a police pistol.
The final scene is set at the cryogenics facility, where another alarm goes off as another storage tank malfunctions and begins to thaw.
Wes Craven
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven is an American actor, film director, writer, producer, perhaps best known as the director of many horror films, particularly slasher films, including the famed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, featuring the iconic Freddy Krueger character, the...
, and written by J.D. Feigelson.
Synopsis
Corporate executive Miles Creighton (Michael BeckMichael Beck
John Michael Beck Taylor , commonly known as Michael Beck, is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Swan in the 1979 film, The Warriors.-Life and career:...
) dies, and is cryonically preserved in the hopes that he can be revived. 10 years later, the procedure is a success, and Miles returns—without his soul.
Detailed plot
Miles Creighton is cryonicallyCryonics
Cryonics is the low-temperature preservation of humans and animals who can no longer be sustained by contemporary medicine, with the hope that healing and resuscitation may be possible in the future. Cryopreservation of people or large animals is not reversible with current technology...
preserved. When his storage tank malfunctions and begins to thaw, Miles is rushed to a hospital. His mother, who has missed her son terribly during his 10-year incapacitation, arranges for surgeons there to perform a procedure that was not possible when Miles was originally frozen. The operation is a success and Miles revives.
Miles returns to the company his father, now deceased, started. He ruthlessly strips down anything that the company does not require to be profitable, and fires the man responsible for keeping the company running in Miles' absence.
A series of mysterious deaths occur and circumstantial evidence implicates Miles. His mother, of course, does not want to believe her beloved son is a heartless killer. It is only when Father Penny (played by Paul Sorvino) arrives at the hospital in critical condition that she is convinced her son is evil. Penny tells her that Miles was responsible, and she rushes home to save her step daughter and have Miles arrested.
The events that follow pit Miles against his mother, and she ends up locking him in a walk-in freezer. The police arrive and discover that Miles, though apparently frozen, is still alive. His mother comes to the rescue by shooting her son in the chest with a police pistol.
The final scene is set at the cryogenics facility, where another alarm goes off as another storage tank malfunctions and begins to thaw.
Major characters
- Michael BeckMichael BeckJohn Michael Beck Taylor , commonly known as Michael Beck, is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Swan in the 1979 film, The Warriors.-Life and career:...
.... Miles Creighton - Beatrice StraightBeatrice StraightBeatrice Whitney Straight was an American theatre, film, and television actress. Hers remains the shortest acting performance in a film to win an Oscar. In her winning role in the 1976 film Network, she was on screen for five minutes and forty seconds, the shortest time ever for the winner of the...
.... Marion Creighton - Laura JohnsonLaura JohnsonLaura Johnson is an American actress who played Terry Hartford in the soap opera Falcon Crest from 1983 to 1986.Johnson was married to actor Harry Hamlin from 1985 to 1989, she was previously married to producer David Solomon....
.... Leigh Kenyon - Dick O'NeillDick O'NeillDick O'Neill was an American stage, film and television character actor best known for playing Irish cops, fathers, judges and army generals. He began his acting career as an original company member of Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.He served in the Navy then returned to the theater. In the late...
.... Clarence Beeson - Alan FudgeAlan FudgeAlan Fudge , was an American actor known for being part of the cast of four television programs: Man from Atlantis, Eischied, Paper Dolls, and Bodies of Evidence, along with a recurring role on 7th Heaven.Fudge was born in Wichita, Kansas...
.... Dr. Stricklin - Craig Richard NelsonCraig Richard NelsonCraig Richard Nelson is an American theater, film and television character actor.- Acting career :Nelson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and studied acting at the University of Utah and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts...
.... Dr. Collier - Paul SorvinoPaul SorvinoPaul Anthony Sorvino is an American actor. He often portrays authority figures on both sides of the law, and is possibly best known for his roles as Paulie Cicero, a portrayal of Paul Vario in the film Goodfellas and Sgt. Phil Cerreta on the police procedural and legal drama television series Law...
.... Reverend Penny - Jill SchoelenJill Schoelen-Early life:Schoelen was born in Burbank, California. Her mother is the famous fashion designer Dorothy Schoelen.-Acting career:Schoelen has starred in such movies as D.C...
.... Stacey Creighton
Minor characters
- Anne Seymour .... Mrs. Bunch
- Russ MarinRuss MarinRuss Marin was an American film and television actor active from the early 1970s to the early 1990s.Among the many shows he guest starred include Mannix, Bonanza, The Secrets of Isis, Wonder Woman, The Waltons and Falcon Crest and Murder She Wrote.-External links:...
.... Dr. Sample - Jerry LacyJerry LacyGerald LeRoy "Jerry" Lacy is an American soap opera actor best known for playing the roles of Tony Peterson, Reverend Trask, Reverend Gregory Trask, Mr. Trask, and Lamar Trask on the cult TV serial Dark Shadows...
.... Jerry Burley - Edward Blackoff .... 2nd Technician
- Kenneth White .... Technician #1
- Ned Wertimer .... Mr. Hanna
- Wendy Goldman .... Secretary
- Joseph WhippJoseph WhippJoseph Whipp is an American actor who has starred in many films and starred on television. He is known for playing police officers in films and on television, too....
.... Detective - Brian Libby .... Orderly
- Karen Huie .... Nurse #1
- Melanie F. Williams .... Nurse #2
- Perla Walter .... Night Nurse
- Starletta DuPois .... Nurse
- Mimi Craven .... Nurse Cooper
- Bill Dearth .... Officer #1
- Roger Hampton .... Officer #2
- Clare Nono .... Newscaster (as Claire Nono)
- William Forward .... Anesthesiologist