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Disconnected

1984 · 82 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into paranoia and dread, with bizarre phone calls and a creeping sense of unreality that lingers.

Directed by
Gorman Bechard
Genres
Horror
Starring
Frances Sherman, Mark Walker, Carl Koch
Tagline
Is anybody there?
Overview
Lovely young Alicia starts receiving bizarre and disturbing phone calls after breaking up with her boyfriend Mike who she suspects is cheating on her with her twin sister Barbara Ann. Alicia meets and befriends amiable, but awkward film nerd Franklin, who alas turns out to be a total psycho with a penchant for carving up nubile ladies. But is Franklin the nutter responsible for those distressing phone calls?

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Directed by
Gorman Bechard
Genres
Horror
Starring
Frances Sherman, Mark Walker, Carl Koch
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Gorman Bechard
Written by
Gorman Bechard, Virginia Gilroy
Starring
Frances Sherman, Mark Walker, Carl Koch, Professor Morono, William A. Roberts, Carmine Capobianco, Ben Page, Donna Dervoin
Music
Steve Asetta
Cinematography
Gorman Bechard
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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