Scared Stiff
Synopsis
Kate's a single mom rock star recovering from a nervous breakdown; David is her psychiatrist turned lover. After David buys an old Charleston mansion and Kate and her son move in with him, strange events occur including the discoveries of a secret hidden attic and the diary of the murderous slave trader who owned the home. Kate hears a piano playing by itself and sees the ghost of the slave trader who once lived there. Their relationship is strained by the bizarre events as Kate's sanity is again questioned as she insists what she's seen is real...but is it?
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Principal cast & crew: 34
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Edited by Nick StaglianoShot by Yuri DenysenkoScored by Alastair Monteith HodgeDesigned by Wynn Thomas
Box Office
1987 · Box office
Produced on a $1.3M budget
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$1.3M
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34 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Michael Kiu Wai Miu
as David Miu Dai Wai
Andrew Stevens
as David Young
Chow Yun Fat
as Inspector Chow
Mary Page Keller
as Kate Christopher
Eric Tsang
as Halley Tsang Siu Wai
David Ramsey
as George Masterson
Anita Mui
as Mui
Josh Segal
as Jason
Emily Chu
as Alice
Bill Hindman
as Dr. Ben Brightman
Phillip Ko
as Inspector Chow's Man
Jackie Davis
as Detective Whitcomb
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8Directors
2Writers
4Producers
2Other crew
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