Phobia (1980 film)
| Phobia | |
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| Directed by | John Huston |
| Written by | Peter Bellwood Lew Lehman Jimmy Sangster |
| Story by | Ronald Shusett Gary Sherman |
| Produced by | Zale Magder |
| Starring | Paul Michael Glaser Susan Hogan John Colicos |
| Cinematography | Reginald H. Morris |
| Edited by | Stan Cole |
| Music by | André Gagnon |
Production company | Borough Park Productions |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures (Canada/US) |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5,100,000 |
| Box office | $59,167 |
Phobia is a 1980 Canadian psychological thriller-horror film directed by John Huston, with a screenplay by Peter Bellwood, Lew Lehman and Jimmy Sangster; from a story by Ronald Shusett and Gary Sherman. It stars Paul Michael Glaser, Susan Hogan, and John Colicos. In the film, experimental psychotherapist Dr. Peter Ross' (Glaser) patients are targeted by a killer that preys on their phobias.
The film premiered at the 37th Venice International Film Festival, before being released in Canada by Paramount Pictures on September 26, 1980, to a generally negative response and poor box office performance.