Phobia (1980 film)

Phobia
Theatrical poster
Directed byJohn Huston
Written byPeter Bellwood
Lew Lehman
Jimmy Sangster
Story byRonald Shusett
Gary Sherman
Produced byZale Magder
StarringPaul Michael Glaser
Susan Hogan
John Colicos
CinematographyReginald H. Morris
Edited byStan Cole
Music byAndré Gagnon
Production
company
Borough Park Productions
Distributed byParamount Pictures (Canada/US)
Release dates
  • September 9, 1980 (1980-09-09) (Venice)
  • September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26) (Canada/US)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
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.