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Insanity | Capital Punishment
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Budget 7,500,000 USD
Box Office Collection 796,368 USD
Based on the true story of Richard Trenton Chase, "The Vampire Killer" who killed six people in the course of four days in January 1978.
The film was set for release in late 1987, but went unreleased in America for five years when its distributor, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, went bankrupt. William Friedkin reedited the film and changed the ending before Miramax Films eventually picked it up and gave it a limited run in 1992.
In filming the scene where Alex McArthur's character jumps through the church window, McArthur insisted on doing his own stunt. Unfortunately, when he landed on the floor he fractured his ankle. He was taken to a local hospital where a cast was put on the lower portion of his leg. Later in the same scene, when he is knocking over items on a table, a black stocking can clearly be seen covering the cast.
Due to legal complications, this film wasn't shown theatrically in America until several years after its European debut. It was released on laserdisc in Japan sometime in 1990, and these copies were imported to the United States.
William Friedkin's marriage to film producer Sherry Lansing likely paved the way for Friedkin's return to good graces with Paramount Pictures. Lansing was a very successful movie producer and was in the film business for a long time before producing. In 1992, after producing some big hits and critically acclaimed, award winning films, Lansing was brought on board to run Paramount Pictures. Friedkin had a good run and turned in solid films with Paramount during this period. These included the under appreciated college basketball drama Blue Chips, Jade, a fine ensemble thriller, Rules of Engagement, an excellent film about the fog of war after an incident in the middle east, and the wonderful, lean action movie The Hunted.
"Anthony Fraser: [addressing to the jury] The life of an innocent human being worths more than the life of an murderer. Charles Reece must die. Now, I want you to remember that you sit here as representatives of your community, your neighbors, your friends, your children. If you should decide to let this man go free, be absolutely clear in your mind that you are condemning his victims to a second death and saying to your neighbors that the life of a terrible murderer is worth more than the life of the people he killed. Thank you."
"Charlie Reece: I hear voices on the radio sometimes. Albert Morse: What sort of voices, Charles? Charlie Reece: Music. Telling me to kill. There's this one radio station I listen to. It's the devil station. I listen and I hear Satan telling me to kill. Sometimes I think this isn't real. It's not really messages, it's not making any sense. Then finally I figure it must be truth. So then when I start to lose all my blood, I figured that was Satan poisoning me for not keeping my end of the bargain."
