Rent Fade to Black (1980)
3.1 of 5 from 68 ratings
1h 39min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Eric Binford (Dennis Christopher) lives for the big screen - he eats, breathes and dreams movies. But, one day, the mind of this young man takes a deranged and twisted turn for the worse and his obsession takes him one step too far. Eric takes on the personas of his favourite movie characters such as the legendary Dracula, William Boyd and Cody jarret, violently stalking his prey in the form of his alter ego's.
- Actors:
- Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford, Norman Burton, Linda Kerridge, Morgan Paull, James Luisi, Eve Brent, John Steadman, Marcie Barkin, Mickey Rourke, Peter Horton, Hennen Chambers, Melinda O. Fee, Anita Converse
- Directors:
- Vernon Zimmerman
- Producers:
- George G. Braunstein, Ron Hamady
- Writers:
- Vernon Zimmerman
- Aka:
- Fundido a negro
- Studio:
- MIA
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- The Film Highlights of 1980, Top 10 Films By Year
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/03/2026
- Run Time:
- 102 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary track with lead actor Dennis Christopher
- Commentary track with The Hysteria Continues!
- Historical commentary track with film historians Amanda Reyes and Bill Ackerman
- Music Fading: A Brand New interview with Craig Safan
- Fade In, Fade Out - A video essay by Heather Wixson
- Living and Dying for the Movies - an interview with lead actor Dennis Christopher
- Celluloid Heroes - an interview with executive producer Irwin Yablans
- Taking the Hits - an interview with special effects artist Wayne Beauchamp
- A Shiny Quality - an interview with actress Marcie Barkin
- Experimenting with Sound - an interview with composer Craig Safan
- Finishing the Story - an interview with editor Barbara Pokras
- A Brush with Darkness - an interview with stylist Patricia Bunch
- Audio interview with lead actress Linda Kerridge
- Original theatrical trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/03/2026
- Run Time:
- 102 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary track with lead actor Dennis Christopher
- Commentary track with The Hysteria Continues!
- Historical commentary track with film historians Amanda Reyes and Bill Ackerman
- Music Fading: A Brand New interview with Craig Safan
- Fade In, Fade Out - A video essay by Heather Wixson
- Living and Dying for the Movies - an interview with lead actor Dennis Christopher
- Celluloid Heroes - an interview with executive producer Irwin Yablans
- Taking the Hits - an interview with special effects artist Wayne Beauchamp
- A Shiny Quality - an interview with actress Marcie Barkin
- Experimenting with Sound - an interview with composer Craig Safan
- Finishing the Story - an interview with editor Barbara Pokras
- A Brush with Darkness - an interview with stylist Patricia Bunch
- Audio interview with lead actress Linda Kerridge
- Original theatrical trailer
