Dust Devil
United Kingdom, South Africa
1992
103 Min
Color
1.85:1
Afrikaans, English
Synopsis
A shape shifter comes from the desert in search of victims, a spirit the locals call “The Dust Devil”. He prays on the lonely and the unloved, those that have already lost everything but life itself. Wendy has broken up with her husband and wanders aimlessly in her car. She picks up a stranger and begins having misgivings about picking him up when strange things begin to occur. Meanwhile a local police officer tracks the killer. Aided by a shaman’s admonishments about witchcraft he sets off to try and stop the beast before it can complete its grisly task. —MDb
Director
Richard Stanley
Richard Stanley (born 22 November 1966) is a film director and screenwriter born in South Africa. Stanley currently works and lives in London, England.
He has worked on music videos for bands like Fields of the Nephilim, as well as directing a 50-minute length video for Marillion’s concept album, Brave, which has since been released on DVD. In April 2006, it was announced he is to direct a new music video for Fields of the Nephilim’s latest studio album, Mourning Sun.
He has directed two feature films: Hardware in 1990 and Dust Devil in 1993.
Hardware was the subject of controversy when it was revealed that Stanley used the story “Shok!” (published in comic magazine 2000 AD) created by Kevin O’Neill and Steve MacManus for a basis of his screenplay. Only after a court case, which Stanley lost, were the two given writing credits on the film. Hardware is now considered the first 2000 AD story to be adapted into film.
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Mr. Arkadin
29Apr12
With the film's troubled history it's hard to know exactly how much "benefit of the doubt" it deserves, but no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't get past the acting (especially from the leads). The narration also seemed like a clumsy way to simply tell the audience the relevant plot points we needed to keep track of; would've appreciated scenes that dramatized the action instead of someone reading me a script.
Sean
31Jan12
Such a unique vision of horror, its like part western, part supernantural horror part serial killer film. Set in a dusty South African town of Bethany, the chase is on to find a serial killer who is on the loose. A cop with a haunted past is on the case, and a woman who is on the run from her controlling husband somehow get all tied together.
ruby stevens
15May11
just enough ideas to keep this one afloat in a sea of 80s cheese. dreadful acting by the two leads. secondary characters were much better...
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