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Based on the best-selling young adult novel by Lois Duncan of You Know What I Did Last Summer fame, Wes Craven’s Summer of Fear tells the tale of plucky teenaged Rachel (Linda Blair) whose life is turned dangerously upside down when her cousin Julie (Lee Purcell) moves in following the death of her parents in a car crash. Julie enchants everyone in the family and appears to be a loving relative, but Rachel knows her cousin is up to something creepy…something like witchcraft!
Original Release
10/31/1978
US Release
10/31/1978
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Linda Blair | Rachel Bryant |
| Lee Purcell | Julia Trent |
| Jeremy Slate | Tom Bryant |
| Jeff McCracken | Mike Gallagher |
| Jeff East | Peter Bryant |
| Carol Lawrence | Leslie Bryant |
| MacDonald Carey | Professor Jarvis / Professor Jarvis - Special appearance by |
| Fran Drescher | Carolyn Baker |
| James Jarnigan | Bobby Bryant |
| Sierra Pecheur | Nurse Duncan |
Directors
Writers
Lois Duncan, Glenn M. Benest, Max A. Keller
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Linda Blair | Rachel Bryant |
| Lee Purcell | Julia Trent |
| Jeremy Slate | Tom Bryant |
| Jeff McCracken | Mike Gallagher |
| Jeff East | Peter Bryant |
| Carol Lawrence | Leslie Bryant |
| MacDonald Carey | Professor Jarvis / Professor Jarvis - Special appearance by |
| Fran Drescher | Carolyn Baker |
| James Jarnigan | Bobby Bryant |
| Sierra Pecheur | Nurse Duncan |
| Billy Beck | Sheriff / The Sheriff |
| Patricia Wilson | Mrs. Gallagher |
| Gwil Richards | Dr. Morgan |
| Frederick Rule | Mailman / The Mailman |
| Helena Mäkelä | Bev. Hills Lady / Beverly Hills Lady |
| Nicole Keller | Elizabeth |
| John Steadman | Veterinarian |
| Kerry Arquette | Anne |
| Kim Wells | Female Rider |
| Beatrice Manley | Marge Trent |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Wade G. Davis II | Executive Producer |
| Max A. Keller | Executive Producer |
| Micheline H. Keller | Executive Producer |
| Joe Aubel | Producer |
| Bill Finnegan | Producer |
| Patricia Finnegan | Producer |
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