Delirium (also known as Psycho Puppet) is a 1979 American
thriller film directed by
Peter Maris and written by Maris and Richard Yalem. The film is one of the infamous "
Video Nasties".
Cast
Turk Cekovsky as Paul Dollinger
Debi Chaney as Susan Norcross
Terry TenBroek as Larry Mead (as Terry Ten Broek)
Barron Winchester as Eric Stem
Bob Winters as Donald Andrews
Garrett Bergfeld as Mark
Nick Panouzis as Charlie Gunther
Harry Gorsuch as Capt. Hearn
Chris Chronopolis as Det. Parker
Lloyd Schattyn as Det. Simms
Jack Garvey as Devlin
Mike Kalist as Specter
Myron Kozman as Wells
Pat Knapko as Jenny Thompson
Letty Garris as Hitchhiker
Charlotte Littrel as Vietnamese prostitute
Richard L. Jones as grocery delivery boy.
Release
Delirium was released in July 1979 in the United States.
Critical reception
TV Guide's review was generally unfavourable, criticising the film's use of Vietnam War flashbacks to explain the killer's motivations.[1]