Lucky Stiff (1988 film)

Lucky Stiff is a 1988 American black comedy film written by Pat Proft and directed by Anthony Perkins. It is his only directing credit apart from Psycho III.[1][2]

This article is about the 1988 film. For the unrelated 1949 film, see The Lucky Stiff. For the unrelated musical, see Lucky Stiff. For the unrelated 2014 film, see Lucky Stiff (2014 film).
Lucky Stiff
DVD cover
Directed byAnthony Perkins
Written byPat Proft
Produced byGerald T. Olson
Sara Risher
StarringDonna Dixon
Joe Alaskey
CinematographyJacques Haitkin
Edited byMichael N. Knue
Tom Walls
Music byTom Jenkins
Michael Tavera
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release date
November 1, 1988
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Ron Douglas takes a vacation in the mountains to seek solace from his bride abandoning him on their wedding day. There he meets Cynthia Mitchell, who invites him home for Christmas dinner with her family, cannibalistic descendants of the Donner Party. He unexpectedly encounters his ex-fiancée, who is engaged to one of Cynthia's relatives. He also discovers that he is going to be killed and eaten by Cynthia's family. He manages to successfully escape with his ex-fiancée and she agrees to go through with the wedding.

Cast

Production

The movie was initially filmed under the title Mr. Christmas Dinner.[3]

Release

The film was released in the United States in November 1988.[1] While a box office failure, the film developed a cult following due to its quotable dialogue, with Fangoria doing a feature on the film.[4]

References
  1. "Lucky Stiff (1988) - Anthony Perkins | Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
  2. Alexander, Chris (7 March 2016). "Double Your Anthony Perkins Pleasure on Blu-ray". ComingSoon.net.
  3. French, Todd (1989). "Lucky Stiff". Cinemafantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  4. Gibron, Bill (27 October 2005). "Mudlark Movies: Lucky Stiff". PopMatters.
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