Stark Raving Mad (1981 film)

Stark Raving Mad is a 1981 American crime film directed by George F. Hood, written by Don Gronquist, and starring Russ Faust and Marcie Severson. It depicts a fictionalized account of the Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate killings of the 1950s. It was released in January 1983.

Stark Raving Mad
Directed byGeorge F. Hood
Screenplay byDon Grongquist
Produced byDon Gronquist
Starring
  • Russ Fast
  • Marcie Severson
CinematographyJ. Wilder Mincey
Edited byGeorge F. Hood
Distributed byIndependent Artists Releasing
Release date
  • June 19, 1981 (1981-06-19)[1]
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The film opens with convicted serial killer Richard Stark on death row and awaiting execution. While he waits in the death cell, he begins to relate the story of the circumstances that led to his present situation.

Release

The film was released in Canada as Execution and in Australia as Murder Run.

See also
  • Badlands, a 1973 film about the Charles Starkweather murders

References
  1. "Stark Raving Mad advertisement". Akron Beacon Journal. June 19, 1981. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.


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