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RUNTIME
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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Truth or Dare? - A Critical Madness
1986 1h 28m EN
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5.2
MID
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5.1
IMDB
★5.2TMDB · 20★5.1IMDB · 803
Horror
Synopsis
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Mike Strauber catches his wife Sharon in bed with his best friend Jerry. He gets mad and takes off to embark on an adventure of murder and self-mutilation in demented games of truth or dare.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
John Brace
Mike Strauber
Mary Fanaro
Sharon Strauber
Bruce Gold
Jerry Powers
Raymond Carbone
Detective Rosenberg
Kerry Ellen Walker
Hitch-Hiker
AJ McLean
Little Mike
Anthony T. Townes
Guard #1
Joel D. Wynkoop
Guard #2
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tim Ritter
- Writers
- Tim Ritter
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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ERA
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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Truth or Dare Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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AWARDS
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Tim Ritter, shot by Christopher M. Burritt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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ERA
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John Brace and Mary Fanaro and Bruce Gold carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tim Ritter directs. Christopher M. Burritt behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 340 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
- 5Part of the "Truth or Dare Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 7Directed by Tim Ritter, shot by Christopher M. Burritt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 8John Brace and Mary Fanaro and Bruce Gold carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt0092118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Christopher M. Burritt
- Runtime
- 88 min · 1h 28m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $200,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB rating
- 5.1/10 · 803 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Part of
Truth or Dare Collection
Tim Ritters Truth or Dare collection
Also by
Tim Ritter
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- TW
Twisted Illusions
US
- PE
Peerless Films
Key crew
- ProducerYale Wilson
- Set DecorationValerie Gobos
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- mask
- adultery
- murder
- slasher
- self mutilation
- truth or dare
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)1986-06-01NR
Also known as
International titles
- EliminatorES
