The Lottery (1996)

Movie Info

Based on one of Shirley Jackson's spookier stories, this made-for-TV thriller recounts a small New England town's chilling annual ritual, a quasi-pagan affair involving human sacrifice performed in a particularly horrific manner.

• Rating:
  NR
• Genre:
  Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense, Television
• Directed By:
  Daniel Sackheim
• Written By:
  Anthony Spinner
• In Theaters:
  Sep 29, 1996  wide
• On Disc/Streaming:
  Feb 4, 2003
• Runtime:
  94 minutes
• Studio:
  Landsburg Company

Cast

Dan Cortese
as Jason Smith

Keri Russell
as Felice Dunbar

Veronica Cartwright
as Maggie Dunbar

Stephen Root
as Graham Dunbar

William Daniels
as Rev. Hutchinson

William Morgan Sheppard
as Mayor Warner

M. Emmet Walsh
as Chief Davis

Salome Jens
as Faith Lloyd

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