Rituals

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Movie Info

When five MD colleagues go camping up in the northern woods they encounter a crazed killer, turning their vacation into a nightmare. This one definitely borrowed heavily from the successful film Deliverance.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Peter Carter
Written By:

Ian Sutherland
In Theaters:

Jul 21, 1977 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Aug 28, 1989
Runtime:

94 minutes
Studio:

Day and Date International

Cast

Hal Holbrook
as Harry

Lawrence Z. Dane
as Mitzi

Robin Gammell
as Martin

Ken James
as Able

Gary Reineke
as D.J.

Peter Carter

Jack Creley
as Jesse

Murray Westgate
as Pilot

Michael Zenon
as Matthew

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Critic Reviews for Rituals

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What makes so much of The Creeper work in terms of its outright horror is the solid acting from Holbrook. An early, subtle, and menacing slasher.

May 6, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

C.H. Newell
Father Son Holy Gore

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Audience Reviews for Rituals

Aug 25, 2010

After watching Rituals, Deliverance seems so boring.If I had to choose between Rituals & Deliverance, Id go for Rituals everytime

Brody M Super Reviewer
Jan 15, 2009

Having missed the screening of the Canadian slasher film My Bloody Valentine because of a major power outage here in Toronto, I decided to quench my thirst for Canadian horror by rewatching this Deliverance inspired flick. I first heard of this in Stephen King's fantastic Danse Macabre book, where he makes the bold statement that he liked this more than Deliverance. Granted, I wouldn't go that far, but Rituals' got the goods. Anyway, once a movie's over 30 years old, who cares if it's a rip off? And Deliverance has spawned some great films (including this one) that were inspired by it. Southern Comfort, Hunter's Blood, Beverly Hills Chihuahua. The list is endless. Rituals has some great performances, good dialogue and a gripping atmosphere. And it's nice to see a film about a group of adults (doctors no less) rather than teens stalked by a killer. Highly recommended to fans of horror and survival movies.

Christopher B Super Reviewer