There’s the heroine, Martha Schmidt (Maren Jensen) – the widow of a member of the Hittite community (a dour xenophobic extreme religious sect that makes the Amish look like swingers).
She’s nutty because, following the death of her husband Jim (Doug Barr) in a mysterious tractor “accident”, she decides to stay down on the farm – even though the Hittite community don’t care much for her and even after someone tosses a snake into her tub while she’s taking a bath!
Then there are her nubile California-blonde pals Vicky Anderson (Susan Buckner) and Lana Marcus (Sharon Stone in her first big speaking role in a theatrical feature), Martha’s old college pals who decide to stay with her and give her moral support (while lounging about in clingy lingerie) and get the bleach scared out of them.
There is a nutty neighbour woman (Lois Nettleton) who goes on mysteriously about hating boys. There is a nutty secret transvestite. There is a nutty Hittite woman.
The Hittite community is ruled by the Elder Isaiah Schmidt (Ernest Borgnine). The cult seeks to repress the faith and lifestyles of non-Hittites and prevent the “outside world” from influencing their own living pattern. And they take stern measures to uphold their own beliefs.
The Hittites despise Martha and call her names like “Incubus” (a demon in their folklore), because she married Isaiah’s eldest son, Jim. Isiaish believes she corrupted Jim by making him follow the wrong path.
Nothing in Deadly Blessing is logical or conclusive, but there’s a big bloodbath and a final trick ending.
Martha Schmidt
Maren Jensen Lana Marcus
Sharon Stone Vicky Anderson
Susan Buckner John Schmidt
Jeff East Melissa
Colleen Riley Jim Schmidt
Douglas Barr Faith Stohler
Lisa Hartman Louisa Stohler
Lois Nettleton Isaiah Schmidt
Ernest Borgnine William Gluntz
Michael Berryman Sheriff
Kevin Cooney Theatre Manager
Bobby Dark Fat Boy
Kevin Farr Gravedigger
Neil Fletcher Tom Schmidt
Jonathon Gulla Leopold
Chester Kulas Jr. Matthew Gluntz
Lawrence Montaigne Sammy
Lucky Mosley Medic
Dan Shackleford Ruth Schmidt
Annabelle Weenick Mrs Gluntz
Jenna Worthen Narrator
Percy Rodrigues
Director
Wes Craven
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There’s the heroine, Martha Schmidt (Maren Jensen) – the widow of a member of the Hittite community (a dour xenophobic extreme religious sect that makes the Amish look like swingers).
There is a nutty neighbour woman (Lois Nettleton) who goes on mysteriously about hating boys. There is a nutty secret transvestite. There is a nutty Hittite woman.
