The Believers

The Believers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Schlesinger
Written by	Mark Frost
Produced by	John Schlesinger Beverly J. Camhe Michael Childers
Starring	Martin Sheen Helen Shaver Harley Cross Robert Loggia Jimmy Smits Malick Bowens Harris Yulin Lee Richardson Gary Farmer
Cinematography	Robby Müller
Edited by	Peter Honess
Music by	J. Peter Robinson
Distributed by	Orion
Release dates	June 10, 1987
Running time	150 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$18,753,438

The Believers, a horror/neo-noir film directed by John Schlesinger was released in 1987. Martin Sheen, Robert Loggia and Helen Shaver are among the actors in this movie.

Plot

After the accidental death of his wife by electrocution, Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) moves to New York City, where a rash of brutal, ritualistic child murders, supposedly committed by members of a Hispanic cult practicing a malevolent version of Santeria have been confounding the NYPD. Things take a turn for the worse when the cult targets Jamison's son Chris (Harley Cross).

Cast

• Martin Sheen ... Cal Jamison
• Helen Shaver ... Jessica Halliday
• Harley Cross ... Chris Jamison
• Robert Loggia ... Lieutenant Sean McTaggert
• Jimmy Smits ... Tom Lopez
• Malick Bowens ... Palo
• Elizabeth Wilson ... Kate Maslow
• Harris Yulin ... Robert Calder
• Lee Richardson ... Dennis Maslow
• Richard Masur ... Marty Wertheimer
• Carla Pinza ... Carmen Ruiz
• Janet-Laine Green ... Lisa Jamison
• Raúl Dávila ... Oscar Sezine
• Gary Farmer ... Mover
• John Bendel ... Theater Detective
• Joe Pentangelo ... Theater cop
• Robert Clohessy ... Diner Detective
• Frank Patton ... Crime Scene Cop

Controversy

The film was in large part an influence on the Santeria- based cult, established by serial killers Adolfo Constanzo and Sara Aldrete.

External links

The Believers at IMDb