Dust Devil

– A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
1992
Dust Devil (1992)

A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.

Dust Devil (1992) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Apr 1993

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Richard Stanley

Writer:

Richard Stanley

Main Actors:

Robert John Burke, Chelsea Field, Zakes Mokae, John Matshikiza

Plot:

A shape shifter (Burke) comes from the desert in search of victims, a spirit the locals call "The Dust Devil". He prays on the lonely and the unloved, those who have already lost everything but life itself. Wendy (Field) has broken up with her husband and wanders aimlessly in her car. She picks up a stranger and begins having misgivings about picking him up when strange things begin to occur. Meanwhile a local police officer (Mokae) tracks the killer. Aided by a shaman's admonishments about witchcraft he sets off to try and stop the beast before it can complete its grisly task.

Awards:

4 nominations.

Production:

Miramax

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
29%