Nurse Sherri
Nurse Sherri
is a 1977 American supernatural horror film directed by Al Adamson and starring Jill Jacobson, Geoffrey Land, and Marilyn Joi. Produced and distributed by Independent-International Pictures, the film's plot follows a nurse who becomes possessed by the spirit of a vengeful cult leader who died in the hospital where she works.
Synopsis
Sherri Martin is a hospital nurse. An evil spirit takes possession of her and forces her to murder her patients.Cast
- Geoffrey Land as Peter Desmond
- Jill Jacobson as Sherri Martin
- Marilyn Joi as Tara Williams
- Katherine Pass as Beth Dillon
- Prentiss Moulden as Marcus Washington
- Bill Roy as Reanhauer
- Erwin Fuller as Charlie
- J.C. Wells as Stevens
- Clay Foster as Dr. Nelson
- Caryl Briscoe as Nurse Gordon
- Jack Barnes as Dr. Andrews
Production
The name of the cult leader character, "Reanhauer," is similar to Margaret L. Reinauer, who presided over a real-life cult known as The Circle of Friends. An incident taking place early in the film, during which Reanhauer and his followers seek to resurrect one of their dead brethren via chanting, has similar aspects to the attempted resurrection of 17-year-old Katherine Globe, who died after she was refused medical attention by religious zealots at St. Matthias, Bellwoods in Toronto in 1967.Reception
"Known over the years by a number of different titles in different parts of the world, Nurse Sherri is a seedy, low profile, drive-in circuit horror film from 1977. ", commented a review at Digital Bits."For the casual genre fan, the name Al Adamson may not ring a bell. As for me, I have always known about the prolific B filmmaker, but have only seen one of his films.", noted the Daily Dead.