Dust Devil
1992 · Movie · R · 103 min · ★ 6.3 · 34% critics
After fleeing an abusive marriage, a woman hits the road and picks up a magnetic stranger on a lonely desert highway. As unsettling deaths mount and a determined investigator closes in, the journey turns into a grim, mystical chase where folklore and fear blur together.
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-07-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 34/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (148 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an offbeat, atmospheric horror-thriller with mysticism and desert dread, like The Serpent and the Rainbow or Silent Hill; Not for you if you need fast pacing and clear, straightforward storytelling.
Pros: haunting desert mood; original supernatural premise; strong performances | Cons: slow-burn pacing; confusing story beats; uneven flow
Themes
- adultery
- fire
- dreams
- wind
- nightmare
- isolation
- ritual
- sandstorm
- supernatural
- hallucination
- wilderness
- surrealism
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Robert John Burke
as Dust Devil
Chelsea Field
as Wendy Robertson
Marianne Sägebrecht
as Dr. Leidzinger
William Hootkins
as Capt. Cornelius Beyman
Zakes Mokae
as Ben Mukurob
John Matshikiza
as Joe Niemand
Rufus Swart
as Mark Robinson
- RC
Russell Copley
as Cpl. Dutoit
Andre Odendaal
as Cpl. Bates
- LC
Luke Cornell
as Soldier 1
Directed by Richard Stanley