Death Valley (1982)

"Death Valley"

Credits: Director

Starring: Paul LeMat, Catherine Hicks, Wilford Brimley, Peter Billingsley

Studio: Universal

Release: 1982

Paul Stanton sends his son Billy (Billingsley) to join his mother Sally (Hicks) and her new boyfriend Mike (LeMat) in California. While passing through Death Valley, they encounter a cowboy serial killer and his twin. When young Billy steals a piece of jewelry from a crime scene, the killers pursue the family...

Richards dives headlong into horror with "Death Valley"

Even though this slasher horror flick was largely overlooked domestically, it played to large audiences throughout the Asia. The film also marked the beginning of a longtime collaboration between Richards and Brimley.