Scorched Heat | FilmVision

Harassed by outlaws and haunted by a horrifying evil force stronger than Death itself..

Swedish/American Steve is a record producer in Dallas, TX, After receiving a letter from his old Swedish school friend Eric. Steve and his wife Linda travels to Sweden where they are drawn into Eric's delusions of an evil source from the other side,

After producer Kjell Larsson watched Nightmare On Elm Street he got the idea for a horror movie to be filmed in his home country of Sweden. He teamed up with Peter Borg, Anders Jonsson and Johan Dernelius who co-wrote the script. Peter Borg became the Director.

The actors selected were all unknown except for Harald Treutiger, a popular and loved TV personality. Treutiger plays Steve in the movie. Larsson insisted that all actors should speak English which was unheard of in Swedish film productions.

In and around Malmo, a city in southern Sweden was the chosen film location except for the opening scenes which were filmed in Dallas, TX. Its unknown if Larsson insisted that one of the opening scenes should include the Elm Street road sign, but there it is.

Premier night in Malmo was a sold out event. The movie got mixed reviews and a massive media coverage

Scorched Heat became one of the most talked about films in Sweden

Category: Horror/Cult

Running time 94min

Location(s): Dallas, TX and Malmo, Sweden

Screen Play: Peter Borg, Anders Jonsson, Johan Dernelius

Production Manager: Johan Dernelius

Property Manager: Anders Jonsson

Directed by Peter Borg

Produced by Kjell Larsson

Cast:

Harald Treutiger as Steve