John Huston must have loved being in a terrible horror film so much. he decided to direct one himself . Unlike The Visitor which was entertaining in patches , Phobia is crushingly dull with a plot so contrived and improbable that characters regularly have to explain what's going on to each other. An ice hockey-playing psychiatrist is treating a group of criminals who have transferred to his hospital to confront phobias which have little to do with their crimes. Who's greenlighted this venture ? - that's just the first baffling question raised. Why do characters keep appearing in places where they have no business to be ? - that's another. The biggest problem of all is the supposed star . Any hopes Paul Michael Glaser was entertaining of transferring his TV fame to the big screen were holed below the waterline by his expressionless mumbling performance here, so painfully out of his depth you blush for him.
Susan Hogan ( as Jenny St Clair )
Sex : Jenny is the psychiatrist's current girlfriend
Death : Survives
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Susan's is the film's best performance as pretty much the only sympathetic character.
Lisa Langlois ( as Laura )
Sex : Laura strips off for a bath
Death : Laura is drowned ( in a ridiculously short time )
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Lisa is a Canadian actress who has racked up a fair number of film and TV credts without ever becoming a star. Her career is ongoing.
Alexandra Stewart ( as Barbra Grey )
Sex : No
Death :Blown up by a booby trap bomb
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Alexandra was born in Montreal and started her career in French cinema in the late fifties. She moved to Hollywood in 1965 but still appeared in many French films after this date.. Her career is ongoing.
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