The Stay Awake
The Stay Awake

The Stay Awake

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1987
1h 31m
4.8(13 votes)
Horror

Overview

The ghost of a serial killer, executed for murdering students at a Catholic girls' school, returns to the school to take revenge on the current student body.

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28 members
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Shirley Jane Harris

Trish Walton

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Tanya Gordon

Samantha

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Jayne Hutton

Carrie

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Heath Potter

Debbie

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Ken Marshall

Mr. Stark

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Lindsay Reardon

William John Brown (as Lindsey Reardon)

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Michelle Carey

Toby

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Christobel d'Ortez

Allison (as Christobel D'Orthez)

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Maxine John

Cheryl

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Heilie Oeschger

Amy

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Joanna Rowlands

Jennifer

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Bart Fouche

Jason

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Clinton Ephron

Robbie

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Warren Du Preez

Larry

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Pierre Jacobs

Arnie

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Lorrain Dladla

Prostitute

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Dorothy Da Silva

Woman in flat

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Sharon Morton

Nurse

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Dale Lee

Nurse

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Darryl Goldstein

Policeman

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Thinus Henning

Policeman

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Steve Maher

Policeman

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Jean-Claude Vinay

Policeman

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Peter Martin

Policeman

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Derek Warren

Minister

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Fabian Joubert

Guard

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Dorien Du Plessis

Guard

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Ronald Ford

Warren

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