I, Desire

1982TV Movie⏱️ 2h 0m

CrimeHorrorThriller

⭐ 5.8

IMDB Rating

304 votes

A Los Angeles student working as a coroner's assistant falls in love with a strange young woman.

Director

John Llewellyn Moxey

Writers

N/A

Stars

David Naughton, Dorian Harewood, Marilyn Jones

Release Date

November 15, 1982

Language

English

Country

United States

💬 14

Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

David Naughton

as David Balsiger

Dorian Harewood

as Detective Jerry Van Ness

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Marilyn Jones

as Cheryl Gillen

Barbara Stock

as Mona

Arthur Rosenberg

as Milton King

James Victor

as Dr. Herrera

Brad Dourif

as Paul

Anne Bloom

as Marge Bookman

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Linda Lawrence

as Undercover Cop

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Adele Rosse

as Head Nurse

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Filming Location

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Production

Green/Epstein Productions, Columbia Pictures Television

🏷️ Keywords

coronerstudentgirlfriendbloodhospital

🎯 Categories

CrimeHorrorThriller

⭐ Featured Review

An Above Average Made For TV Movie

by frschoonover • 2025-02-04

8/10

"I, Desire premeired on TV in the year 1982. The film was a joint production between the USA and Canada. The film stars David Naughton, Marilyn Jones, Dorian Harewood and Barbara Stock as the title character, who masquerades as a lady named Mona. It also features a pre-Child's Play Brad Dourif in a small supporting role. One night while in the coroner's area, David Balsinger (Naughton) sees an unusual case of a man bitten on the neck and all his blood drained from him. In time, he becomes obsessed with finding out more, but winds up getting into trouble when he meets a mystery young ..."