The Believers is a horror/neo-noir film directed by John Schlesinger, released in 1987 and starring Martin Sheen, Robert Loggia and Helen Shaver. It is based on the 1982 novel The Religion by Nicholas Conde.
After the accidental death of his wife by electrocution, Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) moves to New York City, where a rash of brutal, ritualistic child murders, supposedly committed by members of a Hispanic cult practicing a malevolent version of Brujeria have been confounding the NYPD. Things take a turn for the worse when the cult targets Jamison's son Chris (Harley Cross).
CastMartin Sheen as Cal Jamison
Helen Shaver as Jessica Halliday
Harley Cross as Chris Jamison
Robert Loggia as Lieutenant Sean McTaggert
Jimmy Smits as Tom Lopez
Malick Bowens as Palo
Elizabeth Wilson as Kate Maslow
Harris Yulin as Robert Calder
Lee Richardson as Dennis Maslow
Richard Masur as Marty Wertheimer
Carla Pinza as Carmen Ruiz
Janet-Laine Green as Lisa Jamison
Raúl Dávila as Oscar Sezine
Geoffrey Kellett as Paramedic
Controversy
The film was in large part an influence on the Santería-based cult established by serial killers Adolfo Constanzo and Sara Aldrete.[citation needed] The film led a few members of the cult to say that what was shown in the film was a misrepresentation of the real peaceful intentions of the religion and its meaning.
Soundtrack
The film score by J. Peter Robinson was released on Perseverance Records September 3, 2009.
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