''Exit Dying'' (also referred to at ''Exit, Dying'') is a 1976

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that was written, directed, produced, and edited by

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professor Bob Jacobs. The film starred

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and centered upon a man caught up in supernatural happenings at an

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. ''Exit Dying'' was filmed in

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at the Grand Opera House. The film premiered on October 31, 1976 at the Oshkosh Grand Opera House and received a positive review from the ''

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''.

Synopsis

When a renovator (

) decides to purchase an old theater with the intent to fix it up and sell it for a profit, he's unaware that the place is a safe haven for the supernatural. As he spends more and more time there, it becomes more apparent that his attentions to the location are very unwelcome.

Production

Author

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was consulted for the film and Jacobs used the film as a project for his students. The students raised $15,000 towards the funding of the film. Filming took place during mid 1976 and Jacobs and his students shot primarily between midnight and 8 am. After filming Jacobs claimed that he saw the ghost of Percy Keene, a former manager for the Oshkosh Grand Opera House.

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* 1976 films American ghost films American television films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{US-tv-film-stub