Asylum is a 1997 horror thriller film directed by James Seale

James Seale (movie director)

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 and starring Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

Robert Hammond Patrick, Jr. is an American actor, known for his leading and supporting roles in a number of films and television shows....

, Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

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, Sarah Douglas

Sarah Douglas

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, Debra Wilson

Debra Wilson

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, Henry Gibson

Henry Gibson

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, and Jason Schombing. It premiered on HBO on May 6, 1997.

Summary

Robert Patrick stars as a private investigator traumatized by his father's suicide who goes undercover in a mental institution to uncover the murderer of his psychiatrist.