*Spoiler/plot- How Awful about Alan, 1970, TV film, A man is unable to save his father from a fire that kills his father and disfigures his sister. Sent away to a mental institution for evaluation after the horrible event, the man returns later to take up residence at his sister's home. Psychoanalytically blinded by the incident, the man struggles with his daily life but finds things harder for him. Some strange incidents begin to happen to him that has people doubling his sanity.
*Special Stars- Anthony Perkins, Julie Harris, Joan Hackett.
*Theme- Trauma comes in many forms.
*Trivia/location/goofs- Now public domain intellectual property.
*Emotion- An extremely well made psychological thriller with two of the best 'I play crazy very well' method actors on the planet. While not my favorite film genre, I was pleasantly surprised how well this TV film was expertly done.
*Based On- A some classic Hitchcock suspense film genre.
*Special Stars- Anthony Perkins, Julie Harris, Joan Hackett.
*Theme- Trauma comes in many forms.
*Trivia/location/goofs- Now public domain intellectual property.
*Emotion- An extremely well made psychological thriller with two of the best 'I play crazy very well' method actors on the planet. While not my favorite film genre, I was pleasantly surprised how well this TV film was expertly done.
*Based On- A some classic Hitchcock suspense film genre.