Fright (1971)

Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Collinson

Writer:

Tudor Gates

Stars:

Honor Blackman, Susan George, Ian Bannen

Cast

Cast overview:
Honor Blackman	...	Helen
Susan George	...	Amanda
Ian Bannen	...	Brian
John Gregson	...	Dr. Cordell
George Cole	...	Jim
Dennis Waterman	...	Chris
Tara Collinson	...	Tara
Maurice Kaufmann	...	Inspector
Roger Lloyd-Pack	...	Constable
Michael Brennan	...	Sergeant

Storyline

Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves on edge. The real terror begins, however, when the child's biological father appears after recently escaping from a nearby mental institution.

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Plot Keywords:

terror | babysitter | revenge killing | english police | old mansion | 

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Taglines:

The scream you can hear is your own

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 May 1972 (USA)

Also Known As:

I'm Alone and I'm Scared

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fantale Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was originally released in America on double bill with the film The Sorcerers, which also featured actress Susan George.

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Goofs

When Amanda walks out the door into the yard she is frightened by clothing which hits her in the face from a spinning clothesline. In a subsequent shot we see the back door & clothesline positions in relation to each other. It would be highly unlikely and next to impossible that somebody exiting the door would not notice the white clothes on a spinning clothesline and avoid them instead of walking into the path of the clothes.

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Quotes

Inspector: How do you spell that word, "psychotic"?
Dr. Cordell: You may have to spell it M-U-R-D-E-R, murder, if you don't get someone over there quickly!

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Connections

Features The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

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Soundtracks

"Ladybird"
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Robertson
Lyrics by Bob Barratt

User Reviews

Scary English seventies gothic shocker

"Fright" is a very scary British homicidal maniac horror from 1971 about an insane asylum escapee terrorizing a young babysitter in a dark and lonely cottage. Played by a superb British cast - Susan George, Bond girl Honor Blackman, Dennis Waterman, George Cole and Ian Bannen as the psycho, this is a well-directed simple but thrilling movie.

The most remarkable point about this film is the dominating darkness - as the whole story takes place in one night, there are, except for a few scenes in a lounge bar and a police station, only scene in partial or nearly complete darkness. With the setting of a big house, you can easily find out many references to hammer horror movies, gothic novels or Italian giallo psycho thrillers. Watch this film alone after midnight in your dark living room, and you will start watching over your shoulder....