Something Evil (1972) (TV)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writer:

Robert Clouse (writer)

Release Date:

21 January 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A young couple moves into a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. What they don't know is that there is an unseen presence in the house, and that it wants to take possession of the wife.

Plot Keywords:

Farmhouse | Possession | House | Farm | Supernatural Power

Cast

Sandy Dennis	...	Marjorie Worden
Darren McGavin	...	Paul Worden
Ralph Bellamy	...	Harry Lincoln
Jeff Corey	...	Gehrmann
Johnny Whitaker	...	Stevie Worden
John Rubinstein	...	Ernest Lincoln
David Knapp	...	John
Laurie Hagen	...	Beth
Herb Armstrong	...	Schiller
Margaret Avery	...	Irene
Norman Bartold	...	Mr. Hackett
Sheila Bartold	...	Mrs. Hackett
Lois Battle	...	Mrs. Faraday
Bella Bruck	...	Mrs. Gehrmann
Lynn Cartwright	...	Secretary

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Golden Oak Ranch - 19802 Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA

Company:

Belford Productions

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: The shadow of the cameraman can be seen on Marjorie's red robe when she walks out to the yard on their first night.

Quotes:

Irene: Apples come in chocolate brown, mmm-mm, they're wonderful. Apples come in taffy gold, mmm-mm, they're scrumptious!
Paul Worden: Er, honey, you're giving out a little too much rock sound. Make it sweet. Remember, this is the girl next door with freckles.
Irene: [an African-American] Freckles?

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Reflections of Evil (2002)

Soundtrack:

APPLE BAR CANDY SONG

Steven Spielberg Movie

An early TV movie by Steven Spielberg, is pretty well made for this type of film. Family move into a house possessed by the devil, but the husband's wife can't see anything wrong with the place. Worth watching but not as good as some of the stuff he went on to direct in the next few years.