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Patrick (1978) 5.8
A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills though his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own. Director:Richard FranklinWriter:Everett De Roche (screenplay) |
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Susan Penhaligon | ... | |
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Rod Mullinar | ... |
Ed Jacquard
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Bruce Barry | ... | |
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Helen Hemingway | ... | |
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María Mercedes | ... |
Nurse Panicale
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Walter Pym | ... |
Captain Fraser
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Frank Wilson | ... |
Detective Sgt. Grant
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Carole-Ann Aylett | ... | |
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Paul Young | ... |
Lover
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Marilyn Rodgers | ... |
Day Desk Nurse
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Peggy Nichols | ... |
Night Desk Nurse
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John Murphy | ... |
Barman
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Ray Chubb | ... |
S.E.C. Worker
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After the shocking bathtub death of his mother and her lover, the sinister Patrick lays comatose in a small private hospital, his only action being his involuntary spitting. When a pretty young nurse, just separated from her husband, begins work at the hospital, she senses that Patrick is communicating with her, and he seems to be using his psychic powers to manipulate events in her life. Written by R Lindsay
Plot Keywords:
hospital | telekinesis | psychic power | looking out a window | climbing stairs |Taglines:
Some people thought he was crazy, He appeared to be deaf, dumb and blind, None of them knew of the sixth sense: The power of PATRICK'S mind! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
AustraliaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 September 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Coma See more »Box Office
Budget:
AUD 400,000 (estimated)Company Credits
Production Co:
Filmways Australasian, Australian International Film Corp. (AIFC), Australian Film Commission, The See more »
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1.85 : 1
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Matron Cassidy: Why did you choose the Roget Clinic, Mrs. Jacquard? We tend to attract certain types - lesbians, nymphomaniacs, enema specialists..."
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The Roget Private Clinic was specifically and deliberately set in an abandoned private hotel in Melbourne, Australia so as to evoke the Bates House from Psycho. See more »Quotes
[to Kathy Jacquard who is applying for a job as a nurse]Matron Cassidy: Why did you choose the Roget Clinic, Mrs. Jacquard? We tend to attract certain types - lesbians, nymphomaniacs, enema specialists..."
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This is a real surprise. I only heard of this film through the OZ documentary, 'Not Hollywood' and picked it up for pence, but it is very good indeed.
Susan Penhaligon has a lot to do in the lead role as she struggles to communicate with the 'dead' hospital patient, Patrick.
Some real suspense, a little nudity and gore but excellent dialogue and a throbbing storyline that maintains a strong interest throughout.
Robert Thompson is the poor guy who has to play dead or near dead through the whole film but does a really good job and those eyes, even to the end. Great stuff!