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Writer:
Everett De Roche (written by)
Release Date:
7 September 1979 (USA)
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He's in a coma... Yet, he can kill...
Plot:
A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills though his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins
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4 nominations
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(7 articles)
[DVD Review] Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
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Killer sharks and fog rolling Down Under
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Killer sharks and fog rolling Down Under
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Is he REALLY asleep?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Susan Penhaligon | ... | Kathy Jacquard | |
| Robert Helpmann | ... | Dr. Roget | |
| Rod Mullinar | ... | Ed Jacquard | |
| Bruce Barry | ... | Dr. Brian Wright | |
| Julia Blake | ... | Matron Cassidy | |
| Helen Hemingway | ... | Sister Williams | |
| María Mercedes | ... | Nurse Panicale | |
| Robert Thompson | ... | Patrick | |
| Walter Pym | ... | Capt. Fraser | |
| Frank Wilson | ... | Det. Sgt. Grant | |
| Carole-Ann Aylett | ... | Patrick's Mother | |
| Paul Young | ... | Lover | |
| Marilyn Rodgers | ... | Day Desk nurse | |
| Peggy Nichols | ... | Night Desk Nurse | |
| John Murphy | ... | Barman |
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112 min | USA:96 min | 140 min (original cut)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Italy:VM14 |
Australia:M (original rating) |
Australia:PG (DVD rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 (original rating) |
Norway:18 |
UK:18 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:16
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For the Italian release 'Brian May''s score was replaced by Goblin's.
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[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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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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Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
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The later 70's saw a handful of films about people with psychic powers, but this little-known thriller from Australia may just be the most unique of them all.
Nurse comes under the spell of her seemingly comatose patient, whose intense psychic powers are menacing the people around her.
Patrick is a bizarre, yet oddly moving film that benefits strongly from its off-beat and ultimately unpredictable story. It's a tale that manages to side-step clichés to become not only a brooding chiller, but a weird love story as well. There's an occasional good bit of suspense and shock that keeps the tension high. The story also possesses a strange sense of the erotic. Granted, the plot is a bit slow in pace but Richard Franklin's direction and a good cast help to carry it well.
Star Susan Penhaligon does a throughly good performance as the films heroine/victim. Rod Mulliner is good as Penhaligon's troubled husband, as is Bruce Barry as her boyfriend. Robert Thompson is also a stand-out as the films menacing title character. Even though Thompson spends most of the film lying in silence he still conveys a threatening presence, he's just that good of an actor.
For those seeking a left-field thriller that's thoughtfully well done, Patrick may just be your date.
*** 1/2 out of ****