MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 1,432 this week

Stranger in Our House (TV 1978)

TV Movie  -   -  Drama | Horror | Mystery  -  31 October 1978 (USA)
5.2
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 5.2/10 from 854 users  
Reviews: 36 user | 18 critic

A teenage girl's life is turned upside down after her cousin moves into her house, and as time goes by, she begins to suspect that she may be a practitioner of witchcraft.

Director:

Writers:

(teleplay), (novel), 1 more credit »
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 487 titles created 23 Jul 2011
 
a list of 50 titles created 5 days ago
 
a list of 102 titles created 22 Sep 2011
 
a list of 301 titles created 16 Jan 2012
 
a list of 102 titles created 11 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Stranger in Our House (TV 1978)

Stranger in Our House (TV 1978) on IMDb 5.2/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Stranger in Our House.
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Rachel Bryant
...
Jeremy Slate ...
Tom Bryant
...
Mike Gallagher
Jeff East ...
Peter Bryant
...
Leslie Bryant
Macdonald Carey ...
Professor Jarvis
...
Carolyn Baker
James Jarnigan ...
Bobby Bryant (as James Jarnagin)
Kerry Arquette ...
Anne
Sierra Pecheur ...
Nurse Duncan
Billy Beck ...
Sheriff
Patricia Wilson ...
Mrs. Gallagher
Frederick Rule ...
Mailman
Helena Mäkelä ...
Beverly Hills Lady (as Helena Makela)
Edit

Storyline

A country family of five takes in cousin Julia, whose parents recently perished in a car crash. Julia extends her influence over the family and those around them, fooling all except for Rachel, the teenaged girl who knows her cousin is up to no good. Written by Brian J. Wright <tyrannorabbit@hotmail.com>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

Julia came to live with the Bryants. She claimed to be their cousin ... See more »


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence | See all certifications »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

31 October 1978 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Summer of Fear  »

Filming Locations:


Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fran Drescher's TV debut. See more »

Quotes

Julia: I like my hair this way. Mike does, too. So does your father.
Rachel Bryant: Well I can't stand a thing about you, and that includes your hair!
Julia: How rude.
See more »

Connections

Featured in Svengoolie: Stranger in Our House (1998) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

BEWARE THE BOX! SUMMER OF FEAR is a re-packaged '70s TV movie
13 January 2004 | by (New York,NY) – See all my reviews

For swhile it was hard getting a copy of the Tv movie that goes by two titles: SUMMER OF FEAR and STRANGER IN OUR HOUSE. Then recently they repackaged it. The box boasts that it is drirected by WES CRAVEN, maker of SCREAM and NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and that it stars Linda Blair. These are all true facts. However this is not a new release,but a 1978 TV movie re-packaged. Im sure many people will pick this movie up and be sorely dissappointed! Well,Im one of those rare few that actually enjoy TV movies AND Linda Blair (two faves are BORN INNOCENT, and SARAH T PORTAIT OF A TEENAGE ALCOHOLIC). this one isnt as good as those two, but still amusing. For some odd reason, Linda is the GOOd girl in this one. She's a fresh-faced bad-permed country girl who enjoys riding horses. One day she finds that distant relatibves have died in a car crash and that her long-lost cousin Julia is coming to stay with her family. Of course when innocent young thing Julia arrives we know that sooner or later she will become a usurperer trying to take over Linda's life. She goes to the mall with Linda and friend Fran Drescher(!) and gets an almost-identiacl perm and similar outfir and purse as Linda! She quickly makes friends with Linda's best friend and fella(who she promptly steals!) The only one who isnt "enchanted" by her is Linda's horse, and he gets his just deserts via a strange voodoo device that looks strangely like a sex toy). Soon Linda is finding strange things around the house and puttin together the pieces that Cousin might be a dabbler in black magic. Of course no one in the family believes her and lables her "jealous", which gives Linda a chance to whine and whine and say "Ya gotta believe me!" Her mother tells her to get "That filth" out of her mind! There are no real big scares or surprises, but the showdown cat-fight at the end is pretty good. The villainous turns into an over-the-top glareing-eyed demon woman at the end and its a real treat. I know alot of people will think I'm crazy for giving this flick a forgiving,somewhat GOOD review, but keep in mind I LIKE this stuff, and if you do too check this out as well as Melissa Sue Andersons MIDNIGHT OFFERINGS.(p.s: if you were Linda wouldnt you have thrown her out when she stole your boyfriend?????)


9 of 16 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Did Anyone Read The Book? ShrimpShackShooter
straight face michaelecanada
filming location of house finleproc
JUST GOT THE DVD! SweeneyNate
Jeff McCracken lil_miss_independent92
Did anyone notice.... lil_miss_independent92
Discuss Stranger in Our House (1978) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?