Patrick vive ancora (1980)

A bedridden psycho is able to receive evil "vibrations" from hardened criminals and use them for his telekinetic powers.

Director:

Mario Landi

Writer:

Piero Regnoli (screenplay)

Stars:

Sacha Pitoëff, Gianni Dei, Mariangela Giordano

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Sacha Pitoëff	...	Dr. Herschel (as Sacha Pitoeff)
Gianni Dei	...	Patrick Herschell
Mariangela Giordano	...	Stella Randolph (as Maria Angela Giordan)
Carmen Russo	...	Cheryl Kraft
Paolo Giusti	...	David Davis
Franco Silva	...	Lyndon Kraft
John Benedy	...	Peter Suniak
Anna Veneziano	...	Meg
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marcel Bozzuffi

Storyline

Patrick, a young man whose father runs a remote spa, is injured in a roadside incident and is in a coma. Some years later, during the off season, five people arrive at the clinic - an ambitious politician and his wife, a swimming star who's the son of a wealthy investor, and a tough-talking man and woman who arrive together but sleep in separate rooms. They're greeted by Lydia, the doctor's new assistant, and by two viciously barking dogs. The dogs' keeper warns Davis, the swimmer, to leave. In a locked part of the clinic, Patrick is in bed, wired to three comatose bodies. What sinister purpose does the doctor have? One by one, the guests meet trouble. Does Patrick have feelings?

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Plot Keywords:

dog | doctor | clinic | swimming | politician | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

15 May 1980 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Patrick Is Still Alive

Filming Locations:

Frascati, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stefano Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Professor Herschell: [English subtitles] It is clear that Mr. Cough's death was due to a fatality.

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Connections

Featured in Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)

User Reviews

If you like Euro-trash, you just hit the mother load!

Italian 'sequel' to the 1978 sleeper hit Patrick isn't so much a sequel as it is a very lurid remake.

Road-side prank leaves young man in a coma. Now, his doctor father has lured a band of suspects to his isolated house so that the comatose victim's telekinetic powers can reek some bloody revenge upon them.

To say that this film is trashy is simply an understatement. Patrick vive ancora drives both sleaze and gore to extremes that are rarely seen in the genre. In fact the story and the cast take a back-seat to some of this ballsy action! Our cast is obviously not afraid to show some skin. The telepathic murders are gruesome indeed - who could ever forget that scene with the fire poker, talk about your phallic imagery!! Need I say more?

For those seeking an intelligent and brooding lost thriller, watch the original Patrick (1978), but those that enjoy sleazy B horror must see this film to believe it! Adults only, and I mean those that are exploitation fans!

** out of ****