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14 October 1988 (USA)
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Tagline:
Just one kiss... to pass the curse! See more »
Plot:
When Felice and Hillary were children, they were separated to live with other people. Felice went off...
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6 nominations
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BFI London Film Festival Review: The Awakening (2011)
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Joanna Pacula | ... | Felice |
 | Meredith Salenger | ... | Amy |
 | Mimi Kuzyk | ... | Brenda |
 | Nicholas Kilbertus | ... | Jack |
| Sabrina Boudot | ... | Heather |
 | Shawn Levy | ... | Terry |
 | Jan Rubes | ... | Gordon Tobin |
| Céline Lomez | ... | Aunt Irene |
| Dorian Joe Clark | ... | T.C |
 | Richard Dumont | ... | Abe |
| Priscilla Mouzakiotis | ... | Young Felice |
| Talya Rubin | ... | Young Hilary |
| Philip Pretten | ... | Father |
| Johanne Harelle | ... | Old African Woman |
 | Tyrone Benskin | ... | Train Station Doctor |
| Shannon McDonough | ... | Eileen |
 | Vlasta Vrana | ... | Bishop |
| Marty Finkelstein | ... | Boy in Classroom |
| Claire Rodger | ... | Nurse |
| Norris Domingue | ... | Security Guard |
| Robin Bronfman | ... | Stewardess |
| Nevin Densham | ... | Boy in Pool |
 | Andrew Johnson | ... | Gunshop Owner |
| Pamela Collyer | ... | Hilary |
| Peter Dvorsky | ... | Father Joe |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Betti Carpman | ... | Woman in hospital room |
| Laura Carpman | ... | Baby in hospital room |
Directed by | |||
| Pen Densham | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Tom Ropelewski | writer | |
| Stephen Volk | screenplay | |
| Stephen Volk | story | |
Produced by | |||
| Pen Densham | .... | producer | |
| Wendy Grean | .... | line producer | |
| Richard Barton Lewis | .... | producer | |
| John Watson | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| J. Peter Robinson | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| François Protat | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Stan Cole | |||
Casting by | |||
| Pennie DuPont | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Roy Forge Smith | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Suzanna Smith | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Gilles Aird | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Renée April | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Charles Carter | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Nicole Lapierre | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Deanna Mathewson | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Louise Mignault | .... | head makeup artist | |
| Benjamin Robin | .... | hair stylist | |
| Ronald J. Rolfe | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Chris Walas | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Michel Chauvin | .... | unit manager | |
| Wendy Grean | .... | production manager | |
| Richard Marsan | .... | assistant unit manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Philippe Chevalier | .... | set dresser | |
| Claude Jacques | .... | set dresser | |
| Jean Kazemirchuk | .... | property master | |
| Pierre L'Heureux | .... | carpenter | |
| Suzanne Labrecque | .... | set dresser | |
| Lise Pharand | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Tristan Tondino | .... | head scenic artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Don Cohen | .... | location sound recordist | |
| Bruno DeGazio | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Keith Elliott | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Alison Fisher | .... | assistant sound editor (as Alison Fischer) | |
| Alan Geldart | .... | sound editor | |
| Austin Grimaldi | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Jack Heeren | .... | foley recordist | |
| Thor Henrikson | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Penny Hozy | .... | adr editor | |
| Andy Malcolm | .... | foley artist | |
| Michael O'Farrell | .... | sound editor | |
| Dino Pigat | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Peter Thillaye | .... | sound editor | |
| Eric Zimmer | .... | boom operator | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Louis Craig | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Mario Dumont | .... | special effects senior technician | |
| Jacques Langlois | .... | special effects | |
| Pierre 'Bill' Rivard | .... | special effects | |
| Antonio Vidosa | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Brenda Adams | .... | stunts | |
| Peter Cox | .... | stunts | |
| Steve M. Davison | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Marc Désourdy | .... | stunts | |
| Stéphane Lefebvre | .... | stunts | |
| Christine MacMahon | .... | stunts | |
| David McKeown | .... | stunts | |
| Jennifer McKeown | .... | stunts | |
| Leslie Munro | .... | stunts | |
| Alison Reid | .... | stunts | |
| Pat Romano | .... | stunts | |
| Michael Scherer | .... | stunts (as Mike Scherer) | |
| Michael Scherer | .... | stunts (as Mike Sherer) | |
| Dawn Stofer-Rupp | .... | stunts | |
| Jérôme Tiberghien | .... | stunts | |
| John Walsh | .... | stunts | |
| Hisham Zayed | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Georges Archambault | .... | underwater photographer | |
| Robert Auclair | .... | best boy grip | |
| Jean-Marc Casavant | .... | first assistant Steadicam | |
| Mark Champion | .... | additional photographer | |
| Julian Chojnacki | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| John Daoust | .... | key grip | |
| Attila Dory | .... | still photographer | |
| Mathieu Décary | .... | first assistant camera: second camera | |
| Jacques Gauthier | .... | best boy electric | |
| Pierre Jodoin | .... | camera trainee | |
| Serge Ladouceur | .... | camera operator: "b" camera | |
| Serge Ladouceur | .... | director of photography: second unit | |
| Jan Mark Lapointe | .... | grip | |
| Luc Lussier | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Gilles Mayer | .... | gaffer | |
| Eric Moynier | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Daniel Prévost | .... | grip | |
| Michel St. Pierre | .... | grip | |
| Bert Tougas | .... | camera operator | |
| Jean-Charles Tremblay | .... | director of photography: second unit | |
| Jonathan Wenk | .... | still photographer | |
Casting Department | |||
| Rosina Bucci | .... | casting: Canada | |
| Debby Corper | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Mario Davignon | .... | wardrobe dresser | |
| Pierre Perrault | .... | wardrobe master (as Pierre Perreault) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Matthew Ennis | .... | assistant editor | |
| Mark Lemmon | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Peter Riley | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| John Elizalde | .... | music editor (as Jon Elizalde) | |
| Bradford Ellis | .... | orchestrator | |
| Peter Riley | .... | music editor | |
| James Thatcher | .... | musician: french horn (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Don Stenstrom | .... | transportation coordinator: second unit | |
Other crew | |||
| Sylvain Auclair | .... | production assistant | |
| Marc P. Beaulieu | .... | production assistant | |
| Michel Chauvin | .... | location manager | |
| Suzanne Chiasson | .... | script supervisor | |
| Jean-Yves Dolbec | .... | production assistant | |
| Lucie Dorion | .... | stand-in | |
| Leslie Grierson | .... | production secretary | |
| Kathleen Knox | .... | stand-in | |
| Pierre Lapointe | .... | production assistant | |
| Marc Larose | .... | production assistant | |
| Lynn Mallay | .... | production coordinator | |
| Pierre Paquette | .... | production assistant | |
| Gilles Perreault | .... | production assistant | |
| Anita Simand | .... | creative executive | |
| Marianne Szabó | .... | production assistant | |
| Marie Théberge | .... | script supervisor | |
Production Companies
- TriStar Pictures (presents)
- Astral Film Enterprises (presents)
- Trilogy Entertainment Group (as Trilogy Film)
- TriStar Pictures (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
- Astral Video (1989) (Canada) (VHS)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1989) (USA) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (198?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
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Under My SkinSee more »
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Amy (Meredith Salenger) finds her world turned upside down when her mother is killed in a freak accident. Soon her mother's estranged sister, fashion model Felice (Joanna Pacula), has moved in and begins working her way into the family, starting by seducing dad Jack (Nicholas Kilbertus). Naturally she has ulterior motives as she wants to pass on an ancient African curse via a slimy demon that must be passed from mouth-to-mouth. This Canadian chiller came out during a seemingly endless supply of evil demon women flicks (THE UNHOLY, NIGHT ANGEL, SPELLBINDER, THE GUARDIAN, SATAN'S PRINCESS) and does alright for what it is. You're not going to get a horror classic, but you do get bloody killings, a pulsating medical dummy, a drooling demon cat and Pacula performing rituals naked. The end is particularly over-the-top with the big showdown in the family's pool, complete with hedge trimmer stabbing and a barbecue propane tank flamethrower (only in the movies). Tri-Star barely released this in theaters in October 1988 in the United States, which is odd as they funded a special trailer for it that features a minute or so of "trailer only" footage.