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Paperhouse (1988)
6.8
Anna is becoming lost in the loneliness of her own world when she discovers she can visit another, a house she has drawn herself and occupied by a young disabled boy... See full summary » Director:Bernard Rose |
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Charlotte Burke | ... |
Anna Madden
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Jane Bertish | ... |
Miss Vanstone
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Samantha Cahill | ... |
Sharon
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Kate Madden
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Sarah Newbold | ... |
Karen (Anna's school friend)
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Gary Bleasdale | ... |
Policeman
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Elliott Spiers | ... |
Marc
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Dr. Sarah Nicols
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Steven O'Donnell | ... |
Dustman
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Dad Madden
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Karen Gledhill | ... |
Nurse
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Barbara Keogh | ... |
Hotel receptionist
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Anna is becoming lost in the loneliness of her own world when she discovers she can visit another, a house she has drawn herself and occupied by a young disabled boy. But as she discovers more of the links between her fantasy world and the mundane present, she is drawn only deeper into a dream turning into a nightmare. Written by David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au>
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Paperhouse - Alpträume werden wahr See more »Box Office
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$241,278 (USA)Company Credits
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When it was decided two days before the film was theatrically released that the character of Kate should be British, Canadian actress Glenne Headly had to very quickly dub all of her dialogue using an English accent. See more »Goofs
Continuity: While in the car with her mother, Anna puts her father's telegram in her pocket twice. See more »Quotes
Marc: You see, there was this little boy, and he had this red bicycle. It was new, in perfect nick. And everyday he would just sit and look at it, and he knew that he would never be able to ride it, but he thought that one day he might be able to. That made all the difference.See more »
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