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The Guardian (1990)

R  92 min  -  Drama | Horror | Mystery   -  27 April 1990 (USA)
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Phil and Kate have a baby boy named Jake. They hire a baby-sitter, Camilla, to look after Jake and she becomes part of the family... See full summary »

Director:

William Friedkin

Writers:

Dan Greenburg (novel), Stephen Volk (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jenny Seagrove ...
Dwier Brown ...
Carey Lowell ...
Brad Hall Brad Hall ...
Miguel Ferrer ...
Natalia Nogulich ...
Molly Sheridan
Pamela Brull Pamela Brull ...
Gary Swanson Gary Swanson ...
Allan Sheridan
Jack David Walker ...
Punk
Willy Parsons Willy Parsons ...
Punk
Frank Noon ...
Punk
Theresa Randle ...
Arlene Russell
Xander Berkeley ...
Detective
Ray Reinhardt Ray Reinhardt ...
Dr. Klein
Jacob Gelman Jacob Gelman ...
Scotty
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Storyline

Phil and Kate have a baby boy named Jake. They hire a baby-sitter, Camilla, to look after Jake and she becomes part of the family. The Sheridan's friend and neighbor, Ned, takes a liking to Camilla and asks her out. She refuses, but Ned follows her and discovers that she is not quite human. Camilla discovers that she has been followed and Phil is pursued. He leaves a desperate message for Phil and Kate which reveals that Camilla has special plans for baby Jake. Written by brooks@odie.ee.wits.ac.za and drxcreatures@yahoo.com  

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Plot Keywords:

Baby | Neighbor | Druid | Friend | Nanny  | See more »

Taglines:

Tonight, while the world is asleep... an ancient evil is about to awaken.

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ángel de las sombras See more »

Filming Locations:

Valencia, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$17,037,887 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The delivery scene used real footage of an actual live birth. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Sometimes the wall mural in the baby's room is the trees the mother was painting at the beginning of the movie, but in other scenes it's a bunch of flowers. See more »


Soundtracks

"Incidental Groove"
Written by Joseph A. White, Stephen Sea and Roy Blumenfeld
Performed by Joseph A. White, Stephen Sea and Roy Blumenfeld
Produced by Joseph A. White, Stephen Sea and Roy Blumenfeld See more »