The Guardian (1990)

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... See full summary »

Director:

William Friedkin

Writers:

Dan Greenburg (novel), Stephen Volk (screenplay),

Stars:

Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jenny Seagrove	...	Camilla
Dwier Brown	...	Phil
Carey Lowell	...	Kate
Brad Hall	...	Ned Runcie
Miguel Ferrer	...	Ralph Hess
Natalija Nogulich	...	Molly Sheridan (as Natalia Nogulich)
Pamela Brull	...	Gail Krasno
Gary Swanson	...	Allan Sheridan
Jack David Walker	...	Punk
Willy Parsons	...	Punk
Frank Noon	...	Punk
Theresa Randle	...	Arlene Russell
Xander Berkeley	...	Detective
Ray Reinhardt	...	Dr. Klein
Jacob Gelman	...	Scotty

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.

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Plot Keywords:

baby | neighbor | druid | friend | nanny | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 April 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

A vérszomjas dada

Filming Locations:

Valencia, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$17,037,887 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Nanny Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was made and released about three years after its source novel "The Nanny" by Dan Greenburg had been first published in 1987.

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Goofs

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.

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Connections

References Family Ties (1982)

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Soundtracks

"Palau"
Music by Not Drowning Waving (as Not Drowning, Waving)
Lyrics by David Bridie
Performed by Not Drowning Waving (as Not Drowning, Waving)
Courtesy of Mighty Boy Records

User Reviews

Underrated!

To all those who gave this a 4 or less--you wouldn't know a good piece of film-making if it bit you in the ass.Granted,it's one of Friedkin's lesser efforts,but it blows away 95% percent of the horror films out there,in my opinion.There's some cornball stuff in it,but there's a well-executed kind of tension in the way it's filmed-great cinematography,a mood to some of the scenes that is creepy & effective.Also,I think the distributors made a mistake pumping the fact it was from "the director of the Exorcist".Big mistake.Anyhow,most people would think "The Hand that Rocks The Cradle" was a better movie(it scores a 6.2)than "The Guardian",but there's no accounting for taste,as the man said.