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Director:
William Friedkin
Writers (WGA):
Dan Greenburg (novel)
Stephen Volk (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
27 April 1990 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
Tonight, while the world is asleep... an ancient evil is about to awaken.
Plot:
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 more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
3 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(24 articles)
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User Reviews:
Flawed but entertaining See more (38 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jenny Seagrove ... Camilla

Dwier Brown ... Phil

Carey Lowell ... Kate
Brad Hall ... Ned Runcie

Miguel Ferrer ... Ralph Hess

Natalia Nogulich ... Molly Sheridan
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
Iris Bath ... Mrs. Horniman
Rita Gomez ... Rosaria
Barry Herman ... Dr. at Birth (as Dr. Barry Herman)
Bonnie Snyder ... Older Woman
Chris Nemeth ... Baby Jake
Craig Nemeth ... Baby Jake
Aaron Fischman ... Baby Jake
Josh Fischman ... Baby Jake
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Directed by
William Friedkin 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Dan Greenburg (novel "The Nanny")

Stephen Volk (screenplay) and
Dan Greenburg (screenplay) and
William Friedkin (screenplay)

Produced by
Todd Black .... co-producer
Mickey Borofsky .... co-producer
Dan Greenburg .... co-producer
David Salven .... executive producer
Joe Wizan .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jack Hues 
 
Cinematography by
John A. Alonzo (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Seth Flaum 
 
Casting by
Louis DiGiaimo 
 
Production Design by
Gregg Fonseca 
 
Art Direction by
Bruce Alan Miller 
 
Set Decoration by
Sarah Burdick Stone  (as Sarah Burdick)
 
Costume Design by
Denise Cronenberg 
 
Makeup Department
Teresa M. Austin .... key makeup artist
David P. Barton .... creator: animatronic wolf puppet, XFX
Jennifer Bell .... key hair stylist
Ed French .... assistant special makeup effects (as Edward French)
Matthew W. Mungle .... special makeup effects
Janeen Schreyer .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
David Salven .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Newt Arnold .... first assistant director
Ira S. Rosenstein .... second second assistant director
Chris Stoia .... second assistant director (as Christopher Stoia)
 
Art Department
Barry Bedig .... property master
Stan Cockerell .... assistant property master
Cynthia C. Rebman .... assistant property master
John H. Samson .... construction coordinator
Joseph Sedor .... lead property maker
 
Sound Department
James R. Alexander .... sound mixer
David Bartlett .... sound editor
Ron Bartlett .... sound editor
Mark Berger .... supervising re-recording mixer
Todd Boekelheide .... sound re-recording mixer
Tom Caton .... boom operator
Thomas Causey .... sound mixer
John Dunn .... sound editor
Ezra Dweck .... sound effects recordist
Teresa Eckton .... sound editor
Christopher Flick .... foley editor
Warren Hamilton Jr. .... sound editor
Ellen Heuer .... foley artist
Mark A. Mangini .... supervising sound editor
Oscar Mitt .... sound effects assistant
Josephine Nericcio .... sound effects assistant (as Josie Nericcio)
Alan L. Nineberg .... adr editor
Larry Oatfield .... sound re-recording mixer
David Parker .... sound effects mixer
Sonny Pettijohn .... sound effects assistant
Stephen Purvis .... second adr editor (as Steve Purvis)
John Roesch .... foley artist
Philip Rogers .... sound recordist
Solange S. Schwalbe .... second foley editor
David E. Stone .... sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Phil Cory .... special effects
Scott Forbes .... special effects technician
Terry Kempf .... special effects
Hans Metz .... special effects
Hal Miles .... animatronic technician
Ray Svedin .... special effects
 
Stunts
Simone Boisseree .... stunts
Donna Evans .... stunts
Billy Hank Hooker .... stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker .... stunt coordinator
Buddy Joe Hooker .... stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw .... stunts
Steve Martin .... stunts (as Steve Earl Martin)
Janet Lee Orcutt .... stunts
Gary Price .... stunts
Kristyn Randall .... stunts
Pat Romano .... stunt rigger
Pat Romano .... stunts
Debby Lynn Ross .... stunts
Anthony G. Schmidt .... stunts
Charles A. Tamburro .... stunts
Cris Thomas-Palomino .... stunts
Kym Washington .... stunts (as Kim Washington)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Anthony Lee Beverly .... grip
Jeffrey Greeley .... second assistant camera
Gary Jay .... first assistant camera
Don Reddy .... camera operator
Mark A. Shelton .... electrician
Michael Sofronski .... second assistant camera
Ric Urbauer .... best boy grip
Rick A. West .... gaffer
Luke Wynne .... still photographer
 
Casting Department
Marla Shertz Wilson .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Zoe Hale .... costumer
Renee Alaina Sacks .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Rod Dean .... assistant editor
Mary Jo Markey .... assistant editor
Robert Raring .... color timer
 
Music Department
Todd Boekelheide .... music mixer
Stephen Sea .... music producer
 
Other crew
John Barnette .... production assistant
Joe Davis .... lead stand-in
Larry Felix .... production assistant
Pablo Ferro .... title designer
Susan Gee .... production financing
Betty A. Griffin .... script supervisor (as Betty Abbott Griffin)
Carol Keith .... assistant production coordinator
Peter J. Novak .... production assistant
Tom Prince .... production executive
David Salven Jr. .... location manager (as David M. Slaven)
Charles A. Tamburro .... aerial coordinator
Judi Townsend .... script supervisor
 

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Runtime:
92 min | Argentina:98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Argentina:16 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1991) (video release) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1990) (theatrical release) | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Valencia, California, USA
Company:
Universal PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The delivery scene used real footage of an actual live birth.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: As the tree is being cut down, the movie keeps cutting back to Camilla, showing what damage it is doing to her. When the guy finishes cutting down the tree, there is a shot of Camilla and her left leg breaks off and she falls to the ground. The two shots immediately following, of the mother tackling her and then of Camilla being thrown out the window, both show her with her legs still intact.See more »
Movie Connections:
Featured in Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
Incidental GrooveSee more »

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User Reviews

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8 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Flawed but entertaining, 26 April 1999
Author: Kevin Burbank (webmaster@super-movies.swinternet.co.uk) from England

Giant trees, huge dark forests, coyotes appearing from nowhere, evil nannies.....it's certainly full of scary things, but the movie isn't really that scary. This is because Jenny Seagrove's character is far too humansied at the start for us to fear her as a monster. She is actually put in jeapordy, and she runs away from a group of rapists, which makes it seem as if she isn't very powerful. Then when she wants to she turns into a monster and flies after her victims. She should be fearsome and nasty straight away, and the audience should not be able to associate with her.

It is pretty scary at the end - especially when coyotes start appearing from nowhere to attack people, and when Seagrove flies after the hero, that really is frightening. And the look on her face after she's been hit by the truck.......that's REALLY frightening. The cast is pretty good, and the effects, save for the tree, are good. The tree should have been terrifying, but it isn't very well designed.

Still, this is an above average horror tale, with some very supernatural goings-on. And there is no explanation for the monster's existence, which adds to the scariness. Good stuff.

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