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How Awful About Allan

  • TV Movie
  • 19701970
  • PGPG
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
872
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How Awful About Allan (1970)
  • Horror
  • Thriller
After an eight-month stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister; but a mysterious boarder may be trying to kill him.After an eight-month stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister; but a mysterious boarder may be trying to kill him.After an eight-month stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister; but a mysterious boarder may be trying to kill him.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
872
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Curtis Harrington
  • Writer
    • Henry Farrell(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Anthony Perkins
    • Julie Harris
    • Joan Hackett
Top credits
  • Director
    • Curtis Harrington
  • Writer
    • Henry Farrell(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Anthony Perkins
    • Julie Harris
    • Joan Hackett
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    • 34User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    Anthony Perkins
    Anthony Perkins
    • Allan
    Julie Harris
    Julie Harris
    • Katherine
    Joan Hackett
    Joan Hackett
    • Olive
    Kent Smith
    Kent Smith
    • Raymond
    Robert H. Harris
    Robert H. Harris
    • Dr. Ellins
    Molly Dodd
    Molly Dodd
    • Inmate
    Billy Bowles
    • Harold Dennis
    Trent Dolan
    • Eric
    Bill Erwin
    Bill Erwin
    • Dr. Ames
    • (as William Erwin)
    Jeannette Howe
    • Katherine - Child
    Kenneth Lawrence
    • Allan - Child
    Charles Briles
      • Director
        • Curtis Harrington
      • Writer
        • Henry Farrell(teleplay) (novel "How Awful About Allan")
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      Storyline

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      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        Anthony Perkins had special contact lenses made that he could barely see through, so he'd actually be nearly blind while filming his scenes. He popped the lenses in just prior to filming and was led onto the set by a crew member.
      • Goofs
        Apparently set in dead of winter (everyone keeps talking about freezing temperatures and how cold it is), but grass, trees and bushes in exterior scenes are all green.
      • Quotes

        [after rescuing his sister from a house fire]

        Allan: I'm blind.

      • Connections
        Featured in Saturday Fright Special: How Awful About Allan (2012)

      User reviews34

      Review
      Top review
      7/10
      Norman, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!
      This is a pretty good made for TV film. Tony Perkins is always worth watching. He so underplays his character that for a long time, I couldn't stand him. There are lots of people who care about him and he seems so ungrateful. Then weird stuff begins to happen. He is so filled with guilt, feeling he is responsible for the fiery death of his abusive father and the disfigurement of his sister, we can see the guilt, there on his sleeve. Though he is aware of his anger, he still tries to go on. At one point, he really begins the process to get himself put back in the institution which held him since the fire. People try to help him, but there is a constant undercurrent of deception. But we can't put our fingers on it. Perkins does so much with his facial expressions and, of course, Julie Harris is one of America's best actresses. There are many twists and turns and questions and they are subtly put forth. There is no heavy handedness here, which would have ruined the film. See it if you can.
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      5
      • Hitchcoc
      • Mar 30, 2007

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      • Release date
        • September 22, 1970 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Osynligt hot
      • Production company
        • Aaron Spelling Productions
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 13 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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