A young psychiatric nurse goes to work at a lonesome asylum following a murder. There, she experiences varying degrees of torment from the patients.
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Cast
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| Bill McGhee | ... | Sam (as William Bill McGhee) | |
| Jessie Lee Fulton | ... | Jane St. Claire | |
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Robert Dracup | ... | Ray Daniels |
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Harryette Warren | ... | Jennifer D. |
| Michael Harvey | ... | Dr. Stephens | |
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Jessie Kirby | ... | Danny |
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Hugh Feagin | ... | Sgt. Jaffee |
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Betty Chandler | ... | Allyson King |
| Camilla Carr | ... | Harriet | |
| Gene Ross | ... | Judge Oliver W. Cameron | |
| Annabelle Weenick | ... | Dr. Geraldine S. Masters (as Anne MacAdams) | |
| Rosie Holotik | ... | Nurse Charlotte Beale | |
| Rhea MacAdams | ... | Mrs. Callingham | |
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Nurse Charlotte Beale arrives at the isolated Stephens Sanitarium to work, only to learn that Dr. Stephens was murdered by one of the patients and his successor, Dr. Geraldine Masters, is not very eager to take on new staff. Charlotte finds her job maddeningly hard as the patients torment and harass her at every turn, and she soon learns why Dr. Masters is so eager to keep outsiders out. Written by matt-282
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You may get over the shock, but you will never forget... (The Forgotten) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
September 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Tehuacana, Texas, USAEdit
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$100,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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This film was shot in 12 days on a budget of less than $100,000. See more »Goofs
When the people are chopping someone up with axes, one of the heads of the axes fall off. See more »Quotes
Allyson King: You're all alike. Danny... Jaffee... ALL of you! HYPOCRITES! And you, trying to be so damn pure. Get out! GET OUT!See more »
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The characters in the film are shown as the actor/actress' name appears at the end of the film, including the murdered characters! See more »Alternate Versions
Once listed as a video nasty, the UK Stax (Boulevard) and Elstree Hill DVDs are now 15 rated and uncut, restoring the original cinema cut to a shot of an axe hitting a woman's bloody body. See more »
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S.F. Brownrigg is surely one of the most overlooked directors in the slasher genre with Basement being his masterwork. The plot concerns a young nurse (Playboy covergirl Rosie Holotik) who takes a job at a secluded mental hospital. Upon her arrival, it transpires that her employer has been killed by one of the patients and the place is now being run by strict disciplinarian, Dr Masters. Make no mistake, this is a horribly under-staffed operation. The lunatics truly are taking over the asylum and you really have to feel for the young nurse. Tough first gig. The basement figures only very briefly and towards the end of film. It is, in fact, the safest place in the house because the rest of the place is pure madness. I can only assume that Don't Look in the Basement was perhaps an afterthought as a title, possibly forced on the film by the backers to make it sound more scary as the title card appears to have been dropped in arbitrarily and does not match the other titles. Scenes worth watching for are the Judge attacking the doctor with an axe and a broken rubber knife in the final bloodbath. Forget One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. This is the stuff.