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Audrey Rose

  • 19771977
  • PGPG
  • 1h 53m
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5.8/10
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Audrey Rose (1977)
A stranger attempts to convince a happily married couple that their daughter is actually his daughter reincarnated.
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A stranger attempts to convince a happily married couple that their daughter is actually his daughter reincarnated.A stranger attempts to convince a happily married couple that their daughter is actually his daughter reincarnated.A stranger attempts to convince a happily married couple that their daughter is actually his daughter reincarnated.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
6.3K
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    • Robert Wise
    • Frank De Felitta(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Marsha Mason
    • John Beck
    • Robert Wise
    • Frank De Felitta(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Marsha Mason
    • John Beck
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    • 99User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
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    Marsha Mason in Audrey Rose (1977)
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    John Beck and Marsha Mason in Audrey Rose (1977)
    Anthony Hopkins and Susan Swift in Audrey Rose (1977)
    Anthony Hopkins and Susan Swift in Audrey Rose (1977)
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    Susan Swift in Audrey Rose (1977)
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    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Elliot Hoover
    Marsha Mason
    Marsha Mason
    • Janice Templeton
    John Beck
    John Beck
    • Bill Templeton
    Susan Swift
    Susan Swift
    • Ivy Templeton
    Norman Lloyd
    Norman Lloyd
    • Dr. Steven Lipscomb
    John Hillerman
    John Hillerman
    • Scott Velie
    Robert Walden
    Robert Walden
    • Brice Mack
    Philip Sterling
    Philip Sterling
    • Judge Langley
    Ivy Jones
    Ivy Jones
    • Mary Lou Sides
    Stephen Pearlman
    Stephen Pearlman
    • Russ Rothman
    Aly Wassil
    • Maharishi Gupta Pradesh
    Mary Jackson
    Mary Jackson
    • Mother Veronica
    Richard Lawson
    Richard Lawson
    • Policeman #1
    Tony Brande
    • Detective Fallon
    Elizabeth Farley
    • Carole Rothman
    Ruth Manning
    • Customer in Store
    Stanley Brock
    Stanley Brock
    • Cashier in Store
    David Wilson
    David Wilson
    • Policeman #2
      • Robert Wise
      • Frank De Felitta(screenplay) (novel)
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    • Trivia
      Brooke Shields screentested for the role of Ivy Templeton. Shields posed for the cover art for this movie's source best-selling novel. Confirmed by Susan Swift in 2016.
    • Goofs
      The school for girls where Ivy was sent during the trial was administrated by a character dressed as a Catholic nun and addressed as "mother superior". In the mid 1970s Catholic schools still had not fully embraced the celebration of Halloween due to its secular roots. Therefore, it is highly unlikely a Catholic school would allow a ritual with such pagan undertones as students dancing around a large bonfire to melt a giant snowman while chanting blessings for an early spring.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Ivy Templeton: Daddy, help me! It's so hot!

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Another Top 10 Horror Movies Inspired by True Events (2014)

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    10/10
    Audrey Rose: An Underrated Supernatural Thriller
    Robert Wise may have directed "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music." But he has done a fair share of horror films and thrillers, including "The Curse of the Cat People," "The Day The Earth Stood Still," but most notably, "The Haunting." However, hardly anybody seems to remember a 1977 film called "Audrey Rose." It is another film from the famed director that, in my eyes, is very memorable and atmospheric.

    Janice and Bill Templeton are leading a very happy marriage with their daughter, Ivy. The last thing they want is a strange man by the name of Elliot Hoover stalking them. Worst of all, he sets his eye on Ivy. Soon enough, they are able to talk to Hoover. He explains that his wife and daughter, Audrey Rose, died in a horrible car accident, and that his daughter may have crossed over into Ivy. Of course, Janice and Bill dismiss Hoover as a lunatic. But that's when Ivy begins to exhibit strange behavior. Could Hoover be correct? Is Ivy really the reincarnation of Audrey Rose?

    Now, when "Audrey Rose" first came out in 1977, it was subject to mixed reviews, mostly because it was seen as a horror film, and I can understand why. It was released a few years after "The Exorcist," when horror films were becoming more modern and faith was being challenged. But I don't see "Audrey Rose" as a horror film. Instead, I perceive it as a supernatural thriller with a touch of family drama. And it's a very good one.

    Based on the novel by Frank De Felitta, creator of "The Entity" and director of "Dark Night of the Scarecrow," "Audrey Rose" is a nifty thriller for three reasons.

    First, Robert Wise gives superb direction. He registers the exact amount of passion that he had for "The Haunting" and he has chosen an effective story that challenges the beliefs of the viewer. Do we choose to believe Hoover in that his daughter has come back in the form of Ivy? Or is Ivy simply an ill child in need of psychiatric help? It is a great story.

    Second, the acting is quite good. Anthony Hopkins and John Beck give very nice performances as Hoover and Bill. The wide-eyed newcomer Susan Swift is especially believable in the scenes in which Ivy shows off the nightmarish behavior of Hoover's dead daughter. But I, and many other people who have seen the movie, feel that the greatest performance belongs to Marsha Mason, star of "The Goodbye Girl," as Janice. Once Audrey Rose takes over Ivy, Janice's fear of losing her daughter shows and Mason's acting intensifies as the movie goes on.

    Third, the film has a tremendous atmosphere. The scenes of rain pattering on the windows as Ivy screams for her daddy are incredibly creepy, and so are the scenes at Ivy's school and inside the banal hospital.

    There are plenty of movies about possession and bad seeds, but a reincarnation thriller is very uncommon. "Audrey Rose" may be a little long, but it is a super-effective supernatural thriller that is very creepy. It will leave you with questions, and raise ideas about reincarnation. Robert Wise has given us a thriller to remember.
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    • Release date
      • April 6, 1977 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Sterobcar Productions
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    • 1 hour 53 minutes
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