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Alison's Birthday

  • 19811981
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
885
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Alison's Birthday (1981)
A young girl is subjected to a reign of terror so that her soul can be transferred to the body of an old crone.
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A young girl is subjected to a reign of terror so that her soul can be transferred to the body of an old crone.A young girl is subjected to a reign of terror so that her soul can be transferred to the body of an old crone.A young girl is subjected to a reign of terror so that her soul can be transferred to the body of an old crone.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
885
YOUR RATING
    • Ian Coughlan
    • Ian Coughlan
  • Stars
    • Joanne Samuel
    • Lou Brown
    • Bunney Brooke
    • Ian Coughlan
    • Ian Coughlan
  • Stars
    • Joanne Samuel
    • Lou Brown
    • Bunney Brooke
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    • 26User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    Lou Brown and Joanne Samuel in Alison's Birthday (1981)
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    Lisa Peers in Alison's Birthday (1981)
    John Bluthal, Bunney Brooke, and Joanne Samuel in Alison's Birthday (1981)
    Margie McCrae and Joanne Samuel in Alison's Birthday (1981)
    Joanne Samuel in Alison's Birthday (1981)
    Lisa Peers in Alison's Birthday (1981)
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    Joanne Samuel
    Joanne Samuel
    • Alison Findlay
    Lou Brown
    • Peter Healey
    Bunney Brooke
    • Aunt Jennifer Findlay
    John Bluthal
    John Bluthal
    • Uncle Dean Findlay
    Vincent Ball
    Vincent Ball
    • Dr. Jeremy Lyall
    Margie McCrae
    • Chrissie Willis
    Julie Wilson
    Julie Wilson
    • Maureen Tate
    Martin Vaughan
    Martin Vaughan
    • Mr. Martin
    Rosalind Speirs
    • Maggie Carlyle
    Robyn Gibbes
    • Helen McGill
    Ian Coughlan
    • Dave Ducker
    Ralph Cotterill
    Ralph Cotterill
    • Brian Healey
    Marion Johns
    • Granny Thorne
    George Carden
    • Druid Leader
    Belinda Giblin
    Belinda Giblin
    • Isobel Thorne
    Brian Wenzel
    • Police Sergeant
    Bernard Lewis
    • Michael
    Lisa Peers
    Lisa Peers
    • Sally Brown
      • Ian Coughlan
      • Ian Coughlan
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    • Trivia
      This film is considered an "Ozploitation" (Australian exploitation) picture.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cubbyhouse (2001)

    User reviews26

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    5/10
    Quite a thoughtful horror film - not great, but better than expected.
    **** POSSIBLE PLOT SPOILERS ****

    Australian entry into the 1970's demonic/witchcraft horror cycle. Film starts with a prologue ( similar to 'Halloween' or 'Prom Night'), where 16-year old Alison is warned, whilst doing a Ouija Board, that she must get away before her 19th Birthday.

    Film moves forward a couple of years to find Alison invited to her Aunt and Uncle's to celebrate her birthday which is fast approaching. Film has similarities to 'Rosemary's Baby' with vulnerable young girl falling foul of a witchcraft cult, personified by much older, normally trustworthy characters. Her Aunt makes Alison drink her 'herbal chocolate', in the same way as Ruth Roman brought Mia Farrow concoctions in the Polanski classic.

    The film has basic production values and the acting is poor, but the storyline is well thought out and quite complex, remaining true to its horror roots. The middle section of the film concerns Alison's boyfriend (an annoying character who drives around in a feeble yellow buggy), trying to uncover what is going on and save Alison. He goes through old newspapers and searches hospital records, slowly piecing things together, as Gregory Peck did in 'The Omen'.

    If you're not mad about the genre 'Alison's Birthday' will be barely watchable, but for horror fans there is more than enough here to keep the interest from waning. The storyline is quite strong and manages to carry the film along. The ending seems a foregone conclusion - but in a final effort the film keeps the horror dark and provides a bleak, nightmarish finale.

    Great video cover with a naked girl lying on an altar before a horned demon.
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    • Jan 30, 2001

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    • Release date
      • December 26, 1981 (Australia)
      • Australia
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • 7 Network
      • David Hannay Productions
      • Fontana Films Pty. Ltd.
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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
      • Mono

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