The Visitor

Original title: Stridulum

19791979
RR
1h 48min

Stridulum (1979)

The soul of a young girl with telekinetic powers becomes the prize in a fight between forces of God and the Devil.

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The soul of a young girl with telekinetic powers becomes the prize in a fight between forces of God and the Devil.The soul of a young girl with telekinetic powers becomes the prize in a fight between forces of God and the Devil.The soul of a young girl with telekinetic powers becomes the prize in a fight between forces of God and the Devil.

Director
- Giulio Paradisi
Writers
- Luciano Comici(screenplay)
- Robert Mundi(screenplay)
- Giulio Paradisi(story)
Stars

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John Huston in Stridulum (1979)

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Paige Conner in Stridulum (1979)

Franco Nero in Stridulum (1979)

Paige Conner in Stridulum (1979)

Franco Nero in Stridulum (1979)

Stridulum (1979)

Stridulum (1979)

Paige Conner in Stridulum (1979)

Paige Conner in Stridulum (1979)

Lance Henriksen and Joanne Nail in Stridulum (1979)

Shelley Winters in Stridulum (1979)

Director
- Giulio Paradisi
Writers
- Luciano Comici(screenplay)
- Robert Mundi(screenplay)
- Giulio Paradisi(story)
All cast & crew
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John Huston stars as an intergalactic warrior who joins a cosmic Christ figure in battle against a demonic 8-year-old girl, and her pet hawk, while the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. Multi-dimensional warfare, pre-adolescent profanity and brutal avian attacks combine to transport the viewer to a state unlike anything they've experienced... somewhere between Hell and the darkest reaches of outer space. —DrafthouseFilms

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Taglines
- Her body carried Satan's child. The visitor had to stop her!
Genres
- Horror
- Sci-Fi
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
According to the interview with Paige Conner on the Code Red DVD, Shelley Winters smacked Conner for real several times while both rehearsing and filming a key confrontation scene with her.

Goofs
Although Mrs Collins is paralyzed from the waist down, she is able to drive a car as if she was not disabled at all.

Quotes
Detective Jake Durham: Now listen to me Katy isn't there something you want to tell me?
Katy Collins: Yeah. Go fuck yourself!

Alternate versions
"The Visitor" was released on DVD by independent distributor Code Red in November 2010. It was the first time the film had been presented in its uncut form in the United States.

Connections
Featured in Videofobia: El visitante del más allá (2015)

Soundtracks
Shortnin' Bread
(uncredited)
By James Whitcomb Riley
Performed by Shelley Winters

Top review

3/10

Weird and Confusing

I am relieved to know that other people found The Visitor as confusing as we did. Over the years, whenever my husband and I have had some reason to mention this movie, we always call it "That weird movie with Jesus in a turtleneck." We spent hours afterwards trying to understand the plot; we never got as far as even trying to understand the meaning.

We went to see because it had such a good cast. The previews suggested it had a supernatural theme, which appealed to us. It was a mistake. We should have stayed home and rotated the mattresses.

I can watch really bad movies without a shudder. I even rather like very bad movies. But The Visitor is in a class by itself. It made absolutely no sense - none. I have read that part of the problem is bad editing. I would hope so. I hate to think that so many fine actors would waste their time on this mess as it is.

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May 13, 2004

Release date
- November 21, 1980 (United States)
Country of origin
- Italy
Official site
- Drafthouse Films (United States)
Language
- English
Also known as
- The Visitors
Filming locations
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $800,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 48min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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