A young couple with a newborn baby don't realize that the nanny they hired is a magical nymph who sacrifices infants to an evil tree.
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Title: The Guardian (1990)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jenny Seagrove | ... | Camilla | |
| Dwier Brown | ... | Phil Sterling | |
| Carey Lowell | ... | Kate Sterling | |
| Brad Hall | ... | Ned Runcie | |
| Miguel Ferrer | ... | Ralph Hess | |
| Natalija Nogulich | ... | Molly Sheridan (as Natalia Nogulich) | |
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Pamela Brull | ... | Gail Krasno |
| Gary Swanson | ... | Allan Sheridan | |
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Jack David Walker | ... | Punk |
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Willy Parsons | ... | Punk |
| Frank Noon | ... | Punk | |
| Theresa Randle | ... | Arlene Russell | |
| Xander Berkeley | ... | Detective | |
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Ray Reinhardt | ... | Dr. Klein |
| Jacob Gelman | ... | Scotty | |
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Phil and Kate have a baby boy named Jake. They hire a baby-sitter, Camilla, to look after Jake and she becomes part of the family. The Sterling's friend and neighbor, Ned, takes a liking to Camilla and asks her out. She refuses, but Ned follows her and discovers that she is not quite human. Camilla discovers that she has been followed and Ned is pursued. He leaves a desperate message for Phil and Kate which reveals that Camilla has special plans for baby Jake. Written by brooks@odie.ee.wits.ac.za and drxcreatures@yahoo.com
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Tonight, while the world is asleep... an ancient evil is about to awaken.Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
27 April 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Gross USA:
$17,037,887Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Written by David McComb
Performed by The Triffids
Courtesy of Rough Trade Records
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Chicago Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert named the picture one of his "Most Hated Films" of all-time. See more »Goofs
When Phil returns home to confront Camilla about Ned, the crew are visible in the window reflection behind him. See more »Alternate Versions
There are two versions of "The Guardian": the theatrical cut, credited to William Friedkin, and a modified cut, credited to "Alan Smithee". The Alan Smithee cut has never been released on video but has been shown on cable. It includes new scenes including another scene in the hospital; different dream sequences; a scene of the nanny waking the wife up and alternate angles for other scenes. Also, the ending of the cable cut is different and omits much of the gore. See more »Connections
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Wide Open RoadWritten by David McComb
Performed by The Triffids
Courtesy of Rough Trade Records
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To all those who gave this a 4 or less--you wouldn't know a good piece of film-making if it bit you in the ass.Granted,it's one of Friedkin's lesser efforts,but it blows away 95% percent of the horror films out there,in my opinion.There's some cornball stuff in it,but there's a well-executed kind of tension in the way it's filmed-great cinematography,a mood to some of the scenes that is creepy & effective.Also,I think the distributors made a mistake pumping the fact it was from "the director of the Exorcist".Big mistake.Anyhow,most people would think "The Hand that Rocks The Cradle" was a better movie(it scores a 6.2)than "The Guardian",but there's no accounting for taste,as the man said.