Patrick (2013)

At a private clinic, a young nurse soon discovers that one of the comatose patients is quite sinister.

Director:

Mark Hartley

Writer:

Justin King

Stars:

Charles Dance, Rachel Griffiths, Sharni Vinson

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charles Dance	...	Doctor Roget
Rachel Griffiths	...	Matron Cassidy
Sharni Vinson	...	Kathy Jacquard
Peta Sergeant	...	Nurse Williams
Damon Gameau	...	Ed Penhaligon
Martin Crewes	...	Brian Wright
Eliza Taylor	...	Nurse Panicale
Simone Buchanan	...	Patrick's Mother
Shane Nagle	...	Man
Chris Fortuna	...	Fraser
Rod Mullinar	...	Morris
María Mercedes	...	Doctor
Camilla Jackson	...	Nurse
Brendan Bacon	...	Diving Accident
Carole-Ann Aylett	...	Barmaid

Storyline

When a young nurse begins work at an isolated psychiatric ward, she quickly becomes fascinated with Patrick, a brain dead patient who is the subject of a mad scientist's cruel and unusual experiments. What starts as an innocent fascination quickly takes a sinister turn as Patrick begins to use his psychic powers to manipulate her every move, and send her life into a terrifying spiral out of control.

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Plot Keywords:

nurse | psychic power | comatose | australian horror | australian supernatural | 

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Taglines:

Cruel. Controlling. Comatose.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Patrick: Evil Awakens

Filming Locations:

Docklands Studios, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Australia, F.G. Film Productions, Film Victoria

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ed's last name, as revealed by Kathy is Penhaligon. This is a nod to Susan Penhaligon, the actress who played Kathy in the 1978 movie.

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Goofs

During the opening credits, we see a newspaper article. The visible headline says "Boy Physician," and the article tells of a boy of 15, Sebastian Roget, who is the youngest student ever admitted to Oxford, and only 2 years left of schooling before becoming a doctor. The wording of the article takes place in the present tense, while Dr. Roget is still a teen, however the photo in the article shows Dr. Roget as an older man, with crows feet wrinkles around his eyes.

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Crazy Credits

After the movie credits have ended, we get to see an image of main character Patrick, as well as the two words "PATRICK VIVE" popping up, an homage to the Italian film "Patrick vive ancora" (1980), a sequel to the original "Patrick" (1978).

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Connections

Remake of Patrick (1978)

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Soundtracks

Patrick
(Music from the 1978 Motion Picture "Patrick (1978)")
Composed and conducted by Brian May
© 1978 Australian International Film Corporation Pty Ltd
Published by BMG Chrysalis/Cherry Lane Music Publishing Inc

User Reviews

Watchable

Saw this in it's limited run in Melbourne. The movie is quite strange and has just the right amount of creepy to keep you entertained for the entire running time, but I feel this should've added a prequel element to make the obsessiveness work better.

The acting was great, and the film is pretty average, but if you are into these psychological films than you'd probably enjoy it more than I did.

Sharni Vinson is great as the leading lady and new nurse at the hospital, and she always has this believability about her which is great. Rachel Griffiths was also fantastic as the head nurse and every time she popped up you wanted to find out what the deal is with her being so cold and black hearted.