The film is pretty mild stuff, but the pov shots of what allan can see a blur when someone is trying to attack him, work quite well. How awful about allan 1970 the movie database tmdb. Scripted by henry farrell and directed by curtis harrington, how awful about allan is an aaron spelling television movie made in 1970. Hugh grant plays her manager and longtime companion, st. Allan learns that katherines boyfriend, eric, had gone to australia just after the fire, supposedly to make his fortune.
As typical of that time frame, the movie is slow and tries to build suspense with endless shots of perkins view of the world through his psychologically blinded eyes. How awful about allan 1970 anthony perkins, julie harris and joan hackett feature thriller, horror. How awful about allan 1970 curtis harrington synopsis. Director curtis harrington the killing kind teams with screenwriter henry farrell hush. Starring anthony perkins psycho 1960, this tv movie tells the story of a man going home to live with his sister after being released from a mental hospital.
Below is a chronological list of her film appearances, along with her role, the leading men, and her director. How awful about allan dvd, 2006 for sale online ebay. Some of the film has that flat television look to it, but overall its fairly stylish. How awful about allan 1970 anthony perkins, julie harris and joan hackett feature. All critics 1 rotten 1 the madefortv movie starred anthony perkins, in his only tv movie, with him effectively playing another overthetop psycho. The study of green grass is popular among agrostologists. Katherine takes dutiful care of allan despite the fact that he can hardly see his povs which are the movies real selling point look like theyre shot through a shower door, and likely were and is a complete snatch to her most of the time, and neighbor olive joan hackett of the last of sheila, whom allan was supposed to marry before. Film historian and author david del valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from hollywoods dark past.
How awful about allan is a 1970 psychological thriller. By the time the film was released it shook the entertainment industry to the ground making. Antlers, a horror movie adapted from a story by nick antosca, is not hitting theaters. How awful about alan is a made for tv thriller that is cast in the psycho mold, actually it is very similar to psycho 2 even though it came out thirteen years earlier. With anthony perkins, julie harris, joan hackett, kent smith. While you may be asked to write on a series of potential topics, there are similarities in all of the possible subjects. Some time later, allan is deemed fit for release and sent to live at his sisters house. Nov 05, 2012 after an eightmonth stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister. This is a multiregion region 0all dvd, and should play on most dvd players in the world. Sidney fox in the 1932 film of murders in the rue morgue. How awful about allan tv movie 1970 how awful about allan. It stars meryl streep as florence foster jenkins, a new york heiress known for her poor singing. How awful about allan 1970 mental patient allan anthony perkins comes home to his unbalanced sister julie harris and hears voices.
How awful about allan is a 1970 american madefortelevision horror psychological thriller film directed by curtis harrington, the first of two collaborations with writer henry farrell the other was whats the matter with helen. How awful about allan is a pretty decent moody, intense, creepy psychological thriller with two of my favourite thespians in that departmentanthony perkins and julie harris. Watch this offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just our own inscrutable whims. Anthony perkins was a handsome leading man with boyish good looks when alfred hitckcock cast him as norman bates in psycho back in 1960. Not a bad film, albeit a little slow moving, even for. Hopefully ill eventually find and watch all of his work. Curtis harrington, anthony perkins, julie harris, joan hackett. Mental patient allan anthony perkins comes home to his unbalanced sister julie harris and hears voices. Though it was conceived by the producer alberto grimaldi as a way to cash in on the 60s italian craze for multidirector omnibus films, the popularity of roger cormans edgar allan poe movies, and the mass appeal of bare breasts and fake blood, spirits of the dead ended up producing a nearmasterpiece in federico fellinis toby dammit.
Oct 21, 20 edgar allan poes shockingly unsensational storytelling. Anthony perkins, in a role that could have been nothing more than a rehash of norman bates, finds numerous ways to distinguish the character and is a wonderful, solid anchor. How awful about allan 1970 thriller movie film on dvd. Murder mansion how awful about allen 2 feature film dvd. This item has been produced by ourselves and will be neatly presented on. How awful about allan tv movie 1970 plot summary imdb. Not a bad film, albeit a little slow moving, even for an 80 minute runtime. With how awful about allan, perkins brought his wellhoned routine to. Gallery of 4 movie poster and cover images for how awful about allan 1970.
So it certainly has gothic credential even though it is made for television and is an aaron spelling production, a company whose name dominated the early years of my youthful television watching. Allan wonders if her disfigurement was the main reason he had left. Also included are two shorts in which she appeared as herself. Feb 22, 2015 after an eightmonth stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister, but a mysterious boarder may be trying to kill him. He definitely has fine technique for getting across moodiness and suspense, at least in this type of film. Florence foster jenkins is a 2016 biographical comedydrama film directed by stephen frears and written by nicholas martin. How awful about allan is a 1970 american madefortelevision psychological thriller film, directed by curtis harrington, the first of two collaborations with. An exciting storyline and superb acting make this film a true delight for those who enjoy horror and. May 20, 2019 how awful about allan is a 1970 american madefortelevision psychological thriller film, directed by curtis harrington, the first of two collaborations with. How awful about alan dvd, 2008 for sale online ebay. How awful about allan tv movie 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. How awful about allan 1970 anthony perkins, julie harris and joan.
Olive tries to repair her relationship with allan, but her insistence that he join her in a ride downtown goes badly. How awful about allan remastered, manufactured on demand. Barbara stanwyck appeared in a total of 84 theatrically released fulllength motion pictures. How awful about allan is a 1970 american madefortelevision horror psychological thriller film. There are better films in the horror section here on the archive but. What doesnt work well is the truly wretched presentation here on the uk avenue dvd its terrible, a really really bad picture that almost ruins the film s modest charms. Film how awful about allan streaming vostfr hd 1970 recette.
How awful about allan is based on a teleplay by henry farrell, author of the 1960 novel what ever happened to baby jane. Abc movie of the weekhow awful about allan the tv iv. Jun 11, 2012 after an eightmonth stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister. How awful about allan 1970 is a tv movie about a blind mental patient who believes someone is trying to frame him for his fathers murder. Anthony perkins is one of my favorite actors, so when i get a chance to see a film of his that ive not seen before i take it. Its a tad claustrophobic and difficult to get into at the start, because of this aforementioned intensity, but if you stick with it, its quite intrinsically rewarding. How awful about allan letterboxd social film discovery. After an eightmonth stay in a mental hospital, a tormented man comes home to live with his sister but a mysterious boarder may be trying to kill him. She played the lead, or one of the leads, in all but three of these films. How awful about allan tv movie 1970 release info imdb. How awful about allan 1970 anthony perkins, julie harris and.
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