Audrey Rose (1977)
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56% of critics liked it
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47% of users liked it
(7,305 ratings)
Audrey Rose is a "thinking man's" horror film, which in a way is unfortunate, since it tended to be ignored amidst the many spell-it-all-out scarefests of the late '70s. Marsha Mason and John Beck play Janice and Bill Templeton, a happily married couple, the parents of… More Audrey Rose is a "thinking man's" horror film, which in a way is unfortunate, since it tended to be ignored amidst the many spell-it-all-out scarefests of the late '70s. Marsha Mason and John Beck play Janice and Bill Templeton, a happily married couple, the parents of well-adjusted preteen Ivy (Susan Swift). Their family security is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious stranger, Elliot Hoover (Anthony Hopkins). At first mistaken for a potential child molester, Hoover explains that his obsessive interest in young Ivy is actually paternal. It is Hoover's contention that their daughter is the reincarnation of his own child, who died in a horrible accident. This information is dismissed out of hand-and then strange things begin happening. Directed by Robert Wise (who had previously helmed the psychological thriller The Haunting), Audrey Rose was adapted by co-producer Frank de Felitta from his own novel. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Robert Wise
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 6, 1977 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
An old-fashioned thriller.
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Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
A possession thriller...that replaces Christian claptrap for Hindi hokum.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Fairly creepy "haunted kid" flick.
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Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews
Conveys a sense of despair I haven't discovered in most other horror films
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Cast
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Marsha Mason
as Janice Templeton
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Anthony Hopkins
as Elliot Hoover
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John Beck
as Bill Templeton
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Susan Swift
as Ivy Templeton
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Norman Lloyd
as Dr. Steven Lipscomb
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John Hillerman
as Scott Velie
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Philip Sterling
as Judge Langley
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Ivy Jones
as Mary Lou Sides
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Aly Wassil
as Maharishi Gupta Pradesh
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Mary Jackson
as Mother Veronica
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Tony Brande
as Detective Fallon
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Stanley Brock
as Cashier in Store
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Pat Corley
as Dr. Webster
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Elizabeth Farley
as Carole Rothman
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David Fresco
as Dominick
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Richard Lawson
as 1st Policeman
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Ruth Manning
as Customer in Store
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Stephen Pearlman
as Russ Rothman
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Robert Walden
as Brick Mack
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David Wilson
as 2nd Policeman
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Karen Anders
as Maria
