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An English baby sitter is terrorized by her friend's ex-husband, escaped from an asylum.An English baby sitter is terrorized by her friend's ex-husband, escaped from an asylum.An English baby sitter is terrorized by her friend's ex-husband, escaped from an asylum.
Lewis Alexander
- Man in Restaurant
- (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
- Woman in Restaurant
- (uncredited)
Frank Maher
- Plainclothes Policeman With Pistol
- (uncredited)
Brook Williams
- Victim on Television
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaAmong horror fans this film is considered the first film to come up with the popular horror convention of a lone babysitter terrorized by a psychotic murderer.
- GoofsAt the house it is always dark (night-time) but when Helen and Jim rush from the pub to the house there is daylight.
- Quotes
Inspector: How do you spell that word, "psychotic"?
Dr. Cordell: You may have to spell it M-U-R-D-E-R, murder, if you don't get someone over there quickly!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Grindhouse Universe (2008)
Featured review
"You could make a horror film in here".
You might call this a slasher prototype (since it resembles something of "Halloween" and "When A Stranger Calls"), as your generic staples are there and in full flight. However it's not terribly successful in making it totally effective, but anything with Honor Blackman and the lovely Susan George in a short purple skirt has got to be worth your time. Of course! Being a very minimal production, the Gothic set-pieces are tight and the story quite simple-minded (babysitter terrorised by a escaped homicidal lunatic who returns to his family home for one night), where its all about hysteria and claustrophobic tension in a forlorn staging. The main problem it was just too uneven. Good uneasy first half, let down by a weak, bloated second half. Some plastered jolts, and atmospheric touches worked (mainly those vivid sound effects), but definitely there were moments that didn't have much impact, and fell in the risible bracket. Not helping was the script completely plods along. Peter Collinson's terse direction, along with Ian Wilson's skillful cinematography and Harry Robertson's whimsically edgy musical score build upon the creaky, and moody old-school atmosphere. The dark, gloomy isolated house (you cant go wrong there!) is well-used in many of the set-ups, and they achieve many unique placements (reflections to silhouettes) with the characters. Collinson's framing is first-rate. A busty Susan George (who gets some scenes with her bra-exposed) is superb in her well-rounded performance of conveying the frightening despair that basically overwhelms her. On the other hand Ian Bannen's spaced out, muttering psychotic loony was a bit hit-and-miss. Honor Blackman scores points as the up-tight mother. George Cole, John Gregson and Dennis Waterman provide sturdy support. Passable little horror flick.
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- lost-in-limbo
- Dec 24, 2007
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- I'm Alone and I'm Scared
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- Gross US & Canada
- $169,246
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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