Patrick: 35th Anniversary Edition
Patrick is a 1978 cult Australian supernatural thriller / horror film, the
pivotal movie of respected Australian director Richard Franklin's career.
In room 15 of the mysterious Roget clinic lies a young comatose murderer
named Patrick. His doctor thinks he's nothing more than 170 pounds of limp
meat hanging off a comatose brain, but a young nurse, Kathy (Susan Penhaligon
from The Uncanny), knows very differently. Patrick has burgeoning psychic powers
and a crush on Kathy – and his affection is about to turn into a deadly
obsession!
A classic example of Ozploitation cinema from acclaimed Hitchcock protege,
Richard Franklin (Roadgames, Psycho II), written by veteran genre scribe Everett
DeRoche (Long Weekend) and also featuring Robert Helpman and Julia Blake,
Patrick is an unsettling tale of telekinetic terror.
Special Features:
- Audio commentary with Richard Franklin
- Not Quite Hollywood interviews: with Susan Penhaligon “Kathy Jacquard”,
Rod Mullinar “Ed Jacquard”, Director Richard Franklin, Screenwriter Everett
De Roche , Producer Antony I. Ginnane
- A Coffee Break with Antony I. Ginnane
- On set interview with Richard Franklin
- Trailer and excerpt from dubbed US version
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Antony I. Ginnane trailer reel
Awards:
- Nominated Saturn Award, Best Foreign Film (1980)
- Nominated Australian Film Institute Awards, Best Film & Best
Screenplay (1978)
- Won Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, Grand Prize (1979)
- Won Sitges Film Festival Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley Award, Best
Director (1978)
Critic Reviews:
- " Director Richard Franklin […] eventually lets Patrick's powers go
haywire, but the first half of the film combines sinister atmosphere-building
with a justified faith that an immobile killer is still an ever-present threat.
" – Scott Tobias
- " The inert (and uncredited) lead, with help from Richard
Franklin's shrewd direction, creates an incredible menace while the thesps
surrounding him go through their action. " –
Variety Staff
- " Richard Franklin's thriller injects medical ethics with a
psychosexual cocktail. " – Anton Bitel
