Burnt Offerings

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Films, Inc. </B></div> <div> <B>& Dan Curtis Productions, Inc. & United Artists Corporation/Rated PG</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Director..............Dan Curtis* (Curse of the Black Widow)</B></div> <div> <B>Screenplay.......William F. Nolan & Dan Curtis</B></div> <div> <B>Music.................Robert Cobert (Curse of the Black Widow)</B></div> <div> <B>Producer...........Dan Curtis</B></div> <div> <B>Executive Producer.....Jason E. Squire</B></div> <div> <B>Based on the Novel by Robert Marasco</B></div> <div> <B>Make-up by Al Fleming</B></div> <div> <B>Special Effects by Clifford Wenger</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dramatis Personae</B></div> <div> <B>Marian..........Karen Black(Evil Spirits,It's Alive III,Trilogy of Terror)</B></div> <div> <B>Ben.............Oliver Reed (The Brood, Severed Ties, Spasms, Tommy)</B></div> <div> <B>Brother.........Burgess Meredith (Batman-TV, Magic, TheSentinal, Rocky)</B></div> <div> <B>Roz.............Eileen Heckart (The Bad Seed, Butterflies are Free)</B></div> <div> <B>David...........Lee H. Montgomery (Ben, Midnight Hour, Mutant)</B></div> <div> <B>Walker..........Dub Taylor (Conagher, Creature from Black Lake, Gator)</B></div> <div> <B>Aunt Elizabeth..Bette Davis(All About Eve, Dark Secret of Harvest Home)</B></div> <div> <B>Ben's Father....Joseph Riley </B></div> <div> <B>Young Ben.......Todd Turquand</B></div> <div> <B>Minister........Orin Cannon</B></div> <div> <B>Dr. Ross........Jim Myers</B></div> <div> <B>The Chauffeur...Anthony James</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Critique</B><B>: A good movie for people renting a summer home, but don't expect this one to go by too quickly or thrill you with special effects. On the other hand, if you have the patience for an old-fashioned mood piece, you might want to check in to the Dunsmuir House and Gardens in Oakland California for a few unhappy hours. Certainly a weaker cast never could have carried this uneventful possession as far as this horror-grizzled bunch. From Bette Davis to young Lee Montgomery (Ben), this cast has as much experience with horror as with any other genre and it shows. The house produces some remarkable transformations that take place, notably in the case of Betty Davis as Elizabeth who grows ever more in need of a trip to the beautician's. Marion's more subtle transformation is even more frightening. Though far less well known, this film clearly made its mark on the Amityville series. Director Dan Curtis (Trilogy of Terror) takes a bit of a chance in opting for such a pace, but by the end the effect of this built up tension is overwhelming. The ABC movie of the week gang obviously came together to produce their magnum opus in this one. The hearse driver is the stuff of nightmares and his scenes grow increasingly more chilling. The ending will leave you dropping things with your mouth open - it's that scary.</B></div> <div> <B>Telling line: "I hate this place! I want to get out of here! I hate it!" - Davy</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Plot Summary</B><B>: 17 Shore Road. The Rolfs pull up to their summer home, a somewhat run down country mansion. They are amazed that a house this size could be had at such a price. The handyman, Walker, ushers them in. Marian thinks it's a waste that such a house has been let go to seed. The owner, Roz and her brother Arnold Allerdice are particular about who should rent the house. Roz says that the house takes care of itself. She says they ought to see it when it comes alive in the summer. When she says nine hundred for the whole summer, it looks too good to be true. The catch is that their eighty five year old mother will stay with them, and they must prepare a tray three times a day. After arguing the pros and cons of the arrangement, they, along with zesty aunt Elizabeth decide to move in on July 1 when they find the house abandoned with a note to enjoy the house. In the gallery of photos outside Mrs. Allerdice's room are hundreds of photos in 19th century garb. Without ever having seen her, Marion develops a bizarre protective stance toward Mrs. Allerdice and the house which she works on endlessly. As they work on the house and investigate, they are forever injuring themselves, still the first few days are fun. They find the kitchen full of steak and champagne along with all the necessities, even a case of Ding-Dongs and an 1890's graveyard full of Allodices to play in out back. The only disappointment is Mrs. Allodice appetite. After a week she still hasn't spoken or eaten barely a bite. At the grand opening of the pool Benji finds broken spectacles at the bottom of the pool before nearly drowning Davy in a rough game in the pool while Marion polishes the pictures and listens to the music box as if in another time. Davy escapes by bashing his father in the face with a scuba mask. Ben has a recurrence of dreams in black and white about his mother's funeral and the strangely smiling hearse driver. He wakes up and is restless, still baffled and concerned about what happened in the pool. Marion thinks the roughhousing just got out of hand. The grounds are suddenly new looking. Marion suggests that this is as good a time as any for Ben to start on his doctorate. Davy and Ben have an awkward meeting, but soon they are hugging. Ben goes down to the pool just to show that he can and then Marion suggests he jump in. They swim around together for a while but Marion puts him off. Apparently, they haven't been having sex for a long time. Ben almost forces her a few times but she manages to keep him away. The next day, Ben takes his frustrations out on the overgrown shrubbery. Although she's feeling pretty exhausted, Elizabeth decides to show a painting to Mrs. Allerdice. However, Marion is up there and seems insistent that Elizabeth not see Mrs. Allerdice. As Ben sits in the yard, the hearse with the smiling driver shows up. But it appears that he was only imagining it. That night all the clocks start working simultaneously and begin chiming at midnight in unison. Ben goes to Davy's room and finds that the gas has been turned on and he saves him just in the nick of time. The family has no idea how this could have happened. Elizabeth admits that she covered Davy last night and Marion intimates that Elizabeth was to blame. When Ben confronts Marion for hurting his Aunt, Marion is dressed in turn of the century clothes and her relationship with the house and benefactress become more intense as she alienates her family. As the couple battles about leaving the house, Aunt Elizabeth begins to moan in the throes of death. Every phone number Ben tries is busy but when Marion tries she gets through immediately. She then retires upstairs to nibble at the tray left for Mrs. Allerdice. As he watches his aunt die no help arrives in the form of the hearse driver who lugs a coffin up the stairs and pushes it into her room. Marion can't leave Mrs. Allerdice and misses the funeral. Ben now insists on seeing Mrs. Allerdice and tells Marion that whether she comes or not, Davy and he are leaving tomorrow. As the unhappy family sleeps, the house begins making sounds. Ben looks out the window to see the house shedding its shingles and clapboards. He wakes Davy and in a driving storm they run for the car while Marion cries out to them from the third floor waiting room. As the woods and the house and Marion conspire to stop them from escaping, Ben is injured psychically and physically, leaving him in no shape to fight the powers of the house in the final power play leaving the family's fate in the unsteady hands of scary Marion until Ben's recovery makes a chilling confrontation with Mrs. Allerdice possible.   </B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>