Summer of fear 1978 movie

Summer of fear aka stranger in our house was a movie directed by wes craven made for tv based on a lois duncan novel. Really fun,cool,somewhat cheesy horror movie from 1978. Based on the bestselling young adult novel by lois duncan of you know what i did last summer fame, wes cravens summer of fear tells the tale of plucky teenaged equestrian rachel linda blair. As wes craven notes on the dvd commentary, this was linda blairs first film after running into some. Linda blair and lee purcell were great as well as everyone else in the movie. As wes craven notes on the dvd commentary, this was linda blairs first film after running into some trouble with the law the previous year. Blair once again faces all kinds of problems from a dark supernatural presence, but at least this time, she isnt the one possessed by the.

This movie is similar i guess in plot but is basically about a guy and his family who go to his family lake house and get carjacked on the way. Wes cravens summer of fear international films independent. Aug 26, 2014 summer of fear tv 1978 aka stranger in our house directed by wes craven. It is based on the novel summer of fear by lois duncan. Stranger in our house, or summer of fear, a 1978 american film, based on the novel. Adapted from the novel summer of fear by lois duncan, a renowned writer of youngadult novels, the film was originally released as a tv movie under the title stranger in our house. The plot follows a teenaged girl who suspects her recently orphaned cousin is practicing witchcraft. Summer of fear 1978 as i watched wes cravens television movie summer of fear, i couldnt help but think of cabbages. Summer of fear tv movie 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Directed by horror icon wes craven, summer of fear is his first directtotelevision effort and premiered over a year after the hills have eyes 1977. A chilling cult classic, wes cravens summer of fear 1978 follows a country. While the rest of the family are completely charmed by julie, teenaged daughter rachel linda blair suspects that her cousin is up to something creepy. Based on the bestselling young adult novel by lois duncan of you know what i did last summer fame, wes cravens summer of fear tells the tale of plucky teenaged equestrian rachel linda blair whose life is turned dangerously upside down when rachels mysterious cousin julia lee purcell moves in. As i watched wes cravens television movie summer of fear, i couldnt help.

Adapted from the novel summer of fear by lois duncan, a renowned writer of youngadult novels, the film was originally released as a tvmovie under the title stranger in our house. To wit, summer of fear 1978 aka stranger in our house, a chiller directed by the late legend wes craven based on the bestselling ya novel of the same name by lois duncan i know what you did last summer. There are many things to recommend this movie, but linda blairs whining is not one of them. A teenage girls life is turned upside down after her cousin moves into her house, and as time goes by, she begins to. With linda blair, lee purcell, jeremy slate, jeff mccracken. Wes cravens 1978 film summer of fear getting bluray. Wes cravens summer of fear 1978 directed by wes craven written by glenn m. In particular, as the scenes from cravens film flashed across the. Summer of fear 1978 what better way to herald the unofficial end of summer and the unofficial beginning of fall than a tvmovie that combines horror legends wes craven, linda blair and. Wes cravens summer of fear tells the tale of plucky teenaged equestrian rachel whose life is turned dangerously upside down when rachels mysterious cousin julia moves in following the death of her parents in a car crash. Summer of fear tv movie 1978 summer of fear tv movie. A teenage girls life is turned upside down after her cousin moves into her.

Top 10 movie portrayals of real life gangsters duration. New this week on bluray from doppelganger releasing. So with that in mind, what better way to formally kick off the way, way, way premature start of the samhain season than by revisiting a fairly obscure tvmovie from the 1970s that works as both summertime and halloweentime pop culture fondue. Find movie and film cast and crew information for summer of fear 1978 wes craven on allmovie. Linda blair has a witch for a cousin in stranger in our house a. Summer of fear 1978 linda blair lee purcell youtube. In the wake of wes craven directing the last house on the left and linda blair starring in the exorcist, craven and blair joined forces for summer of fear aka stranger in our house, a madefor. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime. Those extra minutes were put back for the summer of fear dvd release. Stranger in our house, or summer of fear, a 1978 american film, based on. Looking for something mainstream, or perhaps just looking for a good paycheck, cravens next project was summer of fear, which was based on. In the stranger in our house 1978 tvversion, there are four extra minutes which were cut out for the vhs release summer of fear.

Summer of fear 1978 wes craven cast and crew allmovie. A chilling cult classic, wes cravens summer of fear 1978 follows a country family of five who take in cousin julie lee purcell, whose. A chilling cult classic, wes cravens summer of fear 1978 follows a country family of five who take in cousin julie lee purcell, whose parents recently died in. A cult classic chiller from 1978, wes cravens summer of fear follows a welltodo family that takes in julia lee purcell, a cousin whose parents have recently died in a car crash. Noting that it had performed surprisingly well in the schedules, the producers repackaged it as a theatrical movie, retitled it summer of fear, and released it in europe. Summer of fear started out as a 1978 madefortv movie, directed by last house on the lefts wes craven and starring the exorcist actress linda blair. This made for television movie boasts an impressive pedigree, with linda blair in the lead and wes craven in the directors chair. Find release information for summer of fear 1978 wes craven on allmovie. May 20, 20 the main audience of summer of fear will be people, like me, who remember seeing it as a kid. Summer of fear tv 1978 aka stranger in our house directed by wes craven.

October 31st, 1978 in the 70s, a renegade filmmaker named wes craven was making a name for himself at the drive in circuit with last house on the left and the hills have eyes. Such is the case with summer of fear, the tvmovie craven helmed shortly after the hills have eyes, one of the films that would have made him something of a household name by 1978 even if some execs were supposedly repulsed by his work, when nbc was looking to score a halloween night hit by joining one of the horror genres emerging. Such is the case with summer of fear, the tvmovie craven helmed shortly after the hills have eyes, one of the films that would have made. Lois duncan also wrote i know what you did last summer. Next time when im looking for madefortv novel adaptations, i. Nov 29, 2017 1970 dodge charger and a 1962 ford thunderbird hardtop in summer of fear, movie made for tv, 1978 also known as stranger in our house, starring linda. This madefortv gem originally aired in 1978, and lois duncans fabulous young adult novel was brought to the screen by none other than wes craven.

Jun 01, 2017 in the wake of wes craven directing the last house on the left and linda blair starring in the exorcist, craven and blair joined forces for summer of fear aka stranger in our house, a madefor. Summer of fear is a 1976 american horror novel by lois duncan. A cult classic chiller from 1978, wes craven s summer of fear follows a welltodo family that takes in julia lee purcell, a cousin whose parents have recently died in a car crash. Shop wes cravens summer of fear dvd 1978 at best buy. Oct 20, 2017 based on the bestselling young adult novel by lois duncan of you know what i did last summer fame, wes cravens summer of fear tells the tale of plucky teenaged equestrian rachel linda blair. Summer of fear, an album by miles benjamin anthony robinson.

Summer of fear 1978 julia came to live with the bryants. Linda blair in the late wes cravens summer of fear aka. Summer of fear 1978 a teenage girls life is turned upside down after her cousin moves into her house, and as time goes by, she begins to suspect that she may be a practitioner of witchcraft. To be fair, lindas character, rachel, has plenty to complain about during her summer of fear. This tv horror movie had the title stranger in our house when it was originally released by nbc on halloween night in 1978. A cult classic chiller from 1978, wes cravens summer of fear follows a welltodo. Keller teleplay, lois duncan novel starring linda blair, lee purcell, jeremy slate, jeff mccracken, jeff east, carol lawrence, macdonald carey, fran drescher, james jarnigan, kerry. A chilling cult classic, wes cravens summer of fear 1978 follows a country family of five who take in cousin julie lee purcell, whose parents recently died in a car crash.

Find movie and film cast and crew information for summer of fear. Stranger in our house, starring linda blair, lee purcell, jeremy slate, jeff mccrack. While the discussion of summer of fear may seem unnecessarily laden with leafy greens, there just really isnt much else to say about the film. Very scary, and it didnt need blood and gore to be be scary. Its a breezy thrill ride that also shows craven could successfully work in the mainstream. Stranger in our house is a 1978 american television horror film directed by wes craven and starring linda blair, lee purcell, jeremy slate, jeff mccracken, and jeff east. A chilling cult classic, wes cravens summer of fear 1978 follows a country family of five who take in cousin julie lee purcell, whose parents. Based on the bestselling young adult novel by lois duncan of you know what i did last summer fame, wes cravens summer of fear tells the tale of plucky teenaged equestrian rachel linda blair whose life is turned dangerously upside down when rachels mysterious cousin julia lee purcell moves in following the death of her parents in a car crash. Summer of fear tv movie 1978 alternate versions imdb. When released on vhs in the late 1980s, the title was changed to summer of fear, which is the title of the lois duncan book on which it is based. Visually, the film conforms to the demands of the television movie, with tight. Summer of fear is a disappointment on all counts, one of those movies that leave me wishing that i had that hour and half of my life back.