Patrick

1978
12
1h 52m

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6.2/10

4.2K

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A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.

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A young nurse who's just started working at a public clinic begins to suspect that a comatose young man may possess the powers of psychokinesis.A young nurse who's just started working at a public clinic begins to suspect that a comatose young man may possess the powers of psychokinesis.A young nurse who's just started working at a public clinic begins to suspect that a comatose young man may possess the powers of psychokinesis.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

4.2K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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Trivia
When released in America, the film was edited down for time, and the voices of the entire cast were dubbed by other actors (with the exception of Susan Penhaligon as her contract included a dubbing clause, allowing her to loop her lines with an American accent). This angered Robert Helpmann so much that he attempted to take legal action against the US distributors.

Goofs
When Kathy goes to get the matron to show her Patrick's first response she tells him "wait here." Where's he gonna go? He's a brain-dead paraplegic.

Quotes
Matron Cassidy: Why did you choose the Roget Clinic, Mrs. Jacquard? ... We tend to attract certain types ... lesbians, nymphomaniacs, enema specialists. Oh, am I offending you, Mrs. Jacquard?
Kathy Jacquard: No.
Matron Cassidy: Zoophiliacs, algolegnacs, necrophiliacs, pedophiliacs, scoptophiliacs, exhibitionists, voyeurs. Now do you follow me, Mrs. Jacquard?
Kathy Jacquard: Yes.
Matron Cassidy: Disease, like God, works in mysterious ways, Mrs. Jacquard. It can don the mask of perversion and spread like cancer through a hospital staff.

Crazy credits
The end credits play over Patrick lying in his hospital bed with his eyes open.

Alternate versions
Original Australian version features a music score by Brian May; European version was re-scored by Italian rock group Goblin, partly using outtakes from their score for a TV series for director Dario Argento.

Connections
Featured in Snapshot (1979)

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Weird, slow - but not too bad.

I think that some commentators expected far too much from this movie. For a "no-budget" film, you can't expect great special effects. Look at how much "Twilight Zone" achieved on a tiny budget; what a caning it got from "the critics", and then look at its popular success.

I see much the same here. After all, the only "special effect" really required was the typewriter typing all by itself! Weird it is - but then it's supposed to be. And slow, too: isn't that the whole point of a "suspense" movie?

In my opinion, it builds on its initial premise (the development of "mental" powers when physical ones don't exist) reasonably well, and achieves its objectives quite well. It's not "Star Wars" or even "Sixth Sense", but it never intended to be.