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Fantôme d'amour

Original title: The Forgotten One
  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Kristy McNichol and Terry O'Quinn in Fantôme d'amour (1989)
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A recently widowed writer moves into a Victorian house that is supposedly haunted. Although he is attracted to his pretty next-door neighbor, he finds himself being seduced by the spirit of ... Read allA recently widowed writer moves into a Victorian house that is supposedly haunted. Although he is attracted to his pretty next-door neighbor, he finds himself being seduced by the spirit of a woman who had been murdered in his house 100 years previously.A recently widowed writer moves into a Victorian house that is supposedly haunted. Although he is attracted to his pretty next-door neighbor, he finds himself being seduced by the spirit of a woman who had been murdered in his house 100 years previously.

  • Director
    • Phillip Badger
  • Writer
    • Phillip Badger
  • Stars
    • Terry O'Quinn
    • Kristy McNichol
    • Blair Parker
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    491
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Phillip Badger
    • Writer
      • Phillip Badger
    • Stars
      • Terry O'Quinn
      • Kristy McNichol
      • Blair Parker
    • 15User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Terry O'Quinn
    Terry O'Quinn
    • Bob Anderson
    Kristy McNichol
    Kristy McNichol
    • Barbara Stupple
    Blair Parker
    Blair Parker
    • Evelyn James
    Elisabeth Brooks
    Elisabeth Brooks
    • Carla
    Michael K. Osborn
    • Dillon
    • (as Michael Osborn)
    Ed Battle
    • Bum
    Dwayne Carrington
    • Realtor
    Bill Allard
    • Short Cop
    Phillip Darlington
    Phillip Darlington
    • Cop
    Rita Haynes
    • Waitress
    Roy Yerbey
    • Huge Farmer
    Martin Boyd
    • Farmer #2
    Liam Russell
    • Salesman
    George Psilas
    • Man in Car
    Rex Whitney
    • Drunk Texan
    Rebecca Wood
    • Barmaid
    Rob Stahl
    • Diner Patron
    Chip Ransford
    • Diner Patron
    • Director
      • Phillip Badger
    • Writer
      • Phillip Badger
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    User reviews15

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    10TRANCECOMIX

    Beautiful story

    This movie is a genuine sleeper. Not many know about this one, but it's definetely one of my favourites! Terry O'Quinn (from The Stepfather) is great as a writer who rents an old house, and is haunted by a strange presence in it. The movie is very atmospheric and at times hypnotic in it's handling of the ghost-theme, and has some genuine twists in the story and a great ending!
    6BA_Harrison

    The Forgotten One: an apt title since the film seems to have been largely forgotten.

    Terry O'Quinn plays author Bob Anderson, who rents an old house where he plans to start writing his next novel. Unfortunately, the place isn't as peaceful as he had hoped: it's home to the ghost of a young woman, Evelyn (Blair Parker), whose creepy presence makes Bob understandably unnerved. Bob eventually plucks up courage to confront the ghost, who leads him to discover her body walled up in the basement, obviously a victim of foul play.

    So he goes to the police, right? Well, no, instead he shows his discovery to his neighbour Barbara (Kristy McNichol), with whom he has developed a friendship, and the pair decide to bury the body in a forest. And that's where the film lost me, their decision to inter the corpse in the middle of nowhere instead of alerting the authorities making no sense whatsoever.

    It's a shame, because up until that point, the film was working wonderfully: it was atmospheric and spooky, with great performances from the two leads.

    Anyway, having been buried, the no longer tormented Evelyn returns to the house to seduce Bob, believing that he is her lover William. A spot of supernatural romance ensues, Bob entranced by the beautiful ghost, but he isn't so happy when he realises that Evelyn intends to kill him so that they can be together forever. This part of the film isn't too bad, except for the scene where Evelyn's ghost drives a car: she died in 1891 so it's more than a little daft.

    Overall, I had a reasonable time with The Forgotten One - I just wish that writer/director Phillip Badger had found a way to avoid the issues that I have mentioned.

    5.5/10, rounded up to 6 for IMDb.
    10asmallersapphyre

    Excellent

    In the past I thought only the British could make a good ghost story. I was wrong. This is a wonderfully dark, atmospheric movie that thrills, chills and even in moments, sparks a giggle. My only regret is that it's not (yet) available in DVD format. Perhaps that will be rectified. In the meantime if you love ghost stories as much as I do you'll need to add this one to your collection. Kristy McNichol plays an endearing part as a budding writer and possible love interest of Terry O'Quinn who plays a widowed writer who buys a house and is soon confronted by his past ... his forgotten past. It's a really great story and an excellent movie all around. Well written, beautiful photography, and excellent acting which is unusual these days. Hope to see this one on DVD one day!
    6jrlauer

    Original Story Line

    The original story line was of a writer who moved into this supposed haunted house in hopes of sparking an idea for a new novel. He is haunted in his dreams by the ghost of a young girl who lures him into the cellar. Over a period of about a month and creative investigation on the houses history, he discovers that a young girl, who was 15 years old at the turn of the century, became pregnant by her boyfriend. The father was so ashamed and so enraged by his daughters behavior, that he walled her up alive down in the cellar. Nearly a hundred years goes by before her story is learned by our writer. He opens up the wall in the cellar and finds a cavity that has been exposed to the elements. The odd noises he heard during the previous month seems to have been coming from this cavity. He decides its all in his imagination, and that it could make a good book. What he doesn't see is that there is another room off to the side of the cavity that contains a skeleton of a young girl. This movie was based on a short story entitled "The Hidden Truth". And was written by yours truly in 1987.
    10bcquinton

    Extraordinary film; weaves its tale carefully and draws you in.

    This kind of "case suggestive of reincarnation" has intrigued me for years, but not since The Reincarnation of Peter Proud and the Two Worlds of Jennie Logan have I seen a movie so unique. Bravo to all involved, for their courage. Blair Parker (Evelyn) is gorgeous, but this seems to be the only movie she ever made. The movie is haunting (no pun intended), and I would like to find a soundtrack if there is one.

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      At one time, Kristy McNichol and Elisabeth Brooks were in a relationship together.
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      Written and Performed by Kelly Moreland

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    • Release date
      • October 1989 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fantômes d'amour
    • Filming locations
      • 1647 Emerson Street, Denver, Colorado, USA(Old house)
    • Production company
      • Wind River Productions
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      1 hour 40 minutes
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