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How Awful About Allan

How Awful About Allan

How Awful About Allan

1970
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
TV Movie
1h 13m
After a fire which killed his father Kent ("Cat People") Smith and scarred his sister (Julie "The Haunting" Harris), a gilt-ridden victim of psychosomatic blindness (Anthony "Psycho" Perkins) is released from a mental hospital and goes to stay with his estranged sister. However, it appears that someone is out for revenge and wants to drive him crazy. Teleplay by Henry Farrell ("What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"). Directed by Curtis Harrington ("What's the Matter With Helen?"). (imdb)

Directed by:

Curtis Harrington
Curtis-Harrington
42 total credits
Curtis Harrington has 42 credits at Criticker, including: Gods and Monsters, Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, Night Tide and Queen of Blood

Writer:

Henry Farrell
Henry-Farrell
10 total credits
Henry Farrell has 10 credits at Criticker, including: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me, What's the Matter with Helen? and The House That Would Not Die

Starring:

Anthony Perkins
Anthony-Perkins
60 total credits
Anthony Perkins has 60 credits at Criticker, including: Psycho, Murder on the Orient Express, The Trial, Catch-22 and Psycho II
,
Julie Harris
Julie-Harris
42 total credits
Julie Harris has 42 credits at Criticker, including: East of Eden, The Haunting, Gorillas in the Mist, HouseSitter and The Dark Half
,
Kent Smith
Kent-Smith
48 total credits
Kent Smith has 48 credits at Criticker, including: Cat People, The Spiral Staircase, The Fountainhead, The Curse of the Cat People and The Night Stalker
,
Joan Hackett
Joan-Hackett
20 total credits
Joan Hackett has 20 credits at Criticker, including: The Last of Sheila, Support Your Local Sheriff!, The Terminal Man, Dead of Night and The Group
,
Robert H. Harris
Robert-H-Harris
12 total credits
Robert H. Harris has 12 credits at Criticker, including: The Invisible Boy, The Man in the Glass Booth, How to Make a Monster, How Awful About Allan and No Down Payment
,
Molly Dodd
Molly-Dodd
4 total credits
Molly Dodd has 4 credits at Criticker, including: How Awful About Allan, I Dream of Genie, The New Adventures of Heidi, Class Reunion and Andy's Vacation

Country:

USA

Language:

English

How Awful About Allan

1970
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
TV Movie
1h 13m
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Avg Percentile 31.31% from 28 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Avg Percentile 31.31% from 28 total ratings
Rated 14 Nov 2007
55
25th
Sort of like Hitchcock-lite. The premise is pretty cool, and there are some mildly suspenseful moments. Unfortunately it lacks any real flair, and is pretty predictable.
Rated 11 Jan 2024
50
22nd
It's not that awful about Allan. He's clearly a little psycho, right? This opens with an excellent shot of Norman, er...Allan waking up to a housefire. It slows way down and we begin the questions of whether he is crazy or being catfished. There are a hundred of these stories, my favorite being 1964's Nightmare, and they always work somewhat effectively because it's impossible to tell which way the story will swing.
Rated 10 Oct 2009
43
22nd
This is one of Harrington's enjoyable, atmospheric TV movies, adapted by _Baby Jane_ author Farrell from his own novel. Perkins is good in a tailor-made role. This has plot elements looking forward to _Psycho II_ and effectively claustrophobic photography and set design.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Curtis Harrington
Curtis-Harrington
42 total credits
Curtis Harrington has 42 credits at Criticker, including: Gods and Monsters, Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, Night Tide and Queen of Blood

Writer:

Henry Farrell
Henry-Farrell
10 total credits
Henry Farrell has 10 credits at Criticker, including: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me, What's the Matter with Helen? and The House That Would Not Die

Starring:

Anthony Perkins
Anthony-Perkins
60 total credits
Anthony Perkins has 60 credits at Criticker, including: Psycho, Murder on the Orient Express, The Trial, Catch-22 and Psycho II
,
Julie Harris
Julie-Harris
42 total credits
Julie Harris has 42 credits at Criticker, including: East of Eden, The Haunting, Gorillas in the Mist, HouseSitter and The Dark Half
,
Kent Smith
Kent-Smith
48 total credits
Kent Smith has 48 credits at Criticker, including: Cat People, The Spiral Staircase, The Fountainhead, The Curse of the Cat People and The Night Stalker
,
Joan Hackett
Joan-Hackett
20 total credits
Joan Hackett has 20 credits at Criticker, including: The Last of Sheila, Support Your Local Sheriff!, The Terminal Man, Dead of Night and The Group
,
Robert H. Harris
Robert-H-Harris
12 total credits
Robert H. Harris has 12 credits at Criticker, including: The Invisible Boy, The Man in the Glass Booth, How to Make a Monster, How Awful About Allan and No Down Payment
,
Molly Dodd
Molly-Dodd
4 total credits
Molly Dodd has 4 credits at Criticker, including: How Awful About Allan, I Dream of Genie, The New Adventures of Heidi, Class Reunion and Andy's Vacation

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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