Revisting the smurl story and the haunted 1991 brian fanelli. The story goes that in the mid1980s, the smurl family of pittston, pennsylvania began noticing something askew in. No matter whether it really happened or not, the film is a nicely creepy piece of work. The haunted is a fox network tv movie purportedly based on eyewitness testimony. Like many folk, i knew nothing of paranormal investigators ed and lorraine warren until james wans theatrical release the conjuring 20.
Haunted 1995 in turnofthecentury england, a young boy watches helplessly as his sister drowns in a lake. This article needs an image preferably free related to the subject, such as a picture of the set or a film poster. With aidan quinn, kate beckinsale, anthony andrews, john gielgud. The haunted first aired on the fox network on may 6, 1991, and starred sally kirkland oscar nominee and golden globe winner for 1987s anna and genre fav. The haunted is a 1991 madefortv haunted house film directed by robert mandel and starring sally kirkland who received a golden globe nomination for her performance.
This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1991 movies 1991. A made for television account of the smurl haunting, claims that a demon harassed the smurl family in their home from 1974 to 1989. Proin pellentesque mollis enim, at vulputate odio mollis sed. When rewatching the film, though, i was reminded of a familiar trope in haunted house movies, one that comes up in the amityville horror and.
The haunted tv movie 1991 the haunted tv movie 1991. With sally kirkland, jeffrey demunn, louise latham, george wallace. May 6th, 1991 its rare that you see a modern film that takes place in the 70s that actually looks like it was made in the 70s. Escaped convicts hold hostages in a ghost town targeted for a nuclear bomb test. This was one of those movies that just kept getting better as the movie progressed. The haunted tv is a film directed by robert mandel with sally kirkland, jeffrey demunn, louise latham, george wallace, year. I also thought that sally kirkland did a good job with her role as well. Sure the atmosphere takes a little bit of a blow, but not by much.
The film depicts the events surrounding the smurl haunting. Jul 15, 2011 scenes from the sandpiper production haunted 1991. The haunted 1991 starring sally kirkland dvd ebay skip to main content. Yet another apparent true story about another haunting in america, the haunted is one of the most effective and creepy ghost films ever. Praesent vestibulum tempor augue, vel egestas nulla commodo quis.
You can watch the haunted online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. The smurl family move into their new home on chase street only to find that it is plagued with three spirits and a demon. One of the only films that spring to mind is the criminally underrated zodiac which came out last year and is a must see. The film, written by warren chaney was produced by warren chaney and beverly wilson and directed by john magyar. The horror explosion from the 1980s, from friday the th to a nightmare on elm street to the halloween franchise, is seeing a major resurgence in popularity on dvd and at horror conventions everywhere. Oct 28, 2012 1991s the haunted is a horror drama based around the experiences of the smurl family, a well meaning family with some underlying tensions surrounding them, all of whom move in to a new duplex that slowly but surely indicates that its in fact haunted by something truly horrific and demonic over the course of ten years. The haunted first aired on the fox network on may 6, 1991, and starred sally kirkland oscar nominee and golden globe winner for 1987s anna. In eschewing amityville horrortype theatrics, the haunted has captured the eerie feeling that it could happen to any of us the greatest thing you could hope instill in a ghost story. Haunted, an american film starring aldo ray the haunted 1991 film, an american madefortv film directed by robert mandel haunted 1995 film, a uk film starring aidan quinn and kate beckinsale. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. The haunted is a 1991 american madefortelevision haunted house film directed by robert mandel and starring sally kirkland who received a golden globe. I mean compare the atmosphere here to a film like the shining. The haunted 1991 made for tv movie demon rape, anyone. When the smurl family moves into a duplex, they find out its haunted.
The haunted tv movie 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sep 22, 2012 this rating could be a bit high but it is what i feel best represents the films entertainment value. The haunted 1991 when the smurl family moves into a duplex, they find out its haunted. The dramatization we get covers from 1975 to 1987 and includes three other spirits along with the supposed demon. A superior british haunted house story with a stellar cast aidan quinn, anna massey, anthony. Aug 15, 2017 the haunted first aired on the fox network on may 6, 1991, and starred sally kirkland oscar nominee and golden globe winner for 1987s anna and genre fav jeffrey demunn the blob, the walking. When the smurl family moves into a duplex, they find out its. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. The haunted is a 1991 american madefortelevision haunted house film directed by robert mandel and starring sally kirkland who received a golden globe nomination for her performance. When the smurl family moves into a new home, they find out it is already occupied by evil spirits in this 1991 tv movie starring sally kirkland. So as i scoured the tv graveyard to unearth another relic from yesteryear, i came across 1991s the haunted an account of the terrifying and long haunting that beset the smurl family from.
Although i believe the film was released in 1991, it absolutely has an 80s horror vibe to it. I think this 1991 made for tv movie starring sally kirkland and jeffrey demunn is the creepiest, scariest, most terrifying film dealing with the paranormalsupernatural that i have ever seen. The story goes that in the mid1980s, the smurl family of pittston, pennsylvania began noticing something askew in their fourbedroom victorian home. It describes the true story of evil spirits that were haunting the smurl family in pennsylvania from 19741989.
I think the reason for tv versions being better, at least in the case of ghost films, is due to the heavy emphasis on story buildup. A skeptical professor visits a remote british estate to debunk allegations of psychic phenomena, but soon finds himself haunted by a ghost from his own past. The story goes that in the mid1980s, the smurl family of. This rating could be a bit high but it is what i feel best represents the films entertainment value. I scare really easily so i was scared while i watched it. Jul 07, 2014 the haunted is a made for tv movie from 1991, dramatizing a story that was quite controversial at the time and put ghosts in the mainstream news. The haunted 1991 husbandandwife parapsychologists help a pennsylvania couple sally kirkland, jeffrey demunn fight demons in their house. In 1991, a twohour madefortv movie titled the haunted was released by 20th century fox, written by curran, the warrens, and the smurls, and starring jeffrey demunn as jack smurl and sally kirkland as janet smurl.