Patrick
1978 · Movie · PG · 112 min · ★ 6.1 · 47% critics
In a private hospital, a long-term coma patient becomes the center of unsettling incidents when a new nurse is assigned to his care. As she tries to rebuild her life, she begins to suspect an unseen force is watching, communicating, and turning everyday objects into threats—especially when anyone gets too close to her.
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Details
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-10-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 47/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (100 votes)
- Budget
- $400,000
About
If you enjoy slow-burn supernatural thrillers with a creepy clinic setting and mind-over-matter menace, this could work for you; Not for you if you want constant action, heavy gore, or a tight runtime like The Manitou.
Pros: creepy hospital mood; memorable telekinesis moments; strong lead performance | Cons: slow pacing; repetitive stretches; uneven payoff
Themes
- telekinesis
- psychic power
- hospital
- comatose
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Director award · 1978
- AACTA Award — Best Film · 1978 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Editing · 1978 · nominated
- AACTA Award — Best Original Screenplay · 1978 · nominated
Cast & crew
Robert Thompson
as Patrick
Susan Penhaligon
as Kathy Jacquard
María Mercedes
as Nurse Panicale
Robert Helpmann
as Dr. Roget
Rod Mullinar
as Ed Jacquard
- HH
Helen Hemingway
as Sister Williams
Bruce Barry
as Dr. Brian Wright
Julia Blake
as Matron Cassidy
- CA
Carole-Ann Aylett
as Patrick's Mother
- WP
Walter Pym
as Captain
Directed by Richard Franklin