Alice, Sweet Alice
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Poster for the 1978 release
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| Directed by | Alfred Sole |
| Produced by | Richard K. Rosenberg Alfred Sole |
| Written by | Rosemary Ritvo Alfred Sole |
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Linda Miller Paula Sheppard Lillian Roth Brooke Shields Niles McMaster Jane Lowry |
| Music by | Stephen J. Lawrence |
| Edited by | Edward Salier |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
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108 mins. (original cut) 98 mins. (cut version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $340,000 (est.) |
Alice, Sweet Alice (originally known as Communion and also known as Holy Terror) is a 1976 American slasher film co-written and directed by Alfred Sole, and starring Linda Miller, Paula Sheppard, and Brooke Shields in her film debut. The narrative focuses on a troubled adolescent girl who becomes a suspect in the brutal murder of her popular younger sister at her first communion.
The film premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival under the title Communion in November 1976, and was released theatrically as Alice, Sweet Alice in 1978. It was re-released a third time as Holy Terror in 1981, marketing upon the popularity of Brooke Shields after her notorious performance in Louis Malle's Pretty Baby (1978). The film ranked #89 on Bravo's The 100 Scariest Movie Moments for the scene when Alice scares Karen in the warehouse. In 1977 there was a book adaptation of the film titled Communion by Frank Lauria.
In Paterson, New Jersey in the early 1960s, Catherine Spages (Linda Miller) is visiting Father Tom (Rudolph Willrich) with her two daughters, who both attend St. Michael's Parish Girls' School: 9-year-old Karen (Brooke Shields) and 12-year-old Alice (Paula Sheppard). Karen is preparing for her first communion, and Father Tom gives her his mother's crucifix as a gift. A jealous Alice puts on a translucent mask, frightening Mrs. Tredoni (Mildred Clinton), Father Tom's housekeeper. Later, Alice steals Karen's porcelain doll and lures her into an abandoned building. She jumps out and scares Karen with a double mask and locks her in a room. When she lets her out, she tells her that if anyone finds out she'll never see the doll again.
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