Patrick (2013 film)
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| Directed by | Mark Hartley |
| Produced by | Antony I. Ginnane |
| Written by | Justin King |
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Rachel Griffiths Sharni Vinson Charles Dance |
| Music by | Pino Donaggio |
| Cinematography | Garry Richards |
| Edited by | Jane Moran |
| Distributed by | Umbrella Entertainment. |
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96 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Patrick is a 2013 Australian horror film that was directed by Mark Hartley and a remake of the 1978 film of the same name. It had its world premiere on 27 July 2013 at the Melbourne International Film Festival and received a limited theatrical release on 14 March 2014, followed by a DVD release the following month. Its Canadian theatrical premiere was at the Lost Episode Festival Toronto on 5 July 2014.
The movie stars Jackson Gallagher as the titular Patrick, a comatose young man that uses his psychic powers to stalk a nurse caring for him.
Kathy (Sharni Vinson) is a young nurse that is eager to prove herself in her new job in an isolated psychiatric clinic. She's intrigued by Patrick (Jackson Gallagher), a comatose patient that her boss Dr. Roget (Charles Dance) assures her is incapable of truly responding to any external stimuli. Kathy is horrified by the experiments that Roget and his nurse Matron Cassidy (Rachel Griffiths) inflict upon him, and she's initially pleased when she finds a way to communicate with him. This quickly turns to horror when Patrick uses his psychic abilities to interfere with her life outside of the hospital, as Patrick has grown obsessed with Kathy and will harm anyone that he deems to be interfering with his relationship with her.
Richard E. Grant was originally cast as the doctor but had to drop out because of a scheduling conflict.
Critical reception for Patrick has been predominantly positive and the film holds a rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews.The Hollywood Reporter rated it favorably, summing it up with the tagline "This Ozploitation remake is a spookily effective fright-fest."The Guardian gave a predominantly favorable but mixed review, praising the cast's acting overall while noting that the film erred in overdoing the film's shocks and doing them too early.
The film is rated R16 in New Zealand for horror, violence, sex scenes, and offensive language.
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