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The Changeling

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Original title

The Changeling

Year

1980

Running time

109 min.

Country

Canada

Director

Peter Medak

Screenwriter

William Gray, Diana Maddox. Story: Russell Hunter

Cast

Music

Rick Wilkins

Cinematography

John Coquillon

Producer

Chessman Park Productions

Genre

Horror. Thriller | Supernatural. Haunted Houses. Ghosts. Cult Movie

Synopsis

A famous composer moves from New York City to Seattle and becomes convinced his new home is haunted. This man names John (George C. Scott) whose family is killed in a road accident retires to this lonely mansion and begins to experience supernatural occurrences linked to the house's mysterious past and its previous owners.

Rankings Position

#10 Best Canadian Movies of all time
#13 Supernatural Horror Ranking
#45 Best Horror Movies

Awards: 1980: Genie Awards: Best Canadian Feature

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"A superior haunted house thriller."

Variety
"'The Changeling' does have some interesting ideas (...) But it doesn't have that sneaky sense of awful things about to happen (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"The word for The Changeling is chilling. Medak doesn't pummel the audience with gore and Exorcist-type shock tactics. More than once, he raises real goose bumps using nothing more extraordinary than a bouncing rubber ball"

David Ansen: Newsweek
"One of the most genuinely haunting ghost stories in recent years, The Changeling is much eerier and more effective than the overrated and bombastic Poltergeist"

TV Guide
"The Changeling" isn't especially short by any means, but it's without any voice or feeling of its own."

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"Happily, director Peter Medak is aware of the fundamental absurdity of his ghost story. In fact, he's taken considerable care to compensate with virtuoso displays of scenic and atmospheric suggestiveness."

Gary Arnold: The Washington Post
"An underrated entry in the horror subgenre, generating consistent unease through long, ominous pans"

Nick Schager: AV Club
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3 My Favorite Canadian Movies (70)
20 My Favorite Horror Movies (624)
100 My Favorites from the 80s (67)

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