AUDREY ROSE (1977) – Episode 255 – Decades of Horror 1970s

“Daddy! Daddy! Daddy, Daddy!” “Audrey Rose! Audrey Rose! Audrey Rose!! Good. Now, repeat… Ad infinitum. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in yet another 70s horror flick about a family with a teenage girl troubled by supernatural events. Maybe not so obviously, we’re talking about Audrey Rose (1977), directed by Robert Wise and starring Marsha Mason and Anthony Hopkins.

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 255 – Audrey Rose (1977)

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Synopsis: A stranger attempts to convince a happily married couple that their daughter is actually his daughter reincarnated.

• Director: Robert Wise
• Writer: Frank De Felitta (screenplay) (from his 1975 novel)
• Producers: Frank De Felitta, Joe Wizan
• Composer: Michael Small
• Cinematographer: Victor J. Kemper (director of photography)
• Editor: Carl Kress
• Selected Cast:
  • Marsha Mason as Janice Templeton
  • Anthony Hopkins as Elliot Hoover
  • John Beck as Bill Templeton
  • Susan Swift as Ivy Templeton
  • Norman Lloyd as Dr. Steven Lipscomb
  • John Hillerman as Scott Velie
  • Robert Walden as Brice Mack
  • Philip Sterling as Judge Langley
  • Ivy Jones as Mary Lou Sides
  • Stephen Pearlman as Russ Rothman
  • Aly Wassil as Maharishi Gupta Pradesh
  • Mary Jackson as Mother Veronica
  • Richard Lawson as Policeman #1
  • Tony Brande as Detective Fallon
  • Elizabeth Farley as Carole Rothman
  • Ruth Manning as Customer in Store
  • Stanley Brock as Cashier in Store
  • David Patrick Wilson as Policeman #2 (credited as David Wilson)
  • David Fresco as Dominick
  • Pat Corley as Dr. Webster
  • Eunice Christopher as Mrs. Carbone
  • Karen Anders as Maria (waitress)
  • Kathryn Janssen as Neighbor (uncredited)
  • Hanns Manship as Reporter (uncredited)

Your 70s Grue Crew somehow missed Audrey Rose (1977) until now. Directed by four-time Oscar-winner Robert Wise; written and produced by bestselling author Frank De Felitta; starring two-time Oscar-winner and four-time Oscar-nominee Anthony Hopkins and four-time Oscar-nominee Marsha Mason; edited by Oscar-winner Carl Kress; an excellent performance from 13-year-old Susan Swift; a typical 70s downer ending; and yet, the result receives mixed reactions. It’s a story of reincarnation rather than possession, and of the breakup of a family, giving the film strong elements of psychological horror as well as supernatural ones. The Grue Crew is divided on Audrey Rose, which always leads to a spirited discussion. Yeah, baby!

At the time of this writing, Audrey Rose (1977) is available to stream from Kanopy, Tubi, Prime, and various PPV options. The film is also available on a Blu-ray disc from Arrow Video.
Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next ‘70s episode, chosen by Doc, will be The Silent Scream (1977), starring Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Avery Schreiber, Barbara Steele, and Yvonne de Carlo! Is this a hidden gem?

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