Rent Patrick (1978)
3.2 of 5 from 78 ratings
1h 47min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Patrick (Robert Thompson) has been in a coma for four years - ever since the "accidental" death of his mother and her lover. Kept at a small rundown hospital, he is experimented on by the insensitive Dr. Roget (Robert Helpmann) who describes Patrick as "170lbs of limp meat hanging off a comatised brain". However, Patrick has been slowly developing powerful psycho-kinetic powers...When a new nurse is assigned to him, he falls in love with her, leaving notes on her typewriter using his telekinesis...But she soon realises that Patrick may be using his powers for far more sinister purposes as nurses and doctors at the hospital begin to die under mysterious circumstances...
- Actors:
- Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Bruce Barry, Julia Blake, Helen Hemingway, María Mercedes, Walter Pym, Frank Wilson, Carole-Ann Aylett, Paul Young, Marilyn Rodgers, Peggy Nichols, John Murphy, Ray Chubb, Everett De Roche, Peter Culpan, Gillian Seemer, Robert Thompson, Martin Copping
- Directors:
- Richard Franklin
- Producers:
- Richard Franklin, Antony I. Ginnane
- Writers:
- Everett De Roche
- Studio:
- Blackhorse Entertainment
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch Next If You Liked The Babadook
- Countries:
- Australia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/02/2024
- Run Time:
- 113 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Three presentations of the film: the original Australian theatrical version (113 mins); the shortened, re-dubbed US theatrical cut (97 mins); and the Italian-language version, featuring an alternative score by prog-rock legends Goblin, presented with English subtitles for the first time (102 mins)
- Audio commentary with director Richard Franklin and screenwriter Everett De Roche (2002)
- On-set Interview with Richard Franklin (1978, 10 mins): behind-the-scenes interview with the Patrick director, conducted by Australian film critic Ivan Hutchinson
- On-stage Interview with Richard Franklin (2001, 9 mins): previously unseen interview in which the director discusses Patrick and its unofficial Italian sequel, 1980's Patrick Still Lives
- A Coffee Break with Antony I. Ginnane (2009, 18 mins): the renowned genre-film producer revisits Patrick
- 'Not Quite Hollywood'Interviews (2008, 62 mins): extensive selection of outtakes from Mark Hartley's acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Franklin, Ginnane, De Roche, and actors Susan Penhaligon and Rod Mullinar
- Shock Tactics (2024, 27 mins): in-depth appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist Stephen Morgan
- Original theatrical trailers and TV spots
- French title sequence comparison
- Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/03/2024
- Run Time:
- 113 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Three presentations of the film: the original Australian theatrical version (113 mins); the shortened, re-dubbed US theatrical cut (97 mins); and the Italian-language version, featuring an alternative score by prog-rock legends Goblin, presented with English subtitles for the first time (102 mins)
- Audio commentary with director Richard Franklin and screenwriter Everett De Roche (2002)
- On-set Interview with Richard Franklin (1978, 10 mins): behind-the-scenes interview with the Patrick director, conducted by Australian film critic Ivan Hutchinson
- On-stage Interview with Richard Franklin (2001, 9 mins): previously unseen interview in which the director discusses Patrick and its unofficial Italian sequel, 1980's Patrick Still Lives
- A Coffee Break with Antony I. Ginnane (2009, 18 mins): the renowned genre-film producer revisits Patrick
- 'Not Quite Hollywood'Interviews (2008, 62 mins): extensive selection of outtakes from Mark Hartley's acclaimed documentary on Australian cinema, featuring Franklin, Ginnane, De Roche, and actors Susan Penhaligon and Rod Mullinar
- Shock Tactics (2024, 27 mins): in-depth appreciation by the academic and Australian cinema specialist Stephen Morgan
- Original theatrical trailers and TV spots
- French title sequence comparison
- Image galleries: promotional and publicity material, and behind the scenes
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