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When a young nurse begins work at an isolated psychiatric ward, she quickly becomes fascinated with Patrick, a brain dead patient who is the subject of a mad scientist's cruel and unusual experiments. What starts as an innocent fascination quickly takes a sinister turn as Patrick begins to use his psychic powers to manipulate her every move, and send her life into a terrifying spiral out of control. Written by
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Cruel. Controlling. Comatose.
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Ed's last name, as revealed by Kathy is Penhaligon. This is a nod to Susan Penhaligon, the actress who played Kathy in the 1978 movie.
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During the opening credits, we see a newspaper article. The visible headline says "Boy Physician," and the article tells of a boy of 15, Sebastian Roget, who is the youngest student ever admitted to Oxford, and only 2 years left of schooling before becoming a doctor. The wording of the article takes place in the present tense, while Dr. Roget is still a teen, however the photo in the article shows Dr. Roget as an older man, with crows feet wrinkles around his eyes.
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Crazy Credits
After the movie credits have ended, we get to see an image of main character Patrick, as well as the two words "PATRICK VIVE" popping up, an homage to the Italian film "Patrick vive ancora" (1980), a sequel to the original "Patrick" (1978).
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Patrick (1978)
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One needs to see both the original 1978 movie and the 2013 version to appreciate the links between the 2 movies. The opening shot of the Franklin Institute was in fact the hospital which appeared in the 1978 version. Throughout the movie, Roget listens to the Brian May score from the 1978 movie in his earphones. Rod Mullinar (Ed in 1978) is now Morris, Roget's boss. Maria Mercedes (Nurse Panicale in 1978) is now the Doctor treating Ed's burns. Ed Jacquard is now renamed Ed Penhaligon. (Susan Penhaligon played the 1978 Kathy Jacquard). In 2013 Patrick's surname is Thompson. (Robert Thompson played the original Patrick). After Brian's hand is cut by the shattering wine glass he goes to Emergency at the Royal Helpmann Base Hospital. (Robert Helpmann played the 1976 Roget). The pace and editing in the 2013 movie is fast, tight and at times frenetic. Coupled with Donaggio's full-on score and the overall production, set and lighting design we are at all times drawn into and often confronted by the bizarre, visually explicit elements making this almost a homage to the "grande guignol". A delightfully fun movie, particularly for those familiar with Antony Ginnane's original treatment of the work.