Home for the holidays 1972 made for tv horror film. They dont make christmas tv movies like this anymore. Home for the holidays 1972 film jump to navigation jump to search. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Home for the holidays is a 1972 american television slasher film from abc, directed by john llewellyn moxey and produced by aaron spelling, and starring sally field, eleanor parker, julie harris, jessica walter, and walter brennan. Here, field was joined by a powerhouse cast julie harris, jill haworth, eleanor parker and jessica walter and, nicely, came out ahead of the curve against the film. Home for the holidays fits in perfectly as a halloweenchristmas crossover. The films best and funniest moment comes at an early bedside visitation by the sisters, where their father. Old school madefortv horror films are usually quite good and the plot seemed intriguing. That this film was an inept ripoff of friday the th when it is not because. I suppose its interesting in that respect, as it manages to predate the likes of black christmas and silent night, bloody night, with it mostly resembling the latter film there which i thought felt like a made for television film itself. A fire hose had to be used to create the rain for the outdoor scenes, which is why in some shots the sky is obviously clear even though its supposed to be raining. The setting is within a countryside owned by the rich benjamin morgan who invites his four daughters back home for christmas to get rid of their stepmother who he thinks is trying to kill him.
Home for the holidays 1972 directed by john llewellyn. List of deaths in home for the holidays 1972 horror film. To obsazeni samych zen, uzavrenych v jednom dome vysetrujici vrazdu muze z rodiny jednou z nich. He makes a shocking statement about his current wife and asks for help. The abc movie of the week was an aaron spellingleonard goldberg production. This is a public service announcement created to inform you that the classic 1972 tvmovie home for the holidays is secretly available on dvd. Essentially a lofi update of the old dark house movies, home for the holidays is a standard murder mystery with a little bit of christmas. Nov 24, 2011 in my search for some holiday horrors i came across this little unknown made for tv effort that came out of the early 70s. Home for the holidays abctv movie 1972 four daughters reunite at the old family homestead during christmas to visit their estranged, dying father. Home for the holidays 1972 classic horror film board.
I dont mind the idea of dump bin diving,but i would rather not waste my time on a vhs rip. The film opens when four sisters return to their childhood home. Im sure that during the time it aired it was quite a treat and a refreshing look at a darker and rarely seen part of the holiday broadcast. Much like a lot of early television horror, its slightly above average from the standard genre fair, relying mostly on its performances and story to drive things along and keep the viewer watching. It really pains me that this classic tv movie was not properly preserved. Originally aired on abc in late november 1972, home for the holidays is a solid and suspenseful little madefortv movie.
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Originally aired on abc in late november 1972, home for the holidays is a solid and suspenseful little made for tv movie. Drama, horror, mystery, thriller 74 minutes full screen color english. Home for the holidays 1972 film wikimili, the free. I suppose its interesting in that respect, as it manages to predate the likes of black christmas and silent night, bloody night, with it mostly resembling the latter film there which i thought felt like a. Home for the holidays 1972 us tvm home for the holidays 1972 us tvm sku. Dec 24, 2016 this is a public service announcement created to inform you that the classic 1972 tvmovie home for the holidays is secretly available on dvd. The film centers around four sisters who are invited home by their sick father for christmas. Home for the holidays is a 1972 american madefortelevision horror film directed by john llewellyn moxey the night stalker. It has a stellar cast, that 70s tv movie charm that permeates throughout, a slow but methodical pace, and some well thought out if rather macabre family drama. Essentially a lofi update of the old dark house movies, home for the holidays is a standard murder mystery with a little bit of christmas trimming. One seasonal film that they commissioned was home for the holidays, a film which has every right to include itself in the slasher genre.
Home for the holidays is a 1972 american madefortelevision horror film directed by john llewellyn moxey, produced by aaron spelling and starring sally field. Greetings, i really enjoy this movie and have posted the film on youtube for all to see. Home for the holidays 1972 film wikipedia republished. The indispensable gem is discreetly hanging out in one of those cheapo twenty movie combo packs you might easily overlook at your local walmart. Home for the holidays is a 1972 american made for television horror film directed by john llewellyn moxey, produced by aaron spelling and starring sally field, eleanor parker, julie harris, jessica walter and walter brennan which premiered on abc on november 28, 1972. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. A megjeleno oldalon lepj tovabb, majd vard meg a 10 masodpercet az oldalon, es a letoltes automatikusan elindul. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. He soon tells them he believes his wife is trying to slowly poisen him and wants his daughters to get rid of her, but soon enough someone is. The film begins with alexandra alex morgan eleanor parker driving her own car to pick up her siblings at the airport.
This is an odd grab bag of films,some major releases good and bad as well as some mildly obscure fare. Home for the holidays 1972 uhm upcoming horror movies. For anyone whos traveled home for the holidays to be reminded of their familys psychoses and had their own revealed. For this holiday weekend blogathon, i want to share about the 1972 madefortv movie home for the holidays. When i heard about home for the holidays, i had to see it. Sounds like the perfect recipe for one of those stickysweet hallmark movies, right. List of deaths in home for the holidays 1972 horror. Home for the holidays 1972 an ailing man summons his four daughters home for christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him. It has a stellar cast, that 70s tv movie charm that.
He is convinced that his wife is trying to poison him. Apr 02, 2015 home for the holidays is a 1972 american made for television horror film directed by john llewellyn moxey, produced by aaron spelling and starring sally field, eleanor parker, julie harris, jessica walter and walter brennan which premiered on abc on november 28, 1972. Home for the holidays was released theatrically on november 3, 1995, by paramount pictures in north america and by polygram filmed entertainment worldwide. Check out the cover below and scan it into your brain for future reference. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Before performing matriarchal duties on sunday night melodramasbefore the academy award wins, the diverse sally field logged in some final girl duties in the 1972 made for television christmas horror home for the holidays. Home for the holidays, a 2017 animated special based on the netflix original show home. The godfather won the academy award for best picture. Home for the holidays 1972 directed by john llewellyn moxey. Its a gem of a film and boy they dont make films like this much anymore. Soon it becomes clear that the whole household is at the mercy of a homicidal maniac. When their aging father walter brennan is convinced his second wife is out to kill him, his four adult daughters gather over the holidays to help make things. Four sisters gather, at christmas time, at the home of their estranged father. So far, these plot revelations are sort of beside the point.
This is a public service announcement created to inform you that the classic 1972 tvmovie home for the holidays is secretly available. The father benjamin morgan is played by walter brennan. Made in 1972 for abc, home for the holidays is a wonderful tv movie that really does deserve a dvd release. Home for the holidays tv movie 1972 home for the holidays. Home for the holidays, originally broadcast as part of abctvs movie of the week series 19691975 is part protoslasher, part psychobiddie shocker. Home for the holidays on youtube home for the holidays. Oct 29, 2016 for this holiday weekend blogathon, i want to share about the 1972 made for tv movie home for the holidays. Home for the holidays 1972 tv movie trivia 6 add new. Probably the very first holidayhorror film, this one predates black christmas and all the other christmasset horror films that followed. Steve guttenberg has a small role but its really poorly acted as the husband of the uptight sister to holly hunters liberal sister. When their aging father walter brennan is convinced his second wife is out to kill him, his four adult daughters gather over the holidays to help make things right, only to find themselves. I was really surprised at how good this film turned out to be.
The plot focuses on a wealthy father on his deathbed who invites his four daughters home for christmas and asks them to murder his wife. She is stopped by doctor ted lindsay john fink, an old boyfriend of hers, who inquires about her return to the village. Overview of home for the holidays, 1972, directed by john llewellyn moxey, with jessica walter, sally field, jill haworth, at turner classic movies. Check out the cover below and scan it into your brain for. Instead, it was decided to have rain outside throughout the film for a more moody atmosphere. Jessica walter, sally field, julie harris, eleanor parker, walter brennan genres. Benjamin morgan summons his four daughters to his home for christmas. This is a neat little thriller by the prolific producing team of spellinggoldberg and written by the screenwriter of psycho. The plot focuses on a wealthy father on his deathbed who invites his four daughters home for christmas and tells them he suspects his second wife of poisoning him. Home for the holidays tv movie 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Just watched this for the first time and really enjoyed it. Home for the holidays is a 1972 american madefortelevision horror film directed by john llewellyn moxey, produced by aaron spelling and starring sally field, eleanor parker, julie harris, jessica walter and walter brennan which premiered on abc on november 28, 1972. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival. Home for the holidays, a 1995 film starring holly hunter home for the holidays, an episode of home improvement home for the holidays, an episode of roseanne.
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