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The Changeling (film)
| The Changeling | |
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| Directed by | Peter Medak |
| Screenplay by | William Gray Diana Maddox |
| Story by | Russell Hunter |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John Coquillon[1] |
| Edited by | Lilla Pedersen |
| Music by | Rick Wilkins |
Production company | Chessman Park Productions |
| Distributed by | Pan-Canadian Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $6.6 million[2] |
| Box office | $12 million[3] or $5.6 million[4] |
The Changeling is a 1980 Canadian supernatural horror film directed by Peter Medak and starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, and Melvyn Douglas. Its plot follows an esteemed New York City composer who relocates to Seattle, Washington, where he moves into a mansion he comes to believe is haunted. The screenplay is based upon events that writer Russell Hunter claimed he experienced while he was living in the Henry Treat Rogers mansion in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, in the late 1960s; Hunter served as a co-writer of the film.[5]
The film premiered at the USA Film Festival in Dallas, Texas, on March 26, 1980, and was released simultaneously in Canada and the United States two days later. It received positive critical reviews, and was an early Canadian-produced film to have major success internationally.[6] The film won eight inaugural Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture, and was nominated for two Saturn Awards. It is considered a cult film[7] and one of the most influential Canadian films of all time.[8][9]
- ^ Muir 2012, p. 76.
- ^ Walsh, Michael (November 21, 1979). "Vancouver: Facts, Fantasy As To 'Hollywood of North'". Variety. p. 48.
- ^ Nowell 2010, p. 260.
- ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-8357-1776-2. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
- ^ Rudolph, Katie (October 22, 2013). "A Denver House that Inspired a Horror Film". Denver Public Library. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^ "The Changeling and other Canadian movies you don't want to watch alone | The Star". thestar.com. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ "Changeling | in arrivo un remake del film cult horror del 1980". 11 June 2020.
- ^ "10 Canadian Film Gems You May Have Never Seen — But Should!". National Canadian Film Day. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ "History of the Canadian Film Industry | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
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