The Changeling (1980)
Storyline
After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him.
Directors
Cast
Terence Kelly, George C. Scott, Anna Hagan, Roberta Maxwell, Michelle Martin, Jean Marsh, J. Kenneth Campbell, Eric Christmas, Melvyn Douglas, Madeleine Sherwood, Frances Hyland, James B. Douglas, Antonia Rey, Bernard Behrens, Trish Van Devere, John Colicos, Barry Morse, Helen Burns, Ruth Springford, Chris Gampel, Voldi Way, Janne Mortil, Robert Monroe, Hagan Beggs, Sammy Smith, Paul Rothery, Bruce MacLeod, Fred Latremouille, David Peevers, Sera Johnstone, Adam Earle, Carl Boychuk, Bryan King, Susan Round, Nicki Steida, Randolph Blankinship, Travis Major
Trailer
Reviews
83
An underrated entry in the horror subgenre, generating consistent unease through long, ominous pans—up and down staircases, through hallways—that assume the perspective of its searching-for-peace specter.
80
A superior haunted house thriller.
80
Newsweek
The word for The Changeling is chilling. Medak doesn't pummel the audience with gore and Exorcist-type shock tactics. More than once, he raises real goose bumps using nothing more extraordinary than a bouncing rubber ball. [31 Mar 1980, p.82]
75
The Associated Press
Scott lends credibility to the far-fetched happenings, and director Peter Medak manipulates the standard scare tactics with skill. [07 Mar 1980]
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The Changeling is a breathless, enjoyably scary amusement-park ride through an aged genre that comes back more often than Frank Sinatra; and that appears to be as pleased with itself, and as well-preserved. [28 Mar 1980]
