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The Guardian (1990)

R   |    |  Drama, Horror, Mystery

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A young couple with a newborn baby don't realize that the nanny they hired is a magical nymph who sacrifices infants to an evil tree.

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  • William Friedkin in The Guardian (1990)
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  • Carey Lowell and Dwier Brown in The Guardian (1990)
  • Jenny Seagrove in The Guardian (1990)

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Awards

3 nominations.

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1 November 2014 | christopher-underwood
7
| plenty of gore and violence
A solid enough horror from Friedkin but he is let down by some rather mundane performances and general lack of charisma. Jenny Seagrove is the exception here, not someone who I know much of, apart from her relationship with the late Michael Winner, but she is very strong here. Indeed, the only actor who is consistently believable throughout. She does well as the sweet girl who may not be so sweet, deals well with the nudity and lets it all hang out in the tumultuous finale. Overall though the film lapses occasionally into silliness now and again and this detracts from the fact that it is an original film that tries to do something different and if it is not quite as disturbing as it wants to be, it certainly contains plenty of gore and violence.

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Chicago Sun-Times movie critic Roger Ebert named the picture one of his "Most Hated Films" of all-time.

Quotes

Kate: And this is Pyewacket!

Goofs

When Phil and Kate decide to visit Dr. Klein and drive to the hospital it is clearly day outside. When they take their son out of the hospital and drive back home it is suddenly night time.

Alternate Versions

There are two versions of "The Guardian": the theatrical cut, credited to William Friedkin, and a modified cut, credited to "Alan Smithee". The Alan Smithee cut has never been released on video but has been shown on cable. It includes new scenes including another scene in the hospital; different dream sequences; a scene of the nanny waking the wife up and alternate angles for other scenes. Also, the ending of the cable cut is different and omits much of the gore.

Soundtracks

Waltz For Debby
Written by Bill Evans and Gene Lees
Performed by Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro and Paul Motian
Courtesy of Fantasy, Inc.

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Genres

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

27 April 1990

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,565,620 29 April 1990

Gross USA:

$17,037,887

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,037,887

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