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I saw this Wes Craven made for TV,at least in the States,film a long ass time ago on VHS. Sure it was a dub. Really didn't remember much about it. Then good brother CodyLL offered me his DVD. Knowing I needed stuff to watch in October I took him up on the offer.
Linda Blair,when she was doing a streak of Made for TV movies,lives on a ranch with her brothers and parents. A cousin of her's loses her family so moves in with them. The cousin and Blair get a long at first. Then Blair's horse attacks the cousin. Stuff starts missing and Blair is suspecting this cousin is a witch.
A bit over 1 hour and 38 minutes this film really feels like a 70s made for TV horror film. Seem a few of them as a kid and many more as an adult and they got a feel and look that stands out. The pacing is a bit slow. With really enough plot for a 60 minute feature stretched out. Thankfully the cast helps cover this minor flaw.
Besides Linda Blair you got a young Fran Drescher as Blairs best friend. and many of the others in the cast I knew their faces . Looking them up some were from soap operas. The cousin.... more than a feew times I was sure it was Michelle Baurer.
Betting this is the first film Wes Craven directed that was filmed on 35mm,which is why this DVD looks really nice even if it is framed for TV. Speaking of Craven he is on the commentary and offers some decent info on the film. Mentioning that Linda Blair had "just gotten better"...guessing this was during her partying days.
Worth seeing? Yea it is. Worth owning? Maybe if you find it cheap.
Summer of Fear gets a C+.
