Patrick
Following in the bloody footsteps of Brian De Palma'sCarriecomes Australia's offering of telekinetic terror. Part twisted love story, part supernatural thriller,Patricktells the story of a comatose patient (Robert Thompson) who falls in love with his nubile new nurse, Kathy (Susan Penhaligon). Sadly enough, his only means of communication are via electricity, spitting, and general death and destruction. Suspense mounts as Patrick begins to infiltrate Kathy's life, and head nurse Matron Cassidy (played wickedly by Julia Blake) develops evil schemes of her own. Director Richard Franklin (Psycho II) manages efficient performances from the cast, and upon releasePatrickwas nominated for Best Film by the Australian Film Institute (but played the drive-in chain in the U.S.). This may not be the frightfest promised in the tag line ("Patrick is in a coma... yet, he can kill"), butPatrickstill proves to be an interesting diversion and provides some absolutely terrifying glimpses of late-'70s fashion.--Matt Wold