Premonition (1972 film)
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| Directed by | Alan Rudolph |
| Written by | Alan Rudolph |
| Produced by | Oscar Rudolph |
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| Cinematography | John Bailey |
| Edited by | Richard Patterson |
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Production company | Joyce Productions |
| Distributed by | Transvue Pictures Corp. |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25,000[1] or $32,000[2] |
Premonition (also known as Head or The Impure) is a 1972 horror film written and directed by Alan Rudolph. The film was Rudolph's first after being an assistant director of 11 episodes of the 1960s sitcom The Brady Bunch, as well as the films The Big Bounce (1969) and Riot (1969).[3] Originally titled Head, the distributors first changed the title to Premonition and later for a time to Impure.[4]
Plot
Red flowers cause three druggie college students to have premonitions when they see their own deaths. They then start dying in the manner of their earlier premonitions.
Cast
- Carl Crow as Neil
- Tim Ray as Andy
- Winfrey Hester Hill as Baker
- Victor Izay as Kilrenny
- Cheryl Adams as Susan
- Tom Akers as RGM
- Lee Alpert as Brother
- Barry Brown as Mike
Production
Rudolph based the film on a local rock group Sweetwater. He raised $25,000 from various people and made a film over ten days. "The challenge of translating this small amount into a finished movie overwhelmed my interests in the story," he recalled.[1] Cast member Tim Ray was son of director Nicholas Ray.[2] Part of the film was shot in the studios of Robert Aldrich who was a friend of Rudolph's father.[1]
Reception
Rudolph later recalled, "My guess is that it wasn’t ambiguous enough. I believe the last time I saw Premonition was after it was done and I drove the only print to Arizona where it was second-billed at a drive-in for one weekend only. I remember watching it from my car being intrigued by the ending and cringing at everything else. I was hooked and humbled by the whole experience; encouraged that I knew enough to make a film and depressed I didn’t know what to put in it."[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Alan Rudolph interviews in Vérité and Arrow Video's Blu Ray of The Long Goodbye (1973)". Neil McGlone Wordpress. December 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Heuck, Marc Edward (June 11, 2022). "Remember My Name". New Beverly Cinema.
- ^ Zachary Kelley. "The Lightning Bug's Lair: Terrifying Tuesday: Head (a.k.a. Premonition) (1972)". Thelightningbugslair.com. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ^ Campbell, Marc. "Tags: Alan Rudolph". Dangerous Minds. Retrieved August 10, 2016.