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"Let me make it very clear to you, Mrs. Jacquard. I am boss cocky in this hospital." Hmm. Is boss cocky an Australian thing? At any rate, join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they attempt to determine how the title character's powers work in Patrick (1978). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 138 – Patrick (1978) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills using his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own. IMDb Director: Richard Franklin Writer: Everett De Roche (as Everett de Roche) Cast Susan Penhaligon as Kathie Jacquard Robert Helpmann as Dr. Roget Rod Mullinar as Ed Jacquard Robert Thompson as Patrick Bruce Barry as Dr. Brian Wright Julia Blake as Matron Cassidy Helen Hemingway as Sister Williams María Mercedes as Nurse Panicale Walter Pym as Capt. Fraser Frank Wilson as Det. Sgt. Grant Chad enjoys Patrick even though he is generally not a big fan of telekinesis movies. It got to him when the supposedly comatose Patrick finally turns his head and looks at a nurse. He is also impressed with Susan Penhaligon's performance as Kathie Jacquard. Bill enjoyed the movie's weird quirkiness and finds the idea of a monster that doesn't move throughout the film to be an interesting concept. He also notes that the matron and doctor are the kind of characters you love to hate. The amount of attention given to character development impressed Jeff and he too is a fan of Susan Haligon's performance. When Doc first saw Patrick as a teenager, he thought it was boring. This time around, however, he finds it to be a mature horror film that delves into its characters. Patrick is one of the first Ozploitation films to achieve a wide international release and success. Your Decades of Horror 1970s Grue-Crew thinks you ought to give it a watch or a rewatch, w
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