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Patrick (1978)

Patrick poster
Directed by
Richard Franklin
Genre
horror film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 101 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A comatose young man in a hospital uses his psychic powers to manipulate the people around him. A nurse tries to uncover the truth behind his condition and the strange events occurring in the ward.

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What happens

Patrick is a 1978 Australian science fiction horror film directed by Richard Franklin and written by Everett De Roche. The film popularised Ozploitation films in other territories. A remake was released in 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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