Product Description: IN ROMAN POLANSKI'S CLASSIC ADAPTATION OF IRA LEVIN'S HORROR BESTSELLER, A YOUNG COUPLE EXPECTING THEIR FIRST CHILD STUMBLE ONTO SATAN WORSHIPPERS IN THEIR CHIC MANHATTAN APARTMENT BUILDING.
Amazon.com essential video: Psychological terrorism and supernatural horror have rarely been dramatized as effectively as in this classic 1968 thriller, masterfully adapted and directed by Roman Polanski from the chilling novel by Ira Levin. Rosemary (Mia Farrow) is a young, trusting housewife in New York whose actor husband (John Cassavetes), unbeknownst to her, has literally made a deal with the devil. In the thrall of a witches' coven headquartered in their apartment building, the young husband arranges to have his wife impregnated by Satan in exchange for success in a Broadway play. To Rosemary, the pregnancy seems like a normal and happy one--that is, until she grows increasingly suspicious of her neighbors' evil influence. Polanski establishes this seemingly benevolent situation and then introduces each fiendish little detail with such unsettling subtlety that the film escalates to a palpable level of dread and paranoia. By the time Rosemary discovers that her infant son "has his father's eyes" ... well, let's just say the urge to scream along with her is unbearably intense! One of the few modern horror films that can claim to be genuinely terrifying, Rosemary's Baby is an unforgettable movie experience, guaranteed to send chills up your spine. --Jeff Shannon
Scared the crap out of me! I originally saw this movie in 1966 while pregnant with my first child. Not a recommended thing to do. Scared me to death and made me realize what evil is out there. Still just as scary today.
"An Excellent Horror Film" "Rosemary's Baby" was adapted from the novel of the same name by Ira Levin. It stars Mia Farrow who plays a woman, married to an actor, played by John Cassavetes. The husband makes a deal with a witches coven to allow his wife to be impregnated by the devil if they allow him to be successful on Broadway. The story sounds absurd, but the script works because of the strong writing and performances. All the leads give outstanding performances and Ruth Gordon, who plays a member of the witches group, would receive an Oscar for her role in the Outstanding Supporting Actress category. The screenplay would also receive an Oscar nod as well. The film was directed by European director Roman Polanski who wanted Tuesday Weld or his then wife Sharon Tate for the Farrow role. Mia, at the time, was known for her splendid performance on TV's "Peyton Place" as well as her stormy marriage with Frank Sinatra, who would serve Mia with divorce papers while filming "Rosemary's Baby". Sinatra wanted Mia to give up her acting career and be a housewife. Reportedly Cassevetes and Polanski didn't get along during shooting, but the movie managed to wrap nearly on schedule. "Rosemary's Baby" is one of the best horror films of all-time. It isn't filled with blood and gore, but it is a tasteful film that will make you talk. Roger Ebert says it's a "brooding and macabre film filled with a sense of unthinkable danger". In 1976 a TV movie called "Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby" aired starring Patty Duke in the title role. Ruth Gordon reprised her role from the original film, and it dramatized the adult life of Rosemary's baby boy. The film also starred Donna Mills. In late 2008 plans were dropped for a remake of the movie. The DVD features the film in widescreen format, and it looks clean and impeccable. There is a featurette and some great interviews with those who worked on the movie, including Roman Polanski. Mia Farrow's autobiography "What Falls Away" has some neat anecdotes on her starring role in "Rosemary's Baby". It is a delightful read.
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Classic Thrillers ... Nothing like a good scare. I'm waiting for the sequel ("Look What Happened to Rosemary's Baby" and "Rosemary's Baby II"). These movies had me terrified when I first saw it (in the 70's). I still get scared today! It is real. If anyone knows a little about spirit beings (dwelled inside "some chosen" people). I saw firsthand what that is like. Heck, today, we read it in the newspapers and see it everyday and just don't realize that it is the powers of darkness which causes a lot of today's evil. Then there are the people who worship such events...those people are even more scarier.
Check out the sequels where Adrian grows up to become a rock singer in a bar and he was just diabolically deranged!
I look forward to its release on DVD.
A Great Achievement! "Rosemary's Baby" is a classic horror story, well-acted by a team of top-flight actors and well-directed by Roman Polanski. A young Manhattan couple seem completely unlikely for what befalls them, but the husband (John Cassavetes) is an ambitious actor who may be willing to deal with the devil and evil forces to get ahead in the theater. His wife (Mia Farrow), wan and chalky-looking, is the innocent foil who becomes a vessel through which he can achieve success. The couple goes apartment hunting in the famous Dakota apartment building. The Gothic rooftops of the famous building help to build up a sense of dread, gloom and doom. Three great character actors--Ralph Bellamy, Sidney Blackmer, and Maurice Evans do yeoman work in the movie. Blackmer and the incomparable Ruth Gordon are the old couple next door, garishly dressed, wacky, crass. Who could ever believe that such a batty couple could be running a witches' coven in the next door apartment? The story sneaks up, creeps up on you subtly and with teasing deliberateness. It seems so ordinary and commonplace at first. What will Rosemary's actor husband do to get a juicy part--sell his soul and her body to get a juicy part? A suicide early in the movie makes Rosemary suspicious of her flamboyant and eccentric neighbors. They and their friends seem so removed from anything dangerous. This is a great, masterful movie that spawned a number of sequels. It has often been twinned with "The Exorcist."
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