Alison's Birthday
Alison's Birthday is a 1981 Australian horror film, written and directed by Ian Coughlan, produced by the Australian Film Commission, Fontana Films and the Seven Network, and starring Joanne Samuel, Lou Brown, Bunney Brooke, John Bluthal, and Vincent Ball. It follows a teenage girl who finds herself the subject of a sinister ritual planned to take place on her 19th birthday.
Plot
Sixteen-year-old Alison Findlay, along with two of her female classmates, Chrissie and Maureen, play with a ouija board. During the session, Chrissie apparently becomes possessed by an entity claiming to be Alison's father, warning her that something bad will occur on her 19th birthday. Moments later, a bookcase collapses on Chrissie, killing her.
Cast
- Bunney Brooke
- Eric Oldfield
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- Ian Coughlan
- Joanne Samuel
- John Bluthal
- Martin Vaughan
- Ralph Cotterill
- Robyn Gibbes
- Rosalind Speirs
- Vincent Ball
More details
| author | Ian Coughlan |
|---|---|
| director | Ian Coughlan |
| editor | Tim Street |
| events | ritual |
| genre | horror |
| keywords | abandon ancient history arrest astrologer astrology birthday party body swap car accident celt claim crucifix cult demon druid human sacrifice inebriate kidnap kill occult ouija board plan possess sacrifice session soul transference spirit possession stalk stonehenge warn |
| musicBy | Alain Oulman |
| producer | David Hannay |
| publisher | Australian Film Institute ENT Ltd. |
| recordedAt | Sydney |
| theme | independent |