Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production: 1979
Running Times: 97 minsLength: 1064.09 metres
Format: Eastmancolor 16mm (35mm blow-up)
Ratio:
Sound:

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Australian Film Commission / Fontana Films Pty Ltd/The Seven Network/David Hannay Productions Ltd
Production Executive: John Wall
Executive Producers: Ric Kabriel, John Sturzaker
Producer: David Hannay
Associate Producer: Michael Falloon
Production Manager: Pamela Vanneck

SCRIPT
Script: Ian Coughlan

DIRECTION
Director: Ian Coughlan
1st Assistant Director: Michael Falloon
2nd Assistant Director: Pennie Hill
3rd Assistant Director: Andrew Williams

PHOTOGRAPHY
Lighting Director: Brian Bansgrove
2nd Unit Photography: John Simpson
Camera Operator: Kevan Lind
Focus Puller: Russell Dority
Key Grip: Ray Brown
Assistant Grip: Ron Croft
Gaffer: Brian Bansgrove
Electrics: Simon Lee
Best Boy: Paul Moyes
Trainee Camera: Mark 'Squeak' Owen
Stills: Kevin Broadribb, Jan Reid
Lab: Atlab Film Laboratory Service, Sydney, Australia
Lab Liaison: Glenda Bartlett
Colour: Atlab
Colour Consultant: James Parsons
Colour Grader: Tina Hutch

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Tim Street
Assistant Editor: Karl Kabriel
2nd Assistant Editor: 'Bugzy' Peter Siegl

MUSIC
Music: Brian King, Alain Oloman
Song: Ian Coughlan (Mirne's Theme)
Music Recorded At: E.M.I. Studios, Sydney

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Phil Judd
Sound Mixers: Phil Judd, Phil Heywood
Boom Operator: Jack Friedman
Sound Editor: Tim Street
Dubbing Theatre: Atlab Sound Australia

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Lesley Lamont-Fisher
Costume Designer: Bob Lloyd
Wardrobe Master: Robert Lloyd

VISUAL EFFECTS
Titles: O.B. Productions

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Bob Hilditch
Art Director: Lu Kanturek
Property Master: Robert Jones
Construction Manager: John Denton
Set Builder: Danny Burnett
Art Department Assistant: Michelle Mahrer
Scenic Artists: Ivan Sofilkanic, Billy Malcon

OTHER CREW
Continuity: Linda Ray
Production Accountant: Venda Sollars
Production Secretary: Susanne Newell
Publicity: Geoff Brown, Terry O'Connor, Mary Moody
Catering: John Faithfull
Unit Runner: Wayne Nichols
Negative Matcher: Gordon Peck
Production Facilities: Fontana Films PTY Ltd

LOCATIONS
Locations: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Studios: Fontana Film Studios, Turrella, Australia; Supreme Studios, Paddington, Australia

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
With Special Thanks To: The Staff of Fontana Films; Terrie Vincent; The St George Hospital, Leyland, Australia; State Library of N.S.W.; The Australian Film and Television School

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Peter Armstrong
Stunts: Peter Armstrong, Glen Davis, Bob Hicks, Alan Doggett

CAST
Joanne Samuel (Alison Findlay)
Margie McCrae (Chrissie Willis)
Julie Wilson (Maureen Tate)
Martin Vaughan (Mr Martin)
Rosalind Speirs (Maggie Carlyle)
Robyn Gibbes (Helen McGill)
Lou Brown (Peter Healey)
Ian Coughlan (Dave Ducker)
Bunny Brooke (Jennifer Findlay)
John Bluthal (Dean Findlay)
Ralph Cotterill (Brian Healey)
Marion Johns (Granny Thorne)
George Carden (druid leader)
Belinda Giblin (Isobel Thorne)
Vincent Ball (Dr Jeremy Lyall)
Brian Wenzel (police sergeant)
Bernard Lewis (Michael)
Lisa Peers (Sally Brown)
Sonia Peat (hospital clerk)
Eric Oldfield (priest)
Brian Blain (Uncle Patrick)
Adam Bowen (Cousin Richard)
Stephen O'Rourke (detective)

At the age of 16, Alison is warned, while using a ouija board, that dire things will happen when she reaches 19. Three years later, as her birthday approaches, strange things begin to happen and Alison gradually begins to suspect that her relatives may not be all they seem...

Australia
Video Distributor: CEL Home Video

UK
Video Distributors: Intermed; APX

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Filmways
Video Distributor: Saton Video; Vid-America Inc

UK
Rating: 15

Australia
Rating: M

She'll never forget her party... and neither will you!

SEE ALSO
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
La setta (1990)

MAGAZINES

Halls of Horror 30 p.12 (UK)
note

BOOKS

Elliot's Guide to Films on Video p.16
credits, review

Hoffman's Guide to Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Movies p.19
credits, review

KEYWORDS

ghosts; ouija boards; religious cults; teenagers; drugs; the supernatural; witchcraft; curses; druids; the occult; possession; satanism