The Entity

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The Entity

(1982)

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Overview

Barbara Hershey stars as Carla Moran, a hard-working single mother until the night she is raped in her bedroom by someone - or something - that she cannot see. Despite skeptical psychiatrists, she is repeatedly attacked in her car, in the bath, and in front of her children. Could this be a case of hysteria, a manifestation of childhood sexual trauma, or something even more horrific?

Featured Crew

Frank De Felitta

Novel, Screenplay
Sidney J. Furie

Director

Top Billed Cast

Barbara Hershey

Carla Moran
Ron Silver

Phil Sneiderman
David Labiosa

Billy
George Coe

Dr. Weber
Margaret Blye

Cindy Nash

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A review by John Chard

4.0

Written by John Chard on August 28, 2014

Very up and down in its telling of an horrendous story.

This is the loosely based on facts story of Carla Moran, a woman who was allegedly tormented and sexually molested by an invisible demon.

Regardless of if the facts of the case are fictionalised for impact, or if indeed there is any basis of truth to the attacks in question, The Entity as a film fails to rise above average due to sloppy direction and a very poor script, whilst the score from Charles Bernstein is akin to being hit over the head repeatedly with a blunt instrument.

That said, the film isn't a total wash out, there ar... read the rest.

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Release Information

February 4, 1983

R
Theatrical

Meaning

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.