Foster's Release
Directed byTerence H. Winkless
Written byStephen Lorimore
Produced byMilton C. Hubatka
StarringMary Burkin
Dan O'Bannon
CinematographyStephen Lorimore
Edited byStephen Lorimore
Production
company
Verexal Films[1]
Release date
1971[2]
Running time
14 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Foster's Release is a 1971 American short film[3] directed by Terence H. Winkless.[4] The film has been credited with inventing many of the tropes of horror later used in films such as Black Christmas, Halloween and He Knows You're Alone.[5]

Premise

It is a retelling of the common story of "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs"[6] about a teenage babysitter who, alone in a house at night, is harassed by a series of phone calls made by a psychotic killer.[7] The police and phone company cooperate to try to warn the girl and save her.[8]

Release and reception

The film was featured at the Edinburgh Film Festival, L.A. Filmex and the Chicago Film Festival, among others.[9] In Illinois, it is commonly shown to classes in home economics, for whom it illustrates the concepts of responsibility and deviancy.[10]

The film was shown together with short films by John Carpenter in 2014.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 White, William (1972). Library Journal. Vol. 97. University of Virginia: Bowker. p. 1558.
  2. ↑ Film & Video Finder. Vol. 5 (Fifth ed.). University of California: National Information Center for Educational Media, a Division of Access Innovations, Incorporated. 1997. p. 3179. ISBN 9780937548295.
  3. ↑ Rondinone, Troy (2019). Nightmare Factories: The Asylum in the American Imagination (illustrated ed.). JHU Press. p. 210. ISBN 9781421432687.
  4. ↑ Clarke, Frederick (1972). Cinefantastique. Vol. 2. University of California: F.S. Clarke. p. 4.
  5. ↑ Saucedo, Robert (November 17, 2014). "See ultra-rare student films from John Carpenter, Dan O'Bannon and more at SHOCK VALUE: THE MOVIE". Alamo Drafthouse. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  6. ↑ Bennett, Gillian; Smith, Paul (2007). Urban Legends: A Collection of International Tall Tales and Terrors. University of California: Greenwood Press. p. 52. ISBN 9780313339523.
  7. ↑ Danielson, Larry (July 1979). "Folklore and Film: Some Thoughts on Baughman Z500-599". Western Folklore. Western States Folklore Society. 38 (3): 209–219 (11 pages). doi:10.2307/1499246. JSTOR 1499246 – via JSTOR.
  8. ↑ Subject Area Catalog of Educational Films Listing 16 Mm Films in Visual Arts and Feature Films. University of Illinois Film Center. 1982. p. 88.
  9. ↑ Zinoman, Jason (2011). Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror. Penguin. ISBN 9781101516966.
  10. ↑ Bennett, Gillian; Smith, Paul (2013). Contemporary Legend. New Perspectives in Folklore (new ed.). Routledge. p. 60. ISBN 9781135812126.
  11. ↑ Turek, Ryan (August 11, 2014). "See Foster's Release & Shorts from John Carpenter, Dan O'Bannon This October!". CommingSoon.net. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-01.


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