Patrick
“He's in a coma... Yet, he can kill...”
A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.
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Cast
10 people
Robert Thompson
Patrick
Known for
Roadgames
Thirst
Susan Penhaligon
Kathy Jacquard
Known for
The Land That Time Forgot
The Uncanny
María Mercedes
Nurse Panicale
Known for
The Tourist
Love Never Dies
Robert Helpmann
Dr. Roget
Known for
The Red Shoes
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Rod Mullinar
Ed Jacquard
Known for
Dead Calm
Thirst
Helen Hemingway
Sister Williams
Also in
Pacific Banana
Bruce Barry
Dr. Brian Wright
Known for
ABBA: The Movie
Julia Blake
Matron Cassidy
Known for
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Salem's Lot
Carole-Ann Aylett
Patrick's Mother
Known for
Roadgames
Walter Pym
Captain
Known for
Thirst
Richard Franklin Director · Everett De Roche Screenplay Brian May Composer
Budget $400K · United States release September 7, 1979 · Produced in Australia
Box office
Budget
$400,000
Production
Filmways Australasian
Production
Australian International Film Corp. (AIFC)
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Australia · October 1, 1978
Theatrical
United States · September 7, 1979
Theatrical
France
May 9, 1979 · Theatrical
October 25, 2002 · Physical · DVD
March 6, 2020 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
September 19, 1980 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 2, 2004 · Digital · DVD Release
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