Director alfred sole crafts a terrific film that delivers effective shock and will most likely make you feel uncomfortable. This is a story about a young girl named alice, who has some serious issues. But when karen is found brutally murdered in a church, suspicions. Alice sweet alice is an underappreciated slasher that has relevant themes and weird story lines. In this endearing, classic sitcom thats more relevant now than ever, a headstrong and optimistic single mom from new jersey is on her way to hollywood to pursue a career as a singer when her car breaks down in phoenix. Loosely adapted from martin scorseses 1973 dramedy film alice doesnt live here anymore no, really. Welcome to carnage counts, where we count and compare death in television shows and movies. Watch alice episodes online season 1 1977 tv guide. If carl stalling 18911972 were still alive, what songs would he use in a tawog episode. And, though they always seem just out of reach, alice never gives up on her dreams in one of the most popular situation comedies ever, alice. Columbia and producer richard rosenberg, columbia ultimately dropped the film from their roster. Season 1, episode 9 good night sweet vera first aired. In 1961 suburban new jersey, a withdrawn adolescent girl is suspected of her younger sisters brutal murder during her first communion, as well as a series of stabbings that follow.
Alices longdormant interest in romance is rekindled by a handsome quarterbackturnedactor. The show stars linda lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts. Alice is a withdrawn 12yearold who lives with her mother and her younger sister, karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving alice out of the spotlight. But when karen is found brutally murdered in a church, suspicions start to turn toward alice. The first season of alice consists of 24 episodes on three discs. With her 12yearold son and herself to feed, alice linda lavin makes the best.
With linda lavin, philip mckeon, vic tayback, beth howland. Season ones pilot episode, that aired august 31rst, 1976, had casted alfred lutter as tommy hyatt lutter also portrayed the character tommy hyatt in the movie entitled alice doesnt live here anymore which this series is based upon. Ive had alice sweet alice for over three months and i was sick of looking at the red netflix envelope. Alice sweet alice is a weird horror film that tries to tie into religion and duality but never commits. If alices adventures in wonderland author charles dodgson, better known by his pseudonym lewis carroll, were to wander into the wonderland of the syfy networks twonight miniseries alice, he. Staring tom signorelli, gary allen, paula sheppard and linda miller. Flo and alice struggle with vera and her sleeping pills. Alice is an american sitcom television series that ran from august 31, 1976 to march 19, 1985 on cbs. A 12year old girl with a strange attitude and very withdrawn continually bullies her younger sister karen brooke shields. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 31 produced by 4 music by 1 film editing by 1 production design by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 4 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 1. The first episode originally aired tuesday, august 31, 1976, at 9.
Watch all 24 alice episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. November 20, 1976 alice and flo try to keep lovelorn vera beth howland awake after she swallows a bottle of sleeping pills. Alice sweet alice 1976 12 out of 4 rather surreal horror film centers on 12 yearold alice paula sheppard who is a strange girl who is suspected of. Alice spages is a withdrawn 12 year old girl who lives with her mother, catherine, and her younger sister, karen. In it, shes killed off in the first twenty minutes. Holy terror is a very creepy 1976 cult horrorslasher classic featuring the film debut of a young brooke shields. The series is based on the 1974 film alice doesnt live here anymore. Alice, sweet alice 1976 horror, mystery, thriller usa. Alice, sweet alice also known as communion and holy terror is a 1976 horror film. Alice is a classic sitcom from that started in the late seventies and continued strong well into the mid eighties.
Alice sweet alice 1976 this is basically an independent, american period thriller set in 1961, giallo styled film the killer goes around in a mask, gloves and a slick raincoat which might also be late enough to be considered a proper slasher. This is a list of episodes for the first season of the cbstv series alice. A work com on cbs that straddled the 70s and the 80s, set in a diner and starring linda lavin as alice hyatt. This is a list of episodes for the first season of the cbstv series alice broadcast history edit. It was only after actress brooke shields appeared in the awardwinning pretty baby 1978 that the filmmakers decided to release alice sweet alice 1976, brookes film debut. It was one of the biggest hits on cbs, airing nine seasons from august 31, 1976 to march 19, 1985, totaling 202 episodes. Alice, sweet alice communion 1976 rotten tomatoes the shockingly brutal murder of a little girl in a church where she was just about to receive her first communion sets a strong tone for. Alice, sweet alice is an underrated gem of old school horror cinema. Nice guy, vera heads to vegas, alice lands a singing gig in the 1940s, and more. Coate and ivy garland decide to put danvers on a diet. Alice sweet alice on dvd 759731410724 from hens tooth.
Alice, sweet alice originally titled communion and also known as holy terror is a 1976 american slasher film cowritten and directed by alfred sole, and starring linda miller, paula sheppard, and brooke shields in her film debut. Watch alice 1976 online full episodes of season 9 to 1. Alice, sweet alice is a movie that swings received notions of guilt and innocence and moral corruption around like a dead cat in a tornadoset game of blind mans bluff where the tornado is made of knives and the dead cat is what is left of audience expectation. Vera has a falling out with her latest boyfriend calvin and she decides to end it all by swallowing a bottle of.
Alice sweet alice 1976 and phantom of the paradise 1974 alice sweet alice 1976 in 1961, sisters alice and karen attend a catholic school where alice will be getting the sacrament of her first holy communion. Alice, sweet alice is a 1976 american slasher film cowritten and directed by alfred sole, and. It was filmed in the mid 70s, however it is set in 1960. Alice sweet alice demented features video dailymotion. Alice sweet alice 1976 page 2 classic horror film board. R, 1 h 46 minlinda miller, mildred clinton, paula e. In 1961 suburban new jersey, a withdrawn adolescent girl is suspected of her younger sisters brutal murder during her first communion, and a series of subsequent stabbings.
But could a 12yearold girl really be capable of such savagery. Alice hyatt and her son tommy have settled in to their new home in phoenix and alice has been working at a grubby little. Alice sweet alice is only available on dvd at the moment. Uk readers will want to get the recently released 88 films version, which marks the first time its been released in uncut form on dvd in the uk previous releases have cut out a few seconds of animal cruelty in which a cat is swung at someone.