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A basic horror film set in a hospital. Michael Ironside delivers a chilling performance as a deranged lunatic, tortured by memories of his abusive past and hell-bent on taking it out on journalist Lee Grant, an advocate against domestic violence. What's strange is that while the film is definitely a suspense tale, it also has some clear points to make about how violence is ingrained in society, and the role that females play in it. As well as making that moral point, the film still manages to deliver some powerful scares, especially Ironside's disturbing first reveal.
In fact, he's really the reason to catch the flick, given that the film is still quite at the beginning of his career and only a few years after his explosive breakthrough in Scanners. Additionally, Grant does a fine job at turning the woman-in-peril role on its head, not only because of the obvious casting decision to buck the teenage bimbo craze, but because there's more to the flick than just your simple slasher story and she knows it. William Shatner is a welcome face whenever his character pops up, though he really isn't given much more than a bookend role for the film.
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The film is also known as:
Get Well Soon; Terreur à l'hôpital central; and The Fright.
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