The Dunwich Horror Page #3

Synopsis: H.P. Lovecraft meets Hollywood: Wilbur Whateley wants to help the Old Ones break through by consulting the Necronomicon, and Armitage must stop him. Attractive females are added to fill out the plot.
Genre: Horror
Director(s): Daniel Haller
Production: AIP
 
IMDB:
5.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
17%
R
Year:
1970
90 min
380 Views


THAT BOY HOME.

I COULD SEE SHE WAS

ATTRACTED TO HIM,

BUT I DON'T THINK

GOING OUT THERE:

WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

WELL, DIDN'T YOU

TRY TO TELEPHONE?

I COULDN'T

GET A LISTING.

OH.

IT'S NOT LIKE HER

NOT TO HAVE CALLED ME.

NOW, IF HE WERE

A STRAIGHT GUY,

I WOULDN'T BE WORRIED.

[Nancy] I CAN'T REMEMBER

MUCH MORE.

EXCEPT IT WAS THE WEIRDEST

DREAM I'VE EVER HAD.

SOUNDS KIND OF SEXUAL TO ME.

[Laughs]

OK, DR. FREUD, TELL ME

WHAT IT ALL MEANS.

WELL, THIS IS

OUR FIRST SESSION.

IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO TELL.

ARE YOU PREPARED

TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS?

ASK ME ANYTHING.

ALL RIGHT. HOW DO YOU

FEEL ABOUT SEX?

I THINK IT'S GREAT.

SO DO I, NANCY.

WELL, I MEAN, I THINK

IT'S GREAT IF IT'S

AT THE RIGHT TIME

AND THE RIGHT PLACE.

YOU'VE LED A STRANGE

LIFE HERE, WILBUR.

I WAS RAISED:

BY MY GRANDFATHER,

AND HE TAUGHT ME

ALL THE THINGS HE KNOWS.

I HAD TO WORK HARDER

THAN MOST KIDS,

BUT IT HASN'T

BEEN SO BAD.

WELL, I COME

FROM THE CITY AND--

WELL, I JUST--I DON'T

KNOW, I NEVER FELT

SO RELAXED OR HAD

SUCH PEACE OF MIND.

I THINK THE COUNTRY

DOES THAT FOR PEOPLE.

NANCY, WHY DON'T YOU

STAY THE WEEKEND?

WELL, I'D

LIKE TO, WILBUR,

BUT I--I COULDN'T.

BUT YOU'D

LIKE TO, THOUGH, HUH?

HER CAR'S THERE.

SHE'S GOTTA BE

AROUND SOMEWHERE.

[Knocking]

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

PARDON US.

WE'RE LOOKING

FOR OUR FRIEND...

NANCY WAGNER.

I'M DR. ARMITAGE

AND THIS IS:

ELIZABETH HAMILTON.

WE MET YOUR GRANDSON

WILBUR YESTERDAY

IN THE UNIVERSITY.

ARMITAGE?

WHAT WOULD MY GRANDSON

WANT WITH YOU?

HE CAME TO SEE ME

ABOUT A BOOK I OWN,

THE NECRONOMICON.

LOOK, IS MY

GIRLFRIEND HERE:

OR ISN'T SHE?

NO! GO AWAY!

GO AWAY!

WERE YOU LOOKING

FOR US, DOCTOR?

NANCY!

ARE YOU:

ALL RIGHT?

I WAS WORRIED:

ABOUT YOU.

OF COURSE:

SHE'S ALL RIGHT.

SHE'S NOT A CHILD.

SHE DROVE ME HOME

LAST NIGHT:

AND THEN SHE DECIDED

TO STAY THE WEEKEND.

DIDN'T YOU, NANCY?

YES. YES,

I DID.

SO IF THAT'S WHAT YOU CAME

TO SEE ABOUT, DOCTOR,

I GUESS WE'LL BE

SAYING GOODBYE.

[Elizabeth]

NANCY, WAIT

A SECOND.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT

YOU'RE DOING?

OF COURSE I KNOW

WHAT I'M DOING.

I'M STAYING

WITH WILBUR.

NANCY--

BYE, ELIZABETH.

BOY, I REALLY

CAN'T BELIEVE

SHE DRAGGED:

DR. ARMITAGE

ALL THE WAY UP HERE.

[Chuckling] I MEAN,

THAT'S SOMETHING I--

I EXPEC FROM MY MOTHER.

DOESN'T MATTER.

WOULD YOU LIKE:

SOME MORE TEA?

PLEASE.

YOU TIRED, OR IS IT

THE COMPANY?

OH, NO, NO, NO.

I DON'T KNOW,

I'M KINDA SLEEPY.

WELL, WE DID TAKE

A LONG WALK TODAY.

YEAH.

MAYBE YOU COULD:

USE A LITTLE NAP.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S

NOT A BAD IDEA.

UM, WE ARE GOING

TO TOWN, AREN'T WE?

SURE. BUT I THINK YOU'LL

ENJOY YOURSELF MORE

IF YOU CAN KEEP:

YOUR EYES OPEN.

[Embarrassed laugh]

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Curtis Hanson

Curtis Lee Hanson (March 24, 1945 – September 20, 2016) was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His directing work included the psychological thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), the neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential (1997), the comedy Wonder Boys (2000), the hip hop drama 8 Mile (2002), and the romantic comedy-drama In Her Shoes (2005). Hanson won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1998, for co-writing L.A. Confidential with Brian Helgeland. more…

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