The Haunted is a 1991 made-for-TV haunted house film directed by Robert Mandel and starring Sally Kirkland who received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance. The film depicts the events surrounding the Smurl haunting.
The Haunted | |
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Based on | The Haunted: One Family's Nightmare by Robert Curran Ed and Lorraine Warren |
Written by | Darrah Cloud |
Directed by | Robert Mandel |
Starring | Sally Kirkland Jeffrey DeMunn |
Composer(s) | Richard Bellis |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Daniel Schneider |
Cinematography | Michael Margulies |
Editor(s) | Farrel Levy |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Production company(s) | FNM Films |
Distributor | 20th Television |
Release | |
Original network | Fox Broadcasting Company |
Original release | May 6, 1991 |
Screenplay
The Smurl family move into their new home on Chase Street only to find that it is plagued with three spirits and a demon. The demon wants to destroy their family and they are constantly desperate until they find the Warren family to get rid of them.
- Sally Kirkland as Janet Smurl
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Jack Smurl
- Louise Latham as Mary Smurl
- George D. Wallace as John Smurl
- Joyce Van Patten as Cora Miller
- Stephen Markle as Ed Warren
- Diane Baker as Lorraine Warren
- Cassie Yates as Dorie Hayden
- John O'Leary as Father Larson
- Hope. Garber as Aunt Lily
- Benj Thall as Kid
- Claudette Roche as Reporter #2
- John Asher as Joe
Sally Kirkland was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, but lost to Judy Davis for One Against the Wind.