The happy lives of ritzy New York City couple Mason and Beck are disrupted when stranger Hopkins appears, claiming that their daughter, Swift, is the reincarnated spirit of his dead little girl. They dismiss his strange tale then begin to notice that their daughter
has been acting a little
odd lately. A surprisingly weak outing for veteran director Wise, whose CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE (1944); THE BODY SNATCHER (1945); and THE HAUNTING (1963) are classics of the horror genre. Part of the problem is De Felitta's script that is based on his own feeble novel, which is almost evangelical
in its promotion of belief in reincarnation. To his credit, Wise took a subtl...
Released:
1977
Rated:
PG
Length:
112 mins