Stranger in Our House

Stranger in Our House

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Summer | Alleged Cousin

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  • Genre(s): Horror, Thriller, TV Movie
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Wes Craven
  • Cast(s): Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate, Jeff East, Carol Lawrence See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 32min
  • Music: Michael Lloyd,John D'Andrea
  • Similar To: American Refugee, The Bad Seed
  • Story:
    A country family of five takes in cousin Julia, whose parents recently perished in a car crash. Julia extends her influence over the family and those around them, fooling all except for Rachel, the teenaged girl who knows her cousin is up to no good. This TV horror movie had the title "Stranger in Our House" when it was originally released by NBC on Halloween night in 1978. When released on VHS in the late 1980s, the title was changed to "Summer of Fear", which is the title of the Lois Duncan book on which it is based.
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5.4/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
A country family of five takes in cousin Julia, whose parents recently perished in a car crash. Julia extends her influence over the family and those around them, fooling all except for Rachel, the teenaged girl who knows her cousin is up to no good. This TV horror movie had the title "Stranger in Our House" when it was originally released by NBC on Halloween night in 1978. When released on VHS in the late 1980s, the title was changed to "Summer of Fear", which is the title of the Lois Duncan book on which it is based.
Ratings

5.4/10

IMDb

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

As Wes Craven notes on the DVD commentary, this was Linda Blair's first film after running into some trouble with the law the previous year. It would be her final starring role in a television movie.

In the book, Rachel's beloved pet was a cocker spaniel, however 'Linda Blair''s affection for horses caused the film's director to have her pet be a horse instead

After having a successful television run on both NBC and CBS, the film was re-titled "Summer of Fear" and given a theatrical release in Europe.

Fran Drescher's TV debut.

Linda Blair and Wes Craven would team up again in Scream.

Popular Dialogues

"Julia: [finds a picture of Rachel's boyfriend Mike] Is he your solid feller? Rachel Bryant: I guess so..."

"Julia: I like my hair this way. Mike does, too. So does your father. Rachel Bryant: Well I can't stand a thing about you, and that includes your hair! Julia: How rude."