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The Attic

The Attic

1980Movie⏱️ 1h 41mPG
DramaHorrorThriller
5.6
IMDB Rating
959 votes

A librarian devotes her life to caring for her wheelchair-bound tyrannical father after being stood up at the altar. She fantasizes about causing deaths of the men who most wronged her and finds joy only with her pet monkey. Her m...

Director
N/A
Writers
Tony Crechales, George Edwards
Stars
Carrie Snodgress, Ray Milland, Ruth Cox
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Carrie Snodgress
Carrie Snodgress
as Louise Elmore
Ray Milland
Ray Milland
as Wendell Elmore
Ruth Cox
Ruth Cox
as Emily Perkins
Angel
Angel
as Dickie
Rosemary Murphy
Rosemary Murphy
as Mrs. Perkins
Frances Bay
Frances Bay
as The Librarian
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Fern Barry
as Mrs. Mooney
Marjorie Eaton
Marjorie Eaton
as Mrs. Fowler
Dick Welsbacher
Dick Welsbacher
as Mr. Farley - Missing Persons Agent
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Joyce Cavarozzi
as Secretary

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Wichita, Kansas, USA
Production
Forum Productions, Attic Associates

🏷️ Keywords

attempted suicidespin offsuicidalsuicidal womanwheelchair user

🎯 Categories

Psychological HorrorPsychological ThrillerDramaHorrorThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Better than its reputation...
by AlsExGal2025-11-24
6/10

"Probably because people are expecting slasher horror and this is more subtle than that, at a time when horror stopped being subtle at all. This tells the story of a repressed librarian in Wichita (Carrie Snodgrass) who's about to lose her job. She lives with her domineering, crippled father (Ray Milland) in a mansion. It seems she was left at the altar 20 years before when the groom just up and disappeared. She devotes her time to her job and to daddy, but daddy tries to control her every waking moment. He's even jealous of her friendship with a fellow librarian who lives with a dom..."

💡 Did You Know?

The characters Louise and her wheelchair-bound father previously appeared in The Killing Kind (1973), which was also written by Tony Crechales and George Edwards. In this film the roles were played by Carrie Snodgress and Ray Milland, in the other, by Luana Anders and Peter Brocco.

📖 Synopsis

A librarian devotes her life to caring for her wheelchair-bound tyrannical father after being stood up at the altar. She fantasizes about causing deaths of the men who most wronged her and finds joy only with her pet monkey. Her m...