The Guardian (1990 film)

The Guardian (1990 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Guardian


image_size =
caption = Promotional film poster
director = William Friedkin
producer =
writer =
narrator =
starring = Jenny Seagrove
Dwier Brown
Carey Lowell
music = Jack Hues
cinematography =
editing =
distributor =
released = 1990
runtime = 92 min.
country = U.S.
language = English
gross = $17,037,887
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:21033
imdb_id = 0099710

"The Guardian" is a 1990 film directed by William Friedkin and starring Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown and Carey Lowell. A cable television version of the film was credited to "Alan Von Smithee", indicating that Friedkin wished to disassociate himself from its release.

This ended up as Friedkin's last film not to be distributed by Paramount Pictures until 2007's "Bug", distributed by Lionsgate.

Plot summary

This film is the story of a family who employs a nanny to take care of their child. The nanny turns out to really be a Druid-like tree spirit worshipper, who is into sacrificing new born babies to the tree deity.

Soundtrack

Music for this film was written by Jack Hues of Wang Chung fame, and is his second collaboration with director Friedkin after 1985's To Live and Die In L.A. (soundtrack).

External links

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