When karen is killed in church during her first communion, alice becomes the main suspect. May 11, 2016 i could go on for days about this odd subcategory of horrordom, but i will just focus on one of the best and, sadly, most overlooked of these movies in alice sweet alice, akacommunion. Mar 17, 2014 alice sweet alice is only available on dvd at the moment. Watch alice season 3, episode whatre you doing new years eve flo is excited about her new years blind date with an airplane pilot that alice set her up on. An exception to this rule is alfred soles selffinanced independent feature alice, sweet alice 1976, which opens with the ghastly murder of a young girl brooke shields, in her film debut on the day of her first holy communion, and with suspicion falling on her. Alice sweet alice is great classic stuff with some nice twists and brutal and shocking horror scenes.
I didnt grow up catholic so every time i watch a movie thats heavy on catholicism part of me thinks its all made up. The film doesnt rely on the old blood and guts routine that so many other slashers have done. In 1961 suburban new jersey, a withdrawn adolescent girl is suspected of her younger sisters brutal murder during her first communion, and a series of subsequent stabbings. Holy terror is a very creepy 1976 cult horrorslasher classic featuring the film debut of a young brooke shields. And, though they always seem just out of reach, alice never gives up on her dreams in one of the most popular situation comedies ever, alice. She is the apple of her mothers eye and can do no wrong. The show stars linda lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts. But could a 12yearold girl really be capable of such savagery. Nndb has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. It isnt until he shoots an animal that he realizes that his mother was right all along. Karen gets most of the attention from her mother, and alice is often left out of the spotlight.
Karens older sister, alice paula sheppard, likes to go around in her yellow rain slicker scaring people,cursing, and giving them the evil eye. I rank this film among not only the best horror of the 70s but also one of the best all around horror movies of all time and one of the most disturbing as well. This is a brilliant, original, thoughtprovoking horror movie that has festered in obscurity for some time. But alice already creeped out by jerrys profession suspects that he hasnt told naive vera everything about his personal life. As the second season of the breakout hit alice graced the nations airwaves, mels diner soon became the nations dining destination of choice. Ive had alice sweet alice for over three months and i was sick of looking at the red netflix envelope. Sheppard, who may have killed her younger sister brooke shields, alice, sweet alice conflates the angst of adolescent sexual development with the fury of catholic retribution, suggesting at times an analog version of david finchers se7en. Ted tinling in alice, sweet alice 1976 ronald willoughby in alice, sweet alice 1976 peter bosche in alice, sweet. New jersey under the title communion on november , 1976. During karens fist communion she is brutally murdered by a masked assailant. The town that dreaded sundown and alice, sweet alice. Alice is an american sitcom television series that ran from august 31, 1976 to march 19, 1985 on cbs. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. When alice helps flo get a man, the man tries to help himself to alice.
The series is based on the 1974 film alice doesnt live here anymore. Dec 30, 2014 12 year old alice lives with her mother and younger sister karen. This is a list of episodes for the first season of the cbstv series alice. Alice, sweet alice is a 1976 american slasher film cowritten and directed by alfred sole, and. Jul, 2010 alice spages is a withdrawn 12 year old girl who lives with her mother, catherine, and her younger sister, karen. Jolene is almost run down by a car but is saved at the last minute by artie, a muscle bound police guard who. Surprisingly elaborate thriller detailing murders that happen in and around a catholic church. Jun 24, 20 alice season 6 episode 7 vera and the bouncing check 11291981 part 1 duration. Communion, holy terror, the mask murders, alice, sweet alice. The show stars linda lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside. Alice sweet alice 1976 drama mystery religious slasher. Jolene cant bring herself to bruise the tender feelings of a bruiser who saved her life and now considers her his girl friend. With linda lavin, philip mckeon, vic tayback, beth howland. It was one of the biggest hits on cbs, airing nine seasons from august 31, 1976 to march 19, 1985, totaling 202 episodes.
The series debuted in latin america on september 21, 2008, with a season consisting of thirteen episodes, ending on december 14, 2008. Loosely adapted from martin scorseses 1973 dramedy film alice doesnt live here anymore no, really. Alice season 1 episode 16 the accident watch on kodi. An exception to this rule is alfred soles selffinanced independent feature alice, sweet alice 1976, which opens with the ghastly murder of a young girl brooke shields, in her film debut on the day of her first holy communion, and with suspicion falling on her own sister paula sheppard, the eponymous alice. Alice is a 12yearold who lives with her mother, catherine, and her younger sister, karen, who gets most of the attention. Thanks to its hearty combination of downhome eccentrics, sweet sentiment, bluecollar ethos, and the spice of edgy topicality, alice proved a dish the nation could not resist. Karen brooke shields in an early role, is a young girl who is about to receive her first communion. But when karen is found brutally murdered in a church, suspicions start to turn toward alice. This is a list of episodes for the first season of the cbstv series alice broadcast history. The first episode originally aired tuesday, august 31, 1976, at 9. Watch alice season 1, episode 9 good night, sweet vera. Veras new boyfriend is jerry, a mortician 20 years her senior.
Alice, sweet alice is a unique slasher film in terms of horror delivery. The first episode rips off a film called alice sweet alice from 1976. November , 1976 166559 flos exhusband, a womanizer known as big daddy dawson norman alden, tries to court alice. In 1960s new jersey, a withdrawn adolescent girl is suspected of her younger sisters brutal murder during her first communion, as well as a series of stabbings that follow. Nice guy, vera heads to vegas, alice lands a singing gig in the 1940s, and more. Despite a laserdisc release and a slew of alternate titles alice sweet alice and holy terror are but two it is still virtually unknown. Alice sweet alice is only available on dvd at the moment. Thanks to its hearty combination of downhome eccentrics, sweet sentiment, bluecollar ethos, and the spice of edgy. Flo and alice struggle with vera and her sleeping pills. Jan 10, 2019 in 1960s new jersey, a withdrawn adolescent girl is suspected of her younger sisters brutal murder during her first communion, as well as a series of stabbings that follow. But when karen is found brutally murdered in a church, suspicions. Alice refuses to let tommy go, but he runs away to go camping anyway. Alice is a withdrawn 12yearold who lives with her mother and her younger sister, karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving alice out of the spotlight. Alice season 6 episode 7 vera and the bouncing check 11291981 part 1 duration.
Well regarded among horror fans, alice sweet alice has aged surprisingly well and. It focuses specifically on a family whose one daughter karen brooke shields is a victim and the other daughter alice paula e. Flo entertains thoughts of remarrying big daddy dawson, a womanizer whos now making a. Watch alice 1976 online full episodes of season 9 to 1. Alice sweet alice is a weird horror film that tries to tie into religion and duality but never commits.
Vera has a falling out with her latest boyfriend calvin and she decides to end it all by swallowing a bottle of sleeping. Director alfred sole crafts a terrific film that delivers effective shock and will most likely make you feel uncomfortable. Alice is an original series created for the brazilian branch of the hbo latin america. Alice, sweet alice is an underrated gem of old school horror cinema. The first season of alice consists of 24 episodes on three discs. Set in 1961 new jersey, the film focuses on a troubled adolescent girl who becomes a suspect in the brutal murder of her younger sister at her first communion, as. Soles hometown of paterson, nj in the summer of 1975, alice premiered in paterson lou costellos old stomping grounds under its original title communion on saturday, november , 1976 at the fabian theater now the fabian building. Alice spages is a withdrawn 12 year old girl who lives with her mother, catherine, and her younger sister, karen. Uk readers will want to get the recently released 88 films version, which marks the first time its been released in uncut form on dvd in the uk previous releases have cut out a few seconds of animal cruelty in which a cat is swung at someone.
Watch alice episodes online season 7 1983 tv guide. Alice sweet alice 1976 and phantom of the paradise 1974 alice sweet alice 1976 in 1961, sisters alice and karen attend a catholic school where alice will be getting the sacrament of her first holy communion. This is one of the movies that reinforces my belief that the best horror was made in the 1970s. Series regulars vic tayback mel, vera beth howland, polly holliday. It is creepy, atmospheric and boasts one of the best masks in horror history. Can a girl be capable of such action or is someone else trying to destroy her family. I keep reading really good, even glowing things about it, so i suppose i must watch it again one day. Alice, sweet alice originally known as communion and also known as holy. Alice sweet alice 1976 page 3 classic horror film board. Ive seen alice, sweet alice only once, long ago at a drivein. Flo entertains thoughts of remarrying big daddy dawson, a womanizer whos now making a play for alice linda. Alice season 1 episode 3 a piece of the rock watch on kodi.
Alice is a classic sitcom from that started in the late seventies and continued strong well into the mid eighties. Alice is thrilled that mel is taking tommy camping, until she finds out that it involves hunting as well. Holy terror is a very creepy 1976 cult horrorslasher classic featuring the film debut of a young brooke shields, alice sweet alice uncut on vimeo join. Also known as communion and holy terror and as the cinematic debut of brooke shields in a minor role, this horrorsuspense tale filled with obvious echoes of hitchcock plays a twisted game of murder in and around the cathedral served up with more red herrings than you could shake a fishmarket at. Apr 27, 2014 also known as communion and holy terror and as the cinematic debut of brooke shields in a minor role, this horrorsuspense tale filled with obvious echoes of hitchcock plays a twisted game of murder in and around the cathedral served up with more red herrings than you could shake a fishmarket at. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 31 produced by 4 music by 1 film editing by 1 production design by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 4 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 1. The series stars linda lavin and was based on the movie alice doesnt live here any more. Alice is an american sitcom television series that ran from august 31, 1976 to march 19, 1985 on cbs, during which a total of 202 episodes were produced spanning nine seasons. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Alice, sweet alice originally titled communion and also known as holy terror is a 1976 american slasher film cowritten and directed by alfred sole, and starring linda miller, paula sheppard, and brooke shields in her film debut.
The third season saw alice get its sitcom service down to a science, delivering regular orders of laughter and workplace wisdom weekly while enjoying a regular slot in the top twenty. Alice sweet alice 1976 after a young girl is brutally murdered during her first communion, her strange and withdrawn older sister becomes the main suspect. Season 1 episode motherinlaw 2 alice does all that she can to stop rose from becoming a permanent phoeniz resident. Labeling alice, sweet alice a slasher is misleading.