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Director: Derek Vanlint
Cast: Jake Anthony, Christian Bedford, Shirley Dixon, Jim Dougall
The Bed opens with Jamie, a young man, looking round an old, deserted country house. Through flashback we see Jamie as a boy, scared out of his wits when his older sister and her boyfriend, left alone in the house to babysit Jamie for the evening, play cruel tricks on him. His sister makes believe she’s been sucked under Jamie's bed by a monster and her boyfriend pretends he’s been stabbed. Jamie has his revenge at the end when the couple, laughing at scaring Jamie half to death and frolicking on The Bed, are suffocated by its sheets and consumed by it. We come back to present day; Jamie looks at the empty room where the bed once stood then is called by someone outside: an ambulance driver beckons him down in a friendly voice. We assume it’s Jamie's day out from the mental asylum. The final shot is of the lighter part of flooring where the bed once stood disappearing once Jamie has left the room.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The Bed, a 1982 horror film directed by Derek Vanlint, has received mixed reviews from critics. While some have praised its creepy premise and atmospheric visuals, others have found the film to be uneven and not fully realized. The film has not received any major awards recognition, and its audience reception on platforms like IMDb is relatively low, indicating that it may be considered an underrated or obscure entry in the horror genre.
Why you might like this:
Fans of psychological horror with a dreamlike, surreal style will appreciate Derek Vanlint's 1982 chiller 'The Bed', featuring strong performances from a cast led by Jake Anthony and Christian Bedford that explore the lingering trauma of childhood cruelty.
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