Patrick: Evil Awakens

Patrick: Evil Awakens

Credits
Title:	Patrick: Evil Awakens
Directed by:	Mark Hartley
Written by:	Justin King; Mark Hartley; Ray Boseley; Antony I. Ginnane
Produced by:	Mark Woods; William Fayman; Antony I. Ginnane; Peter de Rauch; Phil Hunt; Jeff Harrison; Ann Lyons; Compton Ross; Heather MacFarlane
Based on:	Patrick
Music by:	Pino Donaggio
Cinematography:	Garry Richards
Edited by:	Jane Moran
Production
Production:	Screen Australia F.G. Film Productions Film Victoria Melbourne International Film Festival Screen Queensland Head Gear Films Metrol Technology
Distributors:	Uncork'd Entertainment
Released:	July 27th, 2013
Rating:	Unrated
Running time:	96 min.
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
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Patrick: Evil Awakens is an Australian feature film that blends elements of science fiction with psychological horror. It is a remake of the 1978 science fiction suspense thriller Patrick. It was directed by Mark Hartley with a script written by Justin King based on a screen story written by King, Hartley, Ray Boseley and Antony I. Ginnane. It premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on July 27th, 2013. It had a limited theatrical release in Australia on March 14th, 2014. The film stars Jackson Gallagher as the titular Patrick - a comatose patient who possesses psychokinetic abilities and becomes obsessed with his new nurse, Kathy Jacquard, played by Sharni Vinson. Playing the role of "mad scientist" Doctor Roget is Alien³ actor Charles Dance.

Plot[]

Cast[]

Actor

Role

Sharni Vinson

Kathy Jacquard

Rachel Griffiths

Matron Cassidy

Charles Dance

Doctor Roget

Peta Sergeant

Nurse Williams

Damon Gameau

Ed Penhaligon

Martin Crewes

Doctor Brian Wright

Eliza Taylor

Nurse Panicale

Simone Buchanan

Patrick's mother

Shane Nagle

Lover

Chris Fortuna

Fraser

Rod Mullinar

Morris

Maria Mercedes

Ed's doctor

Camilla Jackson

Happy nurse

Brendan Bacon

Diving accident patient

Carole-Ann Aylett

Barmaid

Jackson Gallagher

Patrick

Notes & Trivia[]

This film has also been released under the truncated title of just Patrick. "Patrick (2013)" redirects to this page.
The tagline for this film is "Cruel. Controlling. Comatose".
There are a total of sixteen credited cast members in this film, which is three less than the original film.
Production on Patrick: Evil Awakens began in November, 2012. The movie was filmed on-location in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Studio shots were filmed at Docklands Studios. Scenes of the Franklin Institute were shot at Simonds Hall in South Yarra. This location was also used in the original Patrick.
The movie had its Canadian theatrical premiere at the Lost Episode Festival in Toronto on July 5th, 2014.
Patrick: Evil Awakens grossed $109,056 (US) at the box office during its limited theatrical release.
Patrick: Evil Awakens was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Phase 4 Films on June 10th, 2014.
Actress Camilla Meoli is credited as Camilla Jackson in this film.
Screen story writer Antony I. Ginnane worked as a producer on the original Patrick.
The character of Ed Penhaligon is likely named after actress Susan Penhaligon who played Kathy Jacquard in the original film. According to IMDB, Susan Penhaligon makes an uncredited contribution to the film as the voice of a woman on the radio.
Actress María Mercedes, who plays Ed Penhaligon's doctor in this film, also played a nurse in the original Patrick.
Actors Sharni Vinson and Charles Dance were both nominated at the AFCA Awards in 2014. Sharni was nominated for the category of Best Actress and Charles was nominated for the category of Best Supporting Actor.
The role of Doctor Roget was originally intended for actor Richard E. Grant, but Grant had to drop out of the project due to scheduling conflicts and thus was replaced by Charles Dance. Both Richard E. Grant and Charles have appeared in films about Dracula. Grant played Jack Seward in Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of Dracula in 1992 and Charles Dance played the master vampire in Dracula Untold in 2014.
This film represents the first on-screen nudity for actress Sharni Vinson.

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