Screenplay by Stephen Volk and Dan Greenburg and William Friedkin, based on the novel "The Nanny" by Dan Greenburg
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William Friedkin, Oscar-winning director of "The Exorcist" delivers a new kind of fairy tale for adults. When a wealthy young couple in Los Angeles hires a beautiful nanny for their newborn baby, the cradle will rock with a secret of unspeakable horror.
Watch the original trailer on YouTube
Watch this bit of weirdness about Carmilla - Occupation: Nanny
"For the first time in horror film history, a chain saw is used against its intended target -- a tree" Rober Ebert
"It's hard to take a movie about an evil tree seriously -- plenty of bark, then, but not much bite" SFX magazine
"(In) a tale fuelled by yuppie paranoia, Friedkin still pulls off some strong and spooky moments... Despite being in the long shadow of his masterpiece, perhaps even because of it, The Guardian is still worth a look" Fortean Times
Director: William Friedkin
Producer: Joe Wizan
Executive Producer: David Salven
Co-producers: Todd Black, Mickey Borofsky, Dan Greenburg
Universal Pictures/A Joe Wizan Production (1990, USA)
Starring: Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell
Read the Classic-Horror.com review.
Read a story from me (slightly embellished!) about the writing of this film, on the Shadowplay blog Madder II: Madder Bastard.