Foster's Release

Foster's Release is a 1971 American short film[3] directed by Terence H. Winkless.[4] The film has been credited with inventing many of the tropes of horror later used in films such as Black Christmas, Halloween and He Knows You're Alone.[5]

Foster's Release
Directed byTerence H. Winkless
Produced byMilton C. Hubatka
Written byStephen Lorimore
StarringMary Burkin
Dan O'Bannon
CinematographyStephen Lorimore
Edited byStephen Lorimore
Production
company
Verexal Films[1]
Release date
1971[2]
Running time
14 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Premise

It is a retelling of the common story of "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs"[6] about a teenage babysitter who, alone in a house at night, is harassed by a series of phone calls made by a psychotic killer.[7] The police and phone company cooperate to try to warn the girl and save her.[8]

Release and reception

The film was featured at the Edinburgh Film Festival, L.A. Filmex and the Chicago Film Festival, among others.[9] In Illinois, it is commonly shown to classes in home economics, for whom it illustrates the concepts of responsibility and deviancy.[10]

The film was shown together with short films by John Carpenter in 2014.[11]

See also

References
  1. White, William (1972). Library Journal. 97. University of Virginia: Bowker. p. 1558.
  2. Film & Video Finder. 5 (Fifth ed.). University of California: National Information Center for Educational Media, a Division of Access Innovations, Incorporated. 1997. p. 3179. ISBN 9780937548295.
  3. Rondinone, Troy (2019). Nightmare Factories: The Asylum in the American Imagination (illustrated ed.). JHU Press. p. 210. ISBN 9781421432687.
  4. Clarke, Frederick (1972). Cinefantastique. 2. University of California: F.S. Clarke. p. 4.
  5. Saucedo, Robert (November 17, 2014). "See ultra-rare student films from John Carpenter, Dan O'Bannon and more at SHOCK VALUE: THE MOVIE". Alamo Drafthouse. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  6. Bennett, Gillian; Smith, Paul (2007). Urban Legends: A Collection of International Tall Tales and Terrors. University of California: Greenwood Press. p. 52. ISBN 9780313339523.
  7. Danielson, Larry (July 1979). "Folklore and Film: Some Thoughts on Baughman Z500-599". Western Folklore. Western States Folklore Society. 38 (3): 209-219 (11 pages) – via JSTOR.
  8. Subject Area Catalog of Educational Films Listing 16 Mm Films in Visual Arts and Feature Films. University of Illinois Film Center. 1982. p. 88.
  9. Zinoman, Jason (2011). Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror. Penguin. ISBN 9781101516966.
  10. Bennett, Gillian; Smith, Paul (2013). Contemporary Legend. New Perspectives in Folklore (new ed.). Routledge. p. 60. ISBN 9781135812126.
  11. Turek, Ryan (August 11, 2014). "See Foster's Release & Shorts from John Carpenter, Dan O'Bannon This October!". CommingSoon.net. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-01.


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