Alison's Birthday
1981
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Synopsis
During a Ouija board session with her teenaged friends, 16-year-old Alison gets a message from beyond the grave not to go home for her birthday three years later.
Alison's Birthday (1981) is a 1h 39min horror feature film by Ian Coughlan. During a Ouija board session with her teenaged friends, 16-year-old Alison gets a message from beyond the grave not t... Selected for Overlook Film Festival (2021).
Key facts
Cast
Joanne Samuel, Lou Brown, Bunney Brooke, John Bluthal, Vincent Ball, Margie McCrae, Julie Wilson, Martin Vaughan
Original language
English
First release
May 1, 1981 (Australia)
Production companies
Australian Film Commission, Seven Network
Home video distributors
Prisma Film & Video AB (Sweden), VidAmerica (United States)
Filming locations
Sydney
Crew
Screenplay
Ian Coughlan
Producer
David Hannay
Cinematography
Kevan Lind
Editing
Tim Street
Music
Alain Oulman, Brian King
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Overlook Film Festival 2021 - Retro
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Prisma Film & Video AB (cat. no. 1502) | 1984, Sweden, clamshell |
| VHS | VidAmerica (cat. no. 7014) | 1984, United States, slipcase |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Australia | May 1, 1981 |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | Sweden | 1984 1502 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1984 7014 |
Full credits
| Director | Ian Coughlan |
| Cast | Joanne Samuel (Alison Findlay), Lou Brown (Peter Healey), Bunney Brooke (Jennifer Findlay), John Bluthal (Dean Findlay), Vincent Ball (Dr. Jeremy Lyall), Margie McCrae (Chrissie Willis), Julie Wilson (Maureen Tate), Martin Vaughan (Mr. Martin), Rosalind Speirs (Maggie Carlyle), Robyn Gibbes (Helen McGill), Ian Coughlan (Dave Ducker), Ralph Cotterill (Brian Healey), Marion Johns (“Grandmother” Thorne), George Carden (Druid Leader), Belinda Giblin (Isobel Thorne), Brian Wenzel (Police Sergeant), Bernard Lewis (Michael), Lisa Peers (Sally Brown), Sonia Peat (Hospital Clerk), Eric Oldfield (Priest), Brian Blain (Uncle Patrick), Adam Bowen (Cousin Richard), Stephen O'Rourke (Detective) |
| Screenplay | Ian Coughlan |
| Producer | David Hannay |
| Executive producer | Bedrich Kabriel, John Sturzaker |
| Cinematography | Kevan Lind |
| Editing | Tim Street |
| Music | Alain Oulman, Brian King |
| Production design | Robert Hilditch |
| Sound | Phil Judd |
Additional data: TMDB.
