Review of Are You in the House Alone? (1978) by Orlando D — 17 Dec 2012
The TV movie Are You in the House Alone? has the setup of a thriller, with it's title and the story of a teenage girl being harassed while babysitting. It's more of a Afterschool Special about rape instead.
Kathleen Beller(Kirby on TV's Dynasty) is very good as Gail, a pretty teen who's family moves to a small town outside of San Francisco to get away from the crime of the big city. But maybe the city is not so bad afterall as Gail is getting calls from a heavy breather and notes inside her locker.
She wants to tell her parents but they have their own issues going on(the subplot is so TV movies and not effective.)then she talks to the principal(Ellen Travolta, who acts overcaffinated.)Sadly, Gail gets raped as she is babysitting by someone she knows.
The acting is really good, Dennis Quaid, in a early performance, had star quality about him. The story is well written and not bad for a TV movie from the 70's.
This review of Are You in the House Alone? (1978) was written by Orlando D on 17 Dec 2012.
Are You in the House Alone? has generally received mixed reviews.
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