{"id":1260,"date":"2006-07-08T12:58:33","date_gmt":"2006-07-08T19:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2021-01-06T18:30:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T01:30:38","slug":"alice-sweet-alicecommunionholy-terror-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1260","title":{"rendered":"Alice, Sweet Alice \/ Communion \/ Holy Terror (1977)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;God always takes the pretty ones.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Poster-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-61980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Poster-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Poster-710x1024.png 710w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Poster-89x128.png 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Poster-187x270.png 187w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Poster.png 743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen 10-year-old Karen (Brooke Shields) is murdered right before her first communion, everyone suspects her raincoat-clad, jealous older sister Alice (Paula Sheppard) &#8212; but is Alice really the killer? <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Christianity<\/li>\n<li>Evil Kids<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Jealousy<\/li>\n<li>Murder Mystery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis cult murder mystery (notable as Brooke Shields&#8217; debut film, though her part is small) is indeed &#8220;guaranteed to keep you tense&#8221;. Paula Sheppard is pitch-perfect in the title role, skillfully portraying a juvenile murder suspect who is either deeply misunderstood or deeply troubled; meanwhile, director Albert Sole effectively &#8220;uses the horror genre to attack Catholicism&#8221; (which does little, as Peary notes, to help its &#8220;confused, guilt-ridden, emotionally misunderstood church members&#8221;). Full of &#8220;offbeat touches and characters&#8221; &#8212; as well as many truly creepy scenes (who can forget the yellow raincoat?) &#8212; this is a surprisingly dense and satisfying horror flick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paula Sheppard as Alice<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Paula.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Paula.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Paula.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Paula-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Paula-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Paula-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brooke Shields in her first silver-screen appearance (albeit a short one)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Shields.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Shields.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Shields.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Shields-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Shields-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Shields-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective use of bleak New Jersey locales<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Rain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Rain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Rain.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Rain-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Rain-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Rain-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Quirky characters<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Offbeat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Offbeat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Offbeat.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Offbeat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Offbeat-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Offbeat-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many creepy scenes, and a surprise ending<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Mask.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Mask.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Mask.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Mask-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Mask-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Alice-Sweet-Alice-Mask-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stephen Lawrence&#8217;s atmospheric score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a beloved &#8217;70s horror flick. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0076150\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/communion-1976-alice-sweet-alice.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classic-horror.com\/reviews\/alicesweetalice.shtml\">Classic Horror Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;God always takes the pretty ones.&#8221; Synopsis: When 10-year-old Karen (Brooke Shields) is murdered right before her first communion, everyone suspects her raincoat-clad, jealous older sister Alice (Paula Sheppard) &#8212; but is Alice really the killer? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Christianity Evil Kids Horror Jealousy Murder Mystery Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: This cult murder mystery (notable as Brooke Shields&#8217; debut film, though her part is small) is indeed &#8220;guaranteed to keep you tense&#8221;. Paula Sheppard is pitch-perfect in the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1260\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1260"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61989,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1260\/revisions\/61989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}