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Lynne FrederickJohn LeytonStephanie BeachamJohn Fraser
DIRECTOR
Pete Walker
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Schizo (1976) is a English movie. Pete Walker has directed this movie. Lynne Frederick,John Leyton,Stephanie Beacham,John Fraser are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1976. Schizo (1976) is considered one of the best Drama,Horror,Mystery,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
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Schizo (1976) Reviews
OK exploitation from director Pete Walker
SCHIZO Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Sound format: Mono A young figure skater (Lynne Frederick) is stalked by a convicted killer (Jack Watson), recently paroled from prison, whose appearance coincides with a series of vicious murders. Typical entry from British sleaze specialist Pete Walker (FRIGHTMARE), taking its cue from the giallo shockers popular throughout continental Europe at the time. Less confrontational than some of Walker's previous outings ("It was less Gothique... I wanted less incident and outrage," he explained to journalist Alan Jones in 1983), SCHIZO still delivers the gory goods, though it takes rather too long to work up a decent head of steam. Climactic dividends are reaped by a steady accumulation of narrative details, but individual scenes are somewhat labored, not helped by Frederick's lack of presence in the leading role. By contrast, Stephanie Beacham (DRACULA A.D. 1972) is utterly charming as a family friend who turns detective when Frederick identifies Watson as her stalker - had the roles been reversed, this could have been a small masterpiece of psychological horror. Other stand-outs include veteran character actor Watson (recognizable from brief appearances in countless British movies, here given a much weightier role than usual), and a bearded John Fraser ("The Trials of Oscar Wilde") as a psychiatrist who pays the price for digging too deeply into the circumstances surrounding the death of Frederick's mother. Aware of his own directorial limitations, Walker always allowed clever scriptwork to dictate his method, but he was no hack, as SCHIZO ably demonstrates. Here, his point-and-shoot style is punctuated by moments of genuine visual dexterity, such as the circling of a pen on a newspaper article which gives way (via dissolve) to a spinning ice-skater, or the truly unsettling séance during which medium Trisha Mortimer manifests physical signs of possession by one of the killer's former victims. The subsequent murders are blunt and bloody, with no pretence to subtlety. Peter Jessop's artful cinematography and Chris Burke's sensitive art direction make a virtue of the film's seedy locations, and while a good fifteen minutes could have been cut from the overlong narrative (most of the film's highlights are confined to the second half), editor Alan Brett manages to streamline an increasingly complicated scenario with some degree of panache. Screenwriter David McGillivray parted company with Walker after this one, due partly to the quality of the script (based on an old work by Murray Smith, author of Walker's earlier films), which McGillivray felt was too transparent, and rendered the killer's identity obvious from the outset. Maybe so, but some of the climactic revelations still pack a hell of a punch. Bottom line: If you're a fan of Walker's output or British exploitation in general, you'll overlook the film's slow-burning tempo and enjoy its outlandish plot developments. Worth a look.
Is This a Slasher Knife I see Before Me?
Lynne Frederick plays a beautiful ice skater about to be married when she sees a person from her past. This person haunts her in her home, in the grocery store, at her wedding reception, and other sundry places. Frederick begins to relive moments from her past. She tells people about her past and how her mother was slain when she was six by her step-father. The man that she is seeing is that step-father. People begin dying that were in her confidence in incredibly sick, gruesome ways. One man is knifed in the throat while driving a car. A woman is brutally beaten and then thrown in front of a bus. Another woman has a knitting needle stuck through her head and coming out her eye. Director Peter Walker does a very god job creating tension and suspense in this film. Although nothing more than a typical slasher fare, Schizo is ably directed and well-acted. I knew, for the most part, who the guilty party was yet was never 100% sure. Walker is able to cast enough shadows over reality to keep you guessing a bit. The story was very interesting. Jack Watson plays the evil-looking step-father rather too well I think. The rest of the cast is all adequate with pretty Stephanie Beacham doing a good job as a close friend. Frederick shows she has some talent as an actress, but Walker must not have been too convinced as he shows her naked at least twice. Good, gory fun in that English way.
4.3? Come on, it's better than that.
Samantha's wedding day should be one of the happiest days of her life. But Samantha is convinced she has seen the man she help convict of brutally murdering her mother 15 years previous when she was 7 years old. No one seems to believe that a killer is stalking Samantha, but she sees the man everywhere. Soon enough, anyone close to Samantha who knows anything about her mother's murder turns up dead. Is the man she has seen the killer, or is it someone else? I really don't understand the IMDb rating of 4.3 for Schizo. The movie is much better than that rating would indicate. I found it to be an entertaining little thriller in the Italian Giallo style. A few good kill scenes, a deranged looking stalker, and an incredible séance make this one above average for me. Director Pete Walker threw in just enough of the red herrings to keep me doubting the killer's identity throughout. Like Walker's other films, Schizo has a downbeat look to it that adds a lot of gloom to the proceedings. I don't think the sun ever shines in a Walker film.
I was in two minds about this one...
On one hand, Pete Walker's psychological horror Schizo is a pretty fun time-waster, boasting decent performances, some delightfully gruesome killings (best of all being a knitting needle in the head—implausible but cool), and a touch of nudity courtesy of its lovely star Lynne Frederick, who plays Samantha, a recently married premier ice skater who finds herself terrorised by menacing weirdo William Haskins, recently released from jail for the brutal murder of Samantha's mother. On the other hand, the film is a little bit too long for its own good, stretching its rather thin story-line to breaking point, and you would have to be crazier than this movie's killer not to work out who is responsible for its bloody murders: given the film's blatant title, Walker's final twist is far too easy to guess, making this a far less effective thriller than it otherwise might have been. Ultimately tipping things in its favour are Walker's assured direction, a decent supporting turn from Hammer babe Stephanie Beacham, some unnecessary but entertaining occult nonsense, and an unmissable appearance by the world's most hideous wallpaper design (at least four designs in one, all of them horrible). 6.5 out of 10, rounded up to 7 for IMDb.
Decent British slasher with some nasty killings.
A professional ice-skater Samantha Gray is stalked by William Haskin.As a child,she had witnessed the murder of her mother and it had left deep scars on her psyche.Haskin is dismissed as a figment of Samantha's imagination,but soon the bodies begin to pile up. "Schizo" is a decent entry into psycho/slasher craze of the late 70's.It's well-acted,skillfully directed by Pete Walker("Frightmare","House of Whipcord")and loaded with suspense and grisly violence.The acting is pretty good and the killings are gory and suitably nasty for example one woman is stabbed in the head with a knitting needle.I would highly recommend this film to anyone interested in horror genre.