A Name for Evil (1970-73?)

[Scott]

A NAME FOR EVIL (1970-73?) - Wow, interesting film starring Robert Culp and Samantha Eggar. The film is really a strange ghost story of sorts or at least it first seems. The film is a little more introspective than a simple ghost story. Over at imdb.com the reviews are just terrible, but I couldn't find anything wrong with the film. The film seems to have been buried for years and is perhaps the reason for the confusing date of the film. My box cover says 1970 and imdb says 1973. Maybe it was released during that year. I can see why the film didn't play on TV because its really out there. Bought this film distributed by Diamond Entertainment for $2.13 at Suncoast. Guess they wanted to just get rid of it, but I tell you that anyone on this messageboard will find it interesting to say the least.

[LilCerberus]

I've seen this on VHS. It left me scratching my head for the most part.

Still, that shot of the sun reflecting off the water just before & right after the opening credits always gets me. (No spoilers, but it's a joke.)

[Scott]

It's a story about this guy who leaves the city and his job with his wife to live in the country and all kinds a weird things happen. Like the spirit who keeps telling him to leave, the white horse, the old house location, and the night event in the woods. This is actually a very unique film.

[Yaddo 42]

I actually saw part of this on TV late at night within the past two years (SciFi late Sunday/early Monday? TNT? Turner South?) Had a creepy vibe to it but somewhere I lost thread to it changed the channel and couldn't get back into it when I came back.

[Scott]

Well, if it was on commercial TV then I'm sure it was cut tremendously. Beside Robert Culp giving us about 5 minutes of the "full monty" (not that this is a good thing in itself, but it is part of the film) as well as the thing in the woods and the underwater scene that would leave only about 45 minutes of film for regular TV. These scenes actually add to this odd story. You would have lost interest with a TV version for sure.

Yaddo, find the Diamond Entertainment copy.

[Yaddo 42]

Thanks, when I saw it and I'm sure now it was Turner South late at night, that was when they tended to show the lesser known stuff I hadn't seen before, my favorite thing about the channel when we finally got it here. Until I heard some of the dialogue edits, I was convinced it was a TV movie like "Spectre".

No wonder it seemed disjointed if all the stuff you say is in the full film wouldn't make the TV edit.