The Changeling 1980

[Categorycinque]

This is not a gory movie. Just scary. And the plot is good, the story behind the child ghost makes sense, and the acting is great. I bought the CD (new) online.

[JRmcMGG]

lmfao a few years ago in grade seven my art teacher told my class this story and she said it was based on a true story. i had no freakin idea it was a movie..

[ZACKnirvana]

for the love of god someone get me an actual link to this movie, our blockbuster moved and i really really want to watch this.

[popazz1]

You see,this is the problem with today's horror films,they rely far too heavily on CGI to give us 'full-on,in your face' shocks! Pre-CGI film-makers had to rely on good quality acting,scripts and whatever special effects they could produce! Now the computer can do it all.CGI definitely has it's place,of course it does but not in the extreme! And George. C. Scott was a damn fine actor.

[wrightylee1982]

there should have been a real blood 'n' guts pirate film made during this time period, just so this guy could say "rated Aaaarrgh".

[PappaLazarous]

PMSL... A wheelchair.... with cob webs on it

[royalnaz1]

good movie but i would not call it my favorite not even top 20.

[Tiatea18]

Ahhh my favorite horror movie!!

[ariesscorpiorising]

I'm a chaaaaaaangeling, see me change cha change cha cha cha chaaaaaaaaayyyyyynnnngggge!!!!  YAY! ;D

[dltanner99]

Horror novel  see video book trailer

[sxejam518]

Is this a gory movie, or is it one of those movie that does not have to be gory to be good? Thanks for the input guys.

[cevincottage9]

@sxejam518 no its not gory , but a hell of a film , watch it alone in the dark and be engrossed.

[Beerlejuice]

The Changeling is an outstanding horror masterpiece!!!! Don't watch this movie alone, it will scare the fucking hell out of you! This is how I think more horror films should be made, it's always more frightening when you leave things up to your imagination then just showing everything all of the time.

[kd4adv]

There's a movie with the same name now and it has abso-tively no relation to this original movie :)

Just like with "Running Scared" of the 80s, there's a movie with the same title and again, no relation to the 80s version. wtf?

[MondoBeno]

You don't see a lot of movies like this anymore. Now it's all special-effetcts, but then it was light/dark, sound effects, and the acting.

I think "The Ring" was based in part on this. The part where the body is found in the old well, for instance.

[Jeorney]

One of the best & genuinely chilling horror films you can experience. It will send chills up and down your spine and give your skin goosebumps. It makes gore fest flicks unsatisfactory by comparision. Don't be put off because it was made 30 years ago. The digital convertion is great as is the sound and will not be expensive to buy.

[vballfan33MT]

this scared the crap outta me!!!! creepy and scary......i hate it!!!

[ArmchairMessiah]

This trailer is creepy as hell

[Skulldini]

@MultiAylmer absolutely! Nothing like a good gorefix every so often. A little gore never hurt nobody, .. well, except for the victim on the screen. But just the same ...

[rrmjvand]

Kara 1464: Point taken; but it's too bad the same line has been used in about 25 films and tv shows per year since 1968. Keep your ears open--you'll start hearing it all of the time.

[kara1464]

@rrmjvand Doesn't George C have the best voice to shout out something like that through a big, old and empty house lol

I'll keep a look-out for the fillers ...x

[kara1464]

It has to be said, this is a bloody awful trailer

[JoyGrenade]

This is still the greatest film I've ever seen. I absolutely adore it.

[Leatherbubba]

Father...my medal.

[Coleslayer9]

One of the greatest movies ever made with one of the greatest actors of all time!

[FoxEatFox]

The scariest part of this movie for me was the sounds echoing through the house at 6:00AM every morning.

When I found out what the sounds were, I about peed my pants.

So creepyyyy..

But very good <3 one of my favorite movies to this date

[birgik2]

#OMG clownloacl movіe роор.su

[LionmaneElsie08]

I love this movie, but this trailer doesn't sell it too you at all...

"A little wheelchair... with COBWEBS ALL OVER IT!" lol does make me chuckle :D

[kara1464]

@LionmaneElsie08 I kind of spoiled the atmosphere for my mum when we were watching it and the wheelchair chased Claire along the balcony to the stairs... oh god.. I was rolling about laughing

[LionmaneElsie08]

@kara1464 lol that bit is quite funny, she's like "John... I don't wanna go up there.......... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!­!!!! THERES A BLOODY WHEELCHAIR CHASING ME!" lol

[kara1464]

@LionmaneElsie08 It's her face heh... she keeps looking back at the wheelchair(camera's behind the chair).. and she's horrified lol... oh god... I'm laughing now thinking about it and it's years since I saw it... need to see it again.

Loved the atmosphere of this movie ... like where the camera's going through the kitchen and then, just at the right moment, the fridge kicks in a noise... little things like that all through the movie....

One of the best movies I've seen.

[LionmaneElsie08]

@kara1464 lol funny stuff!! :)

Not sure what part you mean with the kitchen and fridge.

[kara1464]

@LionmaneElsie08 The camera's moving forward through the kitchen with the fridge against the wall to the left.... creepy background music and sounds... and just as it reaches to where the fridge is, the fridge's system kicks in. We should watch it again... I remember it making me jump first time round

[LionmaneElsie08]

@kara1464 oh I see! Those kinda things make me jump something terrible! lol. I watched it a few weeks back and I still love it :)

[kara1464]

@LionmaneElsie08 All this talk about it and I NEEEED to see it again... and I only have it on VHS : (( Will have to find it from somewhere.

[LionmaneElsie08]

@kara1464 my dad has it on DVD, you will probably find it on Amazon. You can normally find all kinds of old stuff on there, like I got a copy of Oddworld Abe's Oddysee! (and that's like ancient!)

The sound is quite bad on his DVD, very muffled. So if you get it be prepared to have to sound up really high! lol

I hope you manage to find it :)

[kara1464]

@LionmaneElsie08

YOU are an absolute genius lol... found it, bought it - Amazon as you say - £3.97 all-in. What a GEM *hugs*

Sat twiddling my thumbs, now, waiting for it t get here lol

Thanks oh so muchly ...x

[LionmaneElsie08]

@kara1464 oh good stuff!! I'm so glad I could help :)

Bet your super excited? :D get in the popcorn! x

[kara1464]

@LionmaneElsie08

Iyam Iyam Iyam. lol... thanks again ...x

[rrmjvand]

Do you notice that when script writers don't know what to write next they ALWAYS, add a "WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME??' to EVERY film. Keep watching; you'll see. We need new script writers--and new schools to teach them some new methods.

[ToolManDan82]

@rrmjvand Not its function in this story

[kara1464]

@rrmjvand

But that "What do you want from me?" call fits in with the moment. He'd confronted the Sentator and had failied... he gets back to the house and the doors slammed. He'd done all he can and could do no more... and so he shouts to the ghost.... it fits in perfectly... not a line thrown in because the scriptwriters had lost their way.

[JARRELOOK72]

What do you want from me....Classic.creepy film....i once fell asleep watching this film ...unknown to me lying on remote woke up volume on full and the part with the sodding wheelchair chasing him down the stairs...and I was needing a clean pair of shorts may i say....

[BoydImages]

This is one of my all-time favorite "scary" movies. Add to that, the story is based on an actual account taking place during the late19th century in Denver Colorado. I saw this at the movies in 1980. The casting, cinematography, lighting, all so well done and it was creepy the way CREEPY should be! No gore, very little profanity, just a good scary movie.

[ducky3307]

I saw this is the movie theater with my sister and my mom when I was only 8 years old...I remember is scared the crap out of the 3 of us! What I wouldn't give to see it again!!!!

[AFRAIDOfTheDARK1]

wow!..this looks really scary!

[SharadaBree]

I own the actual prop wheelchair from this movie, lol, creepiest thing evar to have!

[TheLardchef]

@SharadaBree NO WAY !!!!! REALY ?

[ssssstatic]

this movie was really scary, like it wasnt scary it was like shit scary

[johnvictor123]

Actually the original changeling haunted house to which Russel Hunter rent,wasn't really look creepy at all,and besides it resides just along at the street,no tall trees,no tall pavements, it just there.I've seen it here in the haunted houses websites.

[billthestinker]

what a stiff! Scott walks through this film bleary eyed and stinko drunk, just for a pay day.

[sp4miz]

One thing that is obvious is that the makers of "The Others" closely watched this film for its spookiness. For example the grounds keeperes in both movies have the same name "Mr.Tuttle" and the seance scenes are similiar and eerie.

[Fangalatic]

@sp4miz The film director of that movie is a huge The Changeling fan. On the dvd, with the director comments, he talks about it openly.

[nievesmanuel]

I Was a Kid When I Saw This Movie Back at 1980 Was Very Scary....Now Is This Particular Trailer Does'nt Show ...But if I Go A Place & I See A Empty Wheel Chair I Would Feel The Chills Just Thinking That Is Going 2 Move by A Ghost...lol. This movie Is Kind Of Bizarre ...But Fun To Watch It .....ALONE

[LionmaneElsie08]

@nievesmanuel yeah I'd feel exactly the same way! lol

[braktuun]

dont let this dated trailer fool you. this is without a doubt one of the scariest films ever made. there were scenes that had me terrified to the point of nausea. i highly recommend watching it with the lights off and ALONE.

[Fangalatic]

@braktuun I wouldn't recommend that setting to see this movie unless you want people to have a heart attack!

[robotracking]

One of the best spooky films I have ever seen. I saw this over twenty years ago for the first time; the whole film spooked me out of my chair. Today I still can not sit and watch the full film, even though I know whats coming. The ball he dropped in to the river, when it comes bouncing down the stairs as he gets indoors, thats a very creepy bit and makes my hair stand up on end. Theres one part I love the most, the Childs voice on the recording. Thats great.

[Pinkranger87]

ive seen this movie its one of the scariest and very sad once u learn the story of the ghost

[Piscivorus]

Geez, I remember my dad took me to see this movie way back in 1980 when I was like eight years old. All this time I could only remember some of the scary parts but the name totally escaped me. Only now did I discover the name of this movie on wildaboutmovies (not spam) on the page for Angelina Jolie's unrelated 2008 movie "Changeling". Can you believe it took me 30 years to figure out the name of this movie? Un-freakin-believable! I thought this movie was good but the ad looks like shit. lol

[funkymonk2k8]

Lol, could you not have asked your father?

[JanieA100]

George C. Scott looks like Johnny Cash.

[arspaulina]

Whoops, sorry guys. You can check it out on Wikipedia or google, but this story is based off a Denver legend.

[blueeyesofice]

this movie was sad :o(

[AznBo7]

lol i watched this movie last night it was fun

[SPIKEJONES12211]

F$*# WHEELCHAIRS

[Catnip1138]

Right On Doc

[DocLock]

This is how ghost story films should be made!!!

[Scooby71Doo]

@DocLock completely agree. Forget all those ridiculous slasher flicks this is a true gem of a movie and proves you do not need over the top special effects and a gore fest to scare the crap out of people. A very under rated film which deserved more recognition.

[AngelofAnguish]

@DocLock Ever see the Haunting (the original, that is) and/or Let's Scare Jessica To Death?

[lamdasond]

@DocLock totaly agree i saw this movie for the first time reasently,an was impressed!realy creepy even if its old without fancy special effects

[jaiye69]

AWESOME movie! I POSESS this on DVD!!!

[Skulldini]

I first saw this movie in 1980 when it was released. I did'nt like it then,.. being that I was a little splatter-buff at the time,.. but now that my tastes are more expanded and refined, it's among my favorites!! I dare say, however, that I still do like a dumb gorefest every now and again.

[CHYNARED1982]

Great movie...I had this movie, I had an ex boyfriend that took it from me and now I can't find it anymore...kinda scary, good fun too...

[Jackthemeat]

this movie was awesome! I remember Jacking off in the theater to it !

[Skulldini]

Jacked off to it ?!!.. DO tell us about THAT ?

[thebarnyrumsveldshow]

lol

[cottonwhiskersuk]

@Jackthemeat

Is your name Paul Reubens by any chance?

[arspaulina]

I grew up with this legend in Denver - look into it, guys :D - and ugh. It creeps me out.

[Rei992]

Is this legend true I heard Jack Russel I experienceed the same thing in the Henry Treat Rogers Mansion I need to know if it's true that such a thing could happen I remmember watching this back in the early 2000's and I was horrified yet curious to know if it was based on any experiences

[sillygrl23]

@arspaulina Lengend, what legend? I would love to hear about it! :D

[chasleshea92]

damn wheel chair scared the crap out of me when i was little

[crazykb]

Why can't Hollywood make films like this anymore? I don't mean just horror films, but films that are well acted, well written, and don't just target the 'lowest common denominator'.

[V10H4Z4RD]

THE CHALLENGING !!!!!

[swingkidster68]

This fantastic film still haunts me, found it on dvd a couple of years ago and although its a little less disturbing as it was when I was 15, its still absolutley rocks, George C scott ..one of the best screen actors ever

[LiberationArmy]

I downloaded it a couple o' weeks before and I still got no guts to see it, but, for the comments here, I think I gotta see it inmediately!

[thebarnyrumsveldshow]

lol

[JanBee1122]

Excellent flick...I always compare every new ghost story to this one. It's the gold standard so far...haven't seen anything that even comes close. When I heard Jolie was doing "The Changeling" I thought maybe they were doing a remake, but alas, no go. Maybe a remake would be a bust anyway, better to leave well enough alone. A-1!

[notahetero]

Yeah, the trailer makes it seem cheesy but seriously, this is one of the most disturbing, eerie, scary movies of all time... it is completely underrated and not many people have heard of it. But the acting is amazing, the house is just terrifying, the score is SO creepy. This remains to this day one of the 3 scary movies that actually scare me and make me afraid of the dark! If you haven't seen this yet, go rent it! It is a truly scary movie!

[trynnadevast8]

what are the other 2 films that scare you?

salem's lot is pretty scary. so is exorcist iii, with gcscott. halloween is really scary, the original.

[paddy9465]

EXCELLANT!!! One of the BEST!

An INTELLIGENT, well written, well acted ghost story, with an ADULT cast.

[dexterville]

FATHER FATHER...My medals !!

[phillyfireman]

F U dexter, you are scaring the hell out of me ! LOL

[Faelsun]

I have not seen many movies that set the mood as well as this one, The Ring ( original version) was very good and I have to say that Paranormal activity was waaaaaaaay better than I thought it would be. But thats my top 3 for this type of Suspense ghost movie.

[thebarnyrumsveldshow]

lol

[aliensandgore]

Hey, didnt mean to rate it a 1.0, sorry stupid computer slow today. It's a 10.0!!!

[FigurinItOut]

This is a very good movie. The preview is silly. The voice over guy is trying too hard to make it spooky. Laughable!

[wizzboy76]

Is the only movie that I really get scared out of my wits about.

The part when he drops the ball in the river and then only to return home to seeing the ball coming down the stairs, this part really gets my hairs stand upon end.

[scytheslash]

Poor George C.Scott......... what do you want from him?

[filmlinker]

Watch full film at linkbee(DOT)com/changeling

[MondoBeno]

The RING had some similarities to this movie.

[PoLaRIV]

The Trailer is really corny lol, but it still looks creepy haha.

I lawl'd at the end of the trailer "the changeling! the changeling!! the changeling!!!"

:P

[elsoda]

most probably the most underated/horrofying ghost story movie ever made. just a classic...and very creepy.

[sportandmovies]

what a great film.... it was great perfomance from the late geroge c scott

[spnky92]

haha when my dad watched this when he was a kid he pissed his pants

[ufos15630]

this movie still puts the shits up me

[vjmartinez88]

ShesaFancyshadow's a retard this movie's a classic!!! i love it!!!

[ShesaFancyshadow]

say what u want about me this movie wasnt scary and it was dumb

[vjmartinez88]

what ever it's excellent!!!!!

[KaitainCPS]

One of the best pure ghost stories ever filmed. The bouncing ball sequence is possibly my favourite ever for the genre.

Very influential movie, too. Most obviously in the form of What Lies Beneath, and also The Ring.

Bloody awful trailer here, though. Makes it sound cheap and corny.

[caleacat]

he is a lonely man

[ShesaFancyshadow]

uhhh this movie was so retarted!

[Wez666]

What's a "retart"?

You're so dumb you can't even spell

[ShesaFancyshadow]

Who cares, i spelled somthing wrong by accident. leave me alone jerk

[shellspacebabe]

I agree who are these grammar Nazis so what if someone makes a spelling mistake or a typo!! big deal

[ShesaFancyshadow]

omg thank you!!! you prove my point!!

[shellspacebabe]

Your entitled to your opinion at the end of the day no need for people to get personal :)

[CaixaDeSol]

You're* lmfao jk

[runelady]

One of the best ghost movies ever.

[popupwool]

THE best ghost movie ever! Do you know any that come close to this? Please tell me.

[spiritualCAPTAIN1]

This is a good ghost/haunted house film. What I find even better though and I fully recommend is 'The Haunting' (1963). It's a film that, literally, frightened Stephen King.

[popupwool]

I just viewed 'the haunting'(1991)...s c a r y! But this is supposidly from true accounts that happened in 1985-'89. What's the story with the 1963 version(which I havn't seen?

[Chrisrex83]

one of my all-time favourite movies! The nice thing about this film is that they used no special effects--it was mostly camera angles and lighting that enhanced the "creepiness" of it. oh and for one of the previous posts: yes, part of it was filmed in Canada.

[thegirl44]

Thought that you might want the house confusion cleared up, please read my other comment.

[Overtheedgevideos]

omg this movie was the freakiest for an old movie

[magictricks3]

Creepy old movie! Love it!

[bloodorange20]

Excellent movie!! It brings something new and exciting to the table of thriller flicks. So many scary movies today are based on gore, and sex. *sighs, and rolls eyes*

George C. Scott is amazing, and you wont regret finding the time to check this movie out!

[mamasboyl]

The best ghost story ever told!!!!!

[eowyn5]

I love this film, best haunted house film ever made.

[ripleyLV426]

I love this film , but have to admit this promo is a bit cheezy.

[kastas666]

Probably my favorite haunted film ever!

[Mythtern1]

This movie is awsome! very scary!

[scatmanwfm]

very good movie love george and his wife is pretty smoking =P

[nonsuchfabio]

Pretty good little flick.  More accurately, it's a 'spiritual mystery' rather than horror. George C. Scott co-stars with his real hottie wife Trish Van Devere.

[bub777]

My math/advisory teacher back in junior high told my classroom about this movie. He said that it was non-violent, but it was still the scariest film.

[ragemanchoo82]

Somebody had uploaded the entire movie to the site, in like eight parts... I cant find it.

[baros62]

This house did not exist. It was a complete film set. Can you believe it?!

[SlasherFilmFanatic]

Hmmm, like the eerie-looking house used in Psycho, Psycho 2, 3, and 4, just a "facade."

[fierospeeder]

I read that it was a real house in canada, but it was destroyed for the fire scene.

[baros62]

I stand by my statement... I read from a very reliable source(though it eludes my memory which publication). I remember being very surprised to find that the house wasn't real but just a false front(house) and nothing but lumber holding it up. I believe the film was filmed in Canada, though. The pulication I read from may have been FANGORIA or the defunct TWILIGHT ZONE magazine. Don't quote me on this.

[fierospeeder]

I got my info from Internet movie database

either from their info, or someone on the message forum for that movie(on IMDB) stated it was an actual house which is no longer there.

Got done watching the movie yesterday. Wish I had watched it on dvd.

[thegirl44]

A false front construction was made in Vancouver for the final fire scene but it was based on a real house in Toronto's Erindale Estates, where many of the exteriors and interiors were shot. Strangely, the Toronto house that was the model burned to the ground, as well, in the early 90's when I was living in one of the coach houses in the neighbourhood. No cause was found for the fire and it is still listed as suspicious.

[Chrisrex83]

I dont think they filmed the movie in Toronto, but they did shoot parts of it in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada...Although there are houses like this in Toronto..

[2002802937]

I love this movie. And this house is so fantastic.I´d heard it´s in Toronto.