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The Guardian (1990)

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Film details

Featuring

Jenny Seagrove Dwier Brown Carey Lowell
Country

USA
Year

1990
Genre

Horror
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Camilla is a mysterious nanny who comes to live with Phil, an upwardly mobile illustrator and his wife Kate in their trendy LA canyon home. When people start to vanish without trace, it becomes apparent that the nanny is a sort of druid who sacrifices children to an enormous tree in the woods behind the house.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Camilla
    
    Jenny Seagrove
  - Phil
    
    Dwier Brown
  - Kate
    
    Carey Lowell
  - Ned Runcie
    
    Brad Hall
  - Ralph Hess
    
    Miguel Ferrer
  - Molly Sheridan
    
    Natalia Nogulich
  - Gail Krasno
    
    Pamela Brull
  - Allan Sheridan
    
    Gary Swanson
  - punk
    
    Jack David Walker
  - punk
    
    Willy Parsons
  - punk
    
    Frank Noon
  - Arlene Russell
    
    Theresa Randle
  - detective
    
    Xander Berkeley
  - Dr Klein
    
    Ray Reinhardt
  - Scotty
    
    Jacob Gelman
  - Mrs Horniman
    
    Iris Bath
  - Rosaria
    
    Rita Gomez
  - doctor at birth
    
    Herman, Dr Barry
  - older woman
    
    Bonnie Snyder
  - Baby Jake
    
    Chris Nemeth
  - Baby Jake
    
    Craig Nemeth
  - Baby Jake
    
    Aaron Fischman
  - Baby Jake
    
    Josh Fischman
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    William Friedkin
  - Production Company
    
    Universal City Studios
  - Production Company
    
    Universal Pictures
  - Executive Producer
    
    David Salven
  - Producer
    
    Joe Wizan
  - Co-producer
    
    Todd Black
  - Co-producer
    
    Mickey Borofsky
  - Co-producer
    
    Dan Greenburg
  - Production Manager
    
    David Salven
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Benson-himes, Paula
  - Production Accountant
    
    Nava Levin
  - Assistant Accountant
    
    Tal Meirson
  - Assistant Accountant
    
    Carolyn Mock
  - Location Manager
    
    Salven, David M.
  - Assistant Location Manager
    
    Ted Regopoulos
  - Production Secretary
    
    Cynthia Boyler
  - Assistant to Mr Wizan
    
    Betty Gumm
  - Assistant to Mr Friedkin
    
    Adele Curcuruto
  - Production Assistant
    
    Peter J. Novak
  - Production Assistant
    
    Larry Felix
  - Production Assistant
    
    John Barnette
  - Assistant Director (1st)
    
    Newton Dennis Arnold
  - Assistant Director (2nd)
    
    Stoia, Christopher
  - Assistant Director (2nd 2nd)
    
    Ira Rosenstein
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Judi Townsend
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Betty Abbott-Griffin
  - Casting
    
    Louis Digiaimo
  - Casting (Additional)
    
    Rick Montgomery
  - Screenplay
    
    Stephen Volk
  - Screenplay
    
    Dan Greenburg
  - Screenplay
    
    William Friedkin
  - Based on the novel "The Nanny" by
    
    Dan Greenburg
  - Director of Photography
    
    John A. Alonzo
  - Camera Operator
    
    Don Reddy
  - Assistant Camera (1st)
    
    Gary Jay
  - Assistant Camera (2nd)
    
    Greeley, Jeffrey
  - Assistant Camera (2nd)
    
    Michael Sofronski
  - Gaffer
    
    West, Rick
  - Stills Photography
    
    Luke Wynne
  - Special Effects
    
    Phil Cory
  - Special Effects
    
    Ray Svedin
  - Special Effects
    
    Hans Metz
  - Editor
    
    Seth Flaum
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Rod Dean
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Mary Jo Markey
  - Production Designer
    
    Gregg Fonseca
  - Art Director
    
    Bruce Miller
  - Art Department Co-ordinator
    
    Vivienne Radkoff
  - Set Decorator
    
    Sarah Burdick
  - Lead Person
    
    Laura Settlemier
  - Lead Person
    
    Oehler, Greg
  - Swing Gang
    
    Gregory Zemgals
  - Swing Gang
    
    Louis Floyd
  - Storyboards
    
    Doug Lefler
  - Sculptor
    
    Daniel Miller
  - Assistant Sculptor
    
    Steve Petruzates
  - Property Master
    
    Barry Bedig
  - Assistant Props
    
    Stan Cockerell
  - Construction Co-ordinator
    
    John Samson
  - Construction Foreman
    
    Cunningham. David
  - Standby Painter
    
    Reidenbaugh, Andrew
  - Costume Supervisor
    
    Renee Alaina Sacks
  - Costumer
    
    Zoe Hale
  - Key Make-up
    
    Austin, Teresa M.
  - Make-up Artist
    
    Janeen Schreyer
  - Special Make-up Effects
    
    Mungle, Matthew W.
  - Assistant Special Make-up Effects
    
    French, Edward
  - Key Hairstylist
    
    Jennifer Bell
  - Title/Optical Design
    
    Pablo Ferro
  - Title/Optical Effects
    
    Cinema Research Corporation
  - Colour Timing
    
    Bob Raring
  - Music
    
    Jack Hues
  - String Music
    
    The Greene String Quartet
  - Piano Backgrounds
    
    Tony Cobb
  - Music Mixer
    
    Todd Boekelheide
  - Sound Mixer
    
    Alexander, James R.
  - Sound Mixer
    
    Causey, Tom
  - Supervising Re-recording Mixer
    
    Mark Berger
  - Sound Editor
    
    David Bartlett
  - Sound Editor
    
    John Dunn
  - Sound Editor
    
    Warren Hamilton Jr
  - Sound Editor
    
    David Stone
  - Sound Editor
    
    Ron Bartlett
  - Sound Editor
    
    Teresa Eckton
  - Negative Cutter
    
    Donah Bassett
  - Sound Effects
    
    Mark Mangini
  - Effects Mixer
    
    David Parker
  - Special Sound Effects
    
    John P.
  - Sound Effects Recording
    
    Ezra Dweck
  - Sound Effects Assistant
    
    Sonny Pettijohn
  - Sound Effects Assistant
    
    Oscar Mitt
  - Sound Effects Assistant
    
    Oscar Nericcio
  - ADR Editor
    
    Nineberg, Alan
  - ADR (2nd Editor)
    
    Stephen Purvis
  - Foley Editor
    
    Christopher Flick
  - Foley (2nd Editor)
    
    Schwalbe Boisseau, Solange
  - Foley
    
    Ellen Heuer
  - Foley
    
    John Roesch
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Buddy Joe Hooker
  - Stunts
    
    Simone Boisseree
  - Stunts
    
    Donna Evans
  - Stunts
    
    Bill Hooker
  - Stunts
    
    Keehn, Tracy Lyn
  - Stunts
    
    Martin, Steve Earl
  - Stunts
    
    Lee Janet Orcutt
  - Stunts
    
    Chris Palomino
  - Stunts
    
    Gary Price
  - Stunts
    
    Kristyn Randall
  - Stunts
    
    Romano, Patrick
  - Stunts
    
    Debby Lynn Ross
  - Stunts
    
    Schmidt, Anthony G.
  - Stunts
    
    Tamburro, Charles A.
  - Stunts
    
    Kim Washington
  - Studio Teacher
    
    Rikki Muccia
  - Nurse
    
    Barbara Yarbrough
  - Transportation Co-ordinator
    
    Tommy Tancharoen
  - Transportation Co-ordinator
    
    Lee Garibaldi
  - Animal Trainer
    
    Gary Gero
  - Animal Trainer
    
    Gaddy, Bobbi
  - Animal Trainer
    
    Gayle Phelps
  - Animal Trainer
    
    Steve Martin

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