The read
Audiences rate it 35 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes28%
Audiences rate it 35 points higher than critics do.
178 audience votes
Key crew
- John IrvinDirector
- Lawrence D. CohenScreenplay
- Philippe SardeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Fred AstaireRicky Hawthorne
- Melvyn DouglasJohn Jaffrey
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Edward Wanderley
- John HousemanSears James
- Craig WassonDon / David
- Patricia NealStella
- Alice KrigeEva / Alma
- Jacqueline BrookesMilly
- Miguel FernandesGregory Bate
- Lance HolcombFenny Bate
- Mark ChamberlinYoung John Jaffrey
- Tim ChoateYoung Ricky Hawthorne
Stills
Themes
based on novel or booknightmarerevengegothic horrorguiltnew englandghost storyelderly1930s