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Rosemary's Baby |  | Director: Roman Polanski
Actors: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 136 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: PARD068317D
UPC: 097360683172
EAN: 0097360683172
ASIN: B00003CXCF
Theatrical Release Date: 1968
Release Date: October 3, 2000
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Product Description
A loving New York couple is expecting their first baby, however Rosemary's husband makes a pact with the devil to send his career skyward.
Genre: Horror
Rating: R
Release Date: 8-AUG-2006
Media Type: DVD
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Psychological terrorism and supernatural horror have rarely been dramatized as effectively as in this classic 1968 thriller, masterfully adapted and directed by Roman Polanski from the chilling novel by Ira Levin. Rosemary (Mia Farrow) is a young, trusting housewife in New York whose actor husband (John Cassavetes), unbeknownst to her, has literally made a deal with the devil. In the thrall of a witches' coven headquartered in their apartment building, the young husband arranges to have his wife impregnated by Satan in exchange for success in a Broadway play. To Rosemary, the pregnancy seems like a normal and happy one--that is, until she grows increasingly suspicious of her neighbors' evil influence. Polanski establishes this seemingly benevolent situation and then introduces each fiendish little detail with such unsettling subtlety that the film escalates to a palpable level of dread and paranoia. By the time Rosemary discovers that her infant son "has his father's eyes" ... well, let's just say the urge to scream along with her is unbearably intense! One of the few modern horror films that can claim to be genuinely terrifying, Rosemary's Baby is an unforgettable movie experience, guaranteed to send chills up your spine. --Jeff Shannon
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 a captivating masterpiece January 23, 2010
Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Rosemary's Baby really isn't as shocking as it must have been when it was released in theaters, but I greatly admire this movie. While the shock effect really wasn't there (for me at least), there is great acting; suspense; drama; excellent sets; a well written script that allows for good character development and fine cinematography. The choreography was very well done, too. The action moves along at a pace that is neither too slow nor too fast; I was thoroughly entertained even without any major shocks.
When the action starts, we meet a young couple, Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse (Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes) who move into a stately but old and poorly lit apartment house which was probably meant to appear creepy at the time. (It is Manhattan's Dakota apartment building, actually.) They soon meet their remarkably nosy neighbors Minnie and Roman Castevet (Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer). When Rosemary and Guy decide to have their first child, Rosemary is at first ecstatic--but it's just about this time that some rather strange things begin to occur. Rosemary's new young friend in the apartment building is found dead from suicide; and Rosemary has a dream that she is being forced into intimacy with none other than Satan himself! Guy and the rest all insist she's just imagining things; and they encourage her to continue seeing a reportedly brilliant but somewhat peculiar obstetrician, Dr. Abraham Sapirstein (Ralph Bellamy).
Time passes and as her health becomes worse (Rosemary loses weight in the first two or three months of her pregnancy and she has sharp stomach pains that won't go away), Rosemary begins to believe that something is seriously wrong. However, she is still encouraged by others to stay with Dr. Sapirstein and ignore her increasing suspicions that some of these people--and perhaps even their neighbors the Castevets--practice witchcraft.
All this, of course, can lead toward many interesting and unusual situations; and it's all very well done. I could tell you much, much more but I don't want to spoil it for you!
The DVD comes with a "making of" featurette; and there are retrospective interviews with drector/sreenplay writer Roman Polanski, producer Robert Evens and production designer Richard Sylbert. Look also for a great performance by veteran actress Patsy Kelly as Laura-Louise McBirney, another elderly and nosy neighbor in the apartment building; and actress Victoria Vetri has a small part as Terry, a young woman living with the Castevets. Maurice Evans plays Rosemary's friend "Hutch;" and Charles Grodin plays another obstetrician, Dr. C.C. Hill.
Rosemary's Baby may not have scared me as much as it was meant to scare me, but I truly appreciate this film and I can tell you it's a classic! Classic movie buffs may want this for their collections and of course fans of the horror genre will surely want this, too. It's also a great film for fans of the actors in it.
Rosemary's Baby January 6, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
A young married couple, trying unsuccessfully to conceive, finally have it happen when the husband strikes a deal with the devil worshippers next door. All of this is unbeknownst to the poor wife/mother who soon realizes she could be having Satan's child. If you've never seen Rosemary's Baby, it's definitely worth watching. You will enjoy it.
URBANITE EVIL December 24, 2009
Geary A., Jones
Whatever Polanski may be, he certainly knows how to direct. ROSEMARY'S BABY is one of those rare horror movies that relies on subtlety, and eases the viewer into a nightmare composed of everyday occurrence, and all things familiar, where nothing is ever what it appears to be, and the feeling of paranoia mounts, with the conviction that evil doesn't just lurk next door, but sits in the chair next to you. Mia Farrow, and John Cassevettes led a very strong cast in this psychological chiller, that has been ripped off for decades, but rarely equaled in creepiness, or terror. It definitely rates five goosebumps....
Is God Dead? November 11, 2009
James Ferguson (Vilnius, Lithuania)
I suppose calling this a horror movie is perhaps missing the mark, as Polanski seems less concerned with the demonic element than he does the way in which the world closes in around young Rosemary and the increasing lack of trust she has in those around her, including her husband.
The movie is not without its suspense and I suppose could have been quite shocking in its time to some viewers, but those looking back on it will most likely find it comic, especially in the way the elder neighbors, played impeccably by Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer come to dominate Rosemary's life. Lots of funny allusions to herbs and spices, including the use of "tannis root" in Rosemary's milkshakes, which vexes her old friend "Hutch," who tries to help her out but alas to no avail. Rosemary appears destined to her fate, so it is the journey that she goes through the most concerns Polanski.
Mia Farrow truly shines in this movie, even with her bad hair days. She is in virtually every scene of the movie and Polanski pours over her like the devil himself, including the infamous rape scene. She is amicably supported by John Cassavetes, who is good as a struggling actor looking for his big break. Ralph Bellamy is excellent as the leading gynecologist in New York, Dr. Abraham Sapirstein, and even Charles Grodin makes a cameo as Rosemary's last hope, Dr. Hill.
There's a lot of juicy bits and pieces about witchcraft and how the old Dakota Building in upper Manhattan came to be haunted. For those who read Levin's book, you won't be disappointed either, as Polanski doesn't drift far from the text, even picking up on the allusions to the Pope's visit and the infamous issue of Time, Is God Dead?
 Not a Masterpiece. November 1, 2009
Jose Lopez (Miami,Florida USA)
0 out of 11 found this review helpful
First off it was made by a Perv, Second it is creepy with everybody in on it type of thing, and it's representative of the era and Hollywood's Obsession with The Bizarre and Plain dumb. Masterpiece? NO.
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