Rosemary's Baby | 
 enlarge | Director: Roman Polanski
Actors: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  261 reviews
Sales Rank: 1271
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 136
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.7 x 0.6
MPN: 097360683172
UPC: 097360683172
EAN: 0097360683172
ASIN: B00003CXCF
Theatrical Release Date: 1968
Release Date: October 3, 2000
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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
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.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: FARROW/CASSAVETES
Title: ROSEMARY'S BABY
Street Release Date: 10/03/2000
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Genre: HORROR
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 The power of suggestion. September 23, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Rosemary's Baby is an understated, chilling tale of horror of an young woman whose mundane world slowly changes into the gothic and bizarre. Rosemary is married to an actor whose career suddenly takes off to unexpected heights. She feels herself being cast aside by his ascent to fame, but it is, indeed, Rosemary who is the central focus of the story.
The writing, acting and direction magically make Rosemary's suspicions and fear our own, It does so slowly and methodically with amazing precision, and there is no release until the very end. At times, the build-up is almost maddening.
If you haven't seen this film in a while, I recommend that you reacquaint yourself with it now. Ruth Gordon's supporting performance as one of the neighbors under suspicion is worth the price of the DVD alone. If you have never seen it before -- don't miss it. Rosemary's Baby is a powerful film that will haunt you forever.
Classic horror September 17, 2008
This is a horror masterpiece. I return to this movie every October. I watch it from my dark, cold, New England bedroom. On repeated viewings it's just as scary as the first time I saw it...over 20 years ago. Read the book as well; it's just as good.
This film has haunted me my whole life. September 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I caught glimpses of this on cable as a kid, and those parts interspersed with ominous warnings from adults about this movie, have driven it to legendary status within my brain.
I imagine scenes in my head now that aren't actually in the movie because Polanski is so masterful at suggesting more than is actually on the screen. This movie, along with Chinatown, shows Polanski is at his most suggestive and subtle.
He absolutely reaches the ideal that Hemingway talked about with "90% of the story submerged beneath the surface"--only Polanski does it on film in a way that no one else has done before or since.
Hail Satan!
Err..Hail Polanski!
Psychology? Perhaps August 28, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This film does for horror what "Gone With The Wind" did for drama. The blocking and filming is perfect. Farrow's acting is perfect and the direction is perfect. I think the true haunting nature of this film is wrapped deep within the celluloid. This is a film that was pre-produced, cast, directed and filmed, like hundreds of others of this genre: Yet this film turned out to be a true horror film. Perhaps this was just happenstance, the world may never know.
The terrorism of the scenes in this film will have you questioning your own sanity. Yet, after the final scene and the end credit, you'll be back to earth. This film does what a good film should: Keep you in it's grip til' the very end, yet let go so you can 'then' enjoy what just happened.
 Classic psychological thriller August 22, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Rosemary's Baby is Roman Polanski's adaptation of a great Ira Levin novel. Polanski wrote the screenplay as well as directed the movie. I had been wanting to see this film for many years and never did until recently. I'm glad that I was finally able to see it and discover how good it is.
At the start of the movie, a young couple, Guy and Rosemary Woodhouse, move into a creepy Manhattan apartment. These two characters are played brilliantly by John Cassavetes and Mia Farrow. Guy is a struggling actor, and Rosemary is a housewife. They soon befriend an elderly couple who lives next door, Roman and Minnie Castevet. Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer play those roles, and they give two really good performances. In fact, Ruth Gordon won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and deservedly so.
Guy starts spending a lot of time with the Cassavetes, and suddenly his career starts to take off. Rosemary then becomes pregnant, and later it becomes apparent that the baby may not be a regular one, and that the neighbors have special plans for it.
This movie is a great psychological thriller. There is no gore like in most of today's horror films, and yet it provides just as much suspense, if not more so, without it. It is a classic that set a standard for the genre. For anyone who enjoys a good, suspenseful thriller, this movie is highly recommended.
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