The Premonition

"A masterpiece of terror and suspense."

Feb 11 1978 PG 1h 34m
Horror, Thriller

When a deranged woman and her carny boyfriend plot to abduct her biological daughter from the girl's foster parents, the foster mother is plagued by premonitions and psychic visions.

Plot

A young girl who's terrified her insane (birth) mother will take her away from her beloved foster mother. One day, when the birth mother attempts to contact the girl at school, but her foster mother has a premonition and gets there, just in time to protect the girl. Eventually, the real mother and her boy friend (a carnival clown), do exactly what the girl feared; they takes her away, leaving the bereaved foster parents to enlist the aid of a parapsychologist to help them understand terrifying dreams they've had, and find the girl before it's too late.

Written by

Anthony Mahon, Louis Pastore, Robert Allen Schnitzer

Directed by

Robert Allen Schnitzer

Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,185
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA