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Some help would be appreciated....

posted 17 years ago by bbwibb02
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Many years ago, I saw a film about a killer baby. I always thought it was one of the "It's Alive" films, but, now that I've seen them, I know it is not.
I remember that it looked kind of low budget, and that most of the film took place in a house. A lot of the film was shown from the baby's point of view. The mother loved the baby, but was also afraid of it. She left the baby with a babysitter, and the baby wound up killing the sitter.

That's about all I remember. I know it's not much to go on, but any help would be appreciated. I kind of remember liking the movie, and I remember it being a bit bloody.

If anyone can steer me in the right direction, let me know.

[–] twescott 17 years ago

You`re thinking of "The Unborn".

[–] bbwibb02 17 years ago

No, not that at all. I own that film and watched it within the last year or so. Definitely not it.

[–] BrunoPonceJones 17 years ago

Sewage Baby, I've never seen it but someone on this board said it was some what like this

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[–] bbwibb02 17 years ago

I don't think it's that. I own that film, but have never watched it. But the plot, along with reviews of it I've read and pictures I've seen of it would suggest it is not the film I'm remembering. I mean, for one, doesn't baby get disposed of in "Sewage Baby," hence the title? Whereas, in the film I'm talking about, the baby is cared for by the mother, who then hires a babysitter. Not quite the same.

And I can almost definitely say it is also not "The Baby" as that involved a man dressed as a baby.

[–] bbwibb02 16 years ago

I know I said it definitely was not "The Unborn" but I will not say for sure that it wasn't "The Unborn II"
I'll leave that open as a possibility.

[–] punk_star 16 years ago

i am having the same problem, i think i know what you are talking about the father doesn't believe anything is wrong with the child but mother is step out to find out what is wrong with her daughter, i know it is a late 80s or early 90s, i am trying to figure it out cause the new movie the Orphan is a lot like it

[–] CognacJacquet 16 years ago

To the OP, are you thinking of Eraserhead? Probably not but it's the first thing that came to mind. I did a plot search using 'mutant baby' as the keyword---there's something called That Little Monster from 1994 about a babysitter and a homicidal baby.
Punk-Star, are you thinking of The Omen IV? Or, if it's actually more recent, First Born?

[–] bbwibb02 16 years ago

Definitely not Eraserhead. Though I own two copies of that film, I've actually never seen it. I have heard of That Little Monster and have had it in my queue for some time. The plot does sound similar, but I keep reading things about it being in black and white. If that is the case, it is definitely not what I'm looking for. However, I thank you for your suggesiton. I will check it out.

[–] helenaphotography 16 years ago

sounds like The Monster starring Joan Collins, Aka. I Didn't Wan't To Be Born

[–] bbwibb02 16 years ago

I don't think it was that, as I had an old issue of Fangoria that talked about that film. So I would think I would've known it was that film. However, it did go under quite a few titles (in Fangoria, it was "The Devil Within Her"), one of which was "It Lives Within Her" which would explain why I thought it was one of the "It's Alive" movies. I'll have to look into this. Thanks for the suggestion.

[–] IFeedPigeons 15 years ago

I think it may be "The Brood," from 1979, directed by David Cronenberg.

I do hope that someone somewhere can find out for definite which film this indeed is.

[–] bbwibb02 15 years ago

Definitely not the Brood. Good movie, but not the one I'm looking for. Thanks for trying.

[–] chadsarah 15 years ago

Basket Case, maybe?

[–] smidget28 15 years ago

Good one...probably.

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[–] bbwibb02 15 years ago

I've seen two of the Basket Case movies, the first and one of the sequels, and I own all three. Definitely not one of those. But thanks for your suggestion.

[–] twescott 13 years ago

The Evil Within

[–] libby2130 10 years ago

so did you ever figure out which movie you were trying to remember"?

[–] Danomera 13 years ago

Grace? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220213/
Killer baby.

[–] MiketheMechanic 10 years ago

The Baby (1973):

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069754/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

[–] MystMoonstruck 8 years ago

It's definitely not that one! I've seen it a number of times, and there's no mutant baby~just an unfortunate young man. It IS a very quirky film.

In fact, it just started on TCM. It has an ending I doubt that anyone could guess.

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