
Patrick(1978)
A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.


“Cruel. Controlling. Comatose.”
Patrick lays comatose in a small private hospital, his only action being his involuntary spitting. When a pretty young nurse, just separated from her husband, begins work at the hospital, she senses that Patrick is communicating with her, and he seems to be using his psychic powers to manipulate events in her life.

Rachel Griffiths
Matron Cassidy

Charles Dance
Doctor Roget

Sharni Vinson
Kathy Jacquard

Jackson Gallagher
Patrick

Peta Sergeant
Nurse Williams

Martin Crewes
Brian Wright

Eliza Taylor
Nurse Panicale

Simone Buchanan
Patrick's Mother

Damon Gameau
Ed Penhaligon
Shane Nagle
Man
Patrick is a horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of telekinesis, remake, psychic power, hospital, comatose, psychotronic film. Directed by Mark Hartley, it stars Rachel Griffiths, Charles Dance, Sharni Vinson. Patrick lays comatose in a small private hospital, his only action being his involuntary spitting. When a pretty young nurse, just separated from her husband, begins work at the hospital, she senses that Patrick is communicating with her, and he seems to be using his psychic powers to manipulate events in her life.
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