Chi sei? (1974)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

Directors:

Ovidio G. Assonitis
Robert Barrett

Writers:

Ovidio G. Assonitis (story) and
Antonio Troiso (story) ...

Release Date:

31 July 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Beyond this door the most terrifying event in the history of mankind is about to occur!

Plot:

Juliet Mills plays a young pregnant woman in San Francisco who is going to have the devil's baby during her strange possession. Richard Johnson shows up to help her... but what does he really want?

Plot Keywords:

Possession | Demon | Baby | Vomit | Birth

Cast

Juliet Mills	...	Jessica Barrett
Gabriele Lavia	...	Robert Barrett
Richard Johnson	...	Dimitri
Nino Segurini	...	Dr. George Staton
Elizabeth Turner	...	Barbara Staton (as Elisabeth Turner)
Barbara Fiorini	...	Gail Barrett
Carla Mancini	...	Mrs. Francis
David Colin Jr.	...	Ken Barrett
Vittorio Fanfoni	...	Mr. Francis
Luigi Marturano

Also Known As:

Behind the Door
Beyond Obsession (USA)
Beyond the Door (USA)
La cosa è tra noi (Chi sei?) (Italy) (informal title)
The Devil Within Her (UK)
Who Are You? (International: English title)

Runtime:

109 min | USA:99 min

Country:

Italy | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Australia:R | France:-16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

A Erre Cinematografica

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dimitri is in the elevator looking down at the complex he sees Robert. The same shot is reused three times.

Quotes:

Jessica Barrett: [in a demonic voice] Whooooo aaare youuuuu?

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever, Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

Bargain with the Devil

Beyond The Door scared the Hell out of me as a kid!

But, now that I'm older, it isn't so bad-ass. Still, it has some pretty chilling scenes that should be seen by any horror nut out there! I decided to buy a copy of 'Beyond the Door' (1974, also known as Chi Sei?) because I had seen it late night in the '70's and it really gave me the creeps as a kid! Of course, it's an obvious Exorcist rip-off, but this time it's Juliette Mills whose possessed and instead of green pea soup she spits up, it's a kind of black inky stuff, which is just as gross to the viewer! She also does all the cussing & growling that was to expected of her to be convincing as a plaything of the Devil and there's also some levitating (floating, really!) towards the end, for good measure! One of the creepiest scenes I remember as a kid, was when her two children tell their father "Daddy daddy, please don't leave us alone with mommy!" and he's like "Oh, it'll be alright, I have to be at work! Bye!" - haha - of course! So, they go into the bedroom later and say "Mommy mommy!" and Ms. Mills is on her stomach, but her head turns all the way around to look at them with evil eyes! THAT part is why I bought this damn film! That was as close to the Exorcist-head-spin they could do without being an OBVIOUS rip-off, but it's effective nonetheless. So, all in all, I bought this video to re-live old fears and to conquer them! haha - Worth a rental or a cheap buy off ebay, like I did! I give it 5 out of 10 stars! ***** As in, average!