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Product Description
In this stylish and atmospheric psychological thriller, a wealthy author's wife's comfortable life turns into a terrifying nightmare when her young stepson starts exhibiting strange behavior. The fiendish child is out to destroy all the trust and love between his father and stepmother with his surreptitious pranks. Horror unfolds as the boy devilishly plots to drive a wedge deeper and deeper between them. But is the child really a fiend, or is he the victim of his neurotic stepmother's paranoia?
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.92 ounces
- Audio Description: : English, Spanish
- Item model number : Relay time: 89min
- Director : James Kelley
- Media Format : NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 35 minutes
- Release date : January 5, 2016
- Actors : Various
- Subtitles: : Spanish
- Studio : Vci Video
- ASIN : B00PNWVO2I
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #59,712 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1,361 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV)
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Co-directed by Andrea Bianchi (billed as "Andrew White") - most famous for the Edwige Fenech giallo, Strip Nude for Your Killer and infamous for the sadistic Cry of a Prostitute. Also credited is James Kelley (sometimes "Kelly"), primarily a screenwriter. Kelley/Kelly has one other director credit, The Beast in the Cellar. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this can be a "Film By Andrea Bianchi" - as he was extremely prolific in his decades long career.
Completely restored, uncut (in her prime Britt Ekland, fellas!) and presented in glorious widescreen, What the Peeper Saw is an intriguing horrific thriller about a young woman named Elise who suspects her seemingly innocent step-son (Mark Lester from the Oscar winning musical Oliver! - the exclamation point isn't mine) of murdering his real mother, and now fears she may be next.
Having recently seen the trailer presented on Umbrella Entertainment’s pedestrian, Drive-In Delirium, the fact it managed to stand out among the 175 trailers for cult cinema certainly made an impression. Now that I’ve had pleasure of watching the film, courtesy of U.S. label VCI Entertainment, I’m pleased to say I wasn’t disappointed despite it not quite being what I expected. Similar in ways to Mervyn LeRoy’s 1956 classic The Bad Seed, our young antagonist Marcus is devoid of many integral human emotions. However, this lack of empathy is balanced with an unsettling adult maturity commonly unseen in children our little villain’s age. Marcus’ actions, while not overtly violent are nerve-wracking and often result in a number of controversial scenes with his new maternal figure, which were subsequently cut from previously released versions of the film. Britt Ekland is quite good as Elise; her mental anguish and confusion adds tension to the film’s slow-burning narrative of a new family that’s far from ideal, much to the contrary of husband Paul (Hardy Kruger, The Wild Geese) who ignore what’s becoming blatantly obvious.
One of the most unique elements about the film is how it was produced by several different countries, allowing it to take on the different qualities and styles found in their respective thrillers. Filmed primarily in Madrid, Spain, the summery climate and atmosphere is juxtaposed to the ominous tone, while playing a part in the underlying sexualization of Elise, an object of desire for both our male characters. (Some credit is due to the cinematography by Jess Franco's frequent DP, billed here as "Harry Waxman.")
For a film that has for years been circling the bootleg markets, VCI has done an excellent job in bringing it “back from the cutting room floor” as the cover’s rear side proudly states. Picture isn’t particular sharp, but is very clean and the soundtrack is excellent in DTS-HD.
Hardy Kruger may bare an uncanny resemblance to television’s Mike Brady, however, What the Peeper Saw is anything but wholesome. With a few curve-balls thrown in to keep you guessing, you’ll likely be taken aback by what is a unfairly underrated piece of cult cinema.
Then again, I'm a sucker for the creepy evil-kid(s) genre. Think of this as re-imagining of Gaslight. Or a cousin of We Need to Talk About Kevin. And yes, even The Good Son (directed by exploitation legend, Joseph Ruben).
Not much extras: TV spots, trailers and English subtitles.
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2020
Co-directed by Andrea Bianchi (billed as "Andrew White") - most famous for the Edwige Fenech giallo, Strip Nude for Your Killer and infamous for the sadistic Cry of a Prostitute. Also credited is James Kelley (sometimes "Kelly"), primarily a screenwriter. Kelley/Kelly has one other director credit, The Beast in the Cellar. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this can be a "Film By Andrea Bianchi" - as he was extremely prolific in his decades long career.
Completely restored, uncut (in her prime Britt Ekland, fellas!) and presented in glorious widescreen, What the Peeper Saw is an intriguing horrific thriller about a young woman named Elise who suspects her seemingly innocent step-son (Mark Lester from the Oscar winning musical Oliver! - the exclamation point isn't mine) of murdering his real mother, and now fears she may be next.
Having recently seen the trailer presented on Umbrella Entertainment’s pedestrian, Drive-In Delirium, the fact it managed to stand out among the 175 trailers for cult cinema certainly made an impression. Now that I’ve had pleasure of watching the film, courtesy of U.S. label VCI Entertainment, I’m pleased to say I wasn’t disappointed despite it not quite being what I expected. Similar in ways to Mervyn LeRoy’s 1956 classic The Bad Seed, our young antagonist Marcus is devoid of many integral human emotions. However, this lack of empathy is balanced with an unsettling adult maturity commonly unseen in children our little villain’s age. Marcus’ actions, while not overtly violent are nerve-wracking and often result in a number of controversial scenes with his new maternal figure, which were subsequently cut from previously released versions of the film. Britt Ekland is quite good as Elise; her mental anguish and confusion adds tension to the film’s slow-burning narrative of a new family that’s far from ideal, much to the contrary of husband Paul (Hardy Kruger, The Wild Geese) who ignore what’s becoming blatantly obvious.
One of the most unique elements about the film is how it was produced by several different countries, allowing it to take on the different qualities and styles found in their respective thrillers. Filmed primarily in Madrid, Spain, the summery climate and atmosphere is juxtaposed to the ominous tone, while playing a part in the underlying sexualization of Elise, an object of desire for both our male characters. (Some credit is due to the cinematography by Jess Franco's frequent DP, billed here as "Harry Waxman.")
For a film that has for years been circling the bootleg markets, VCI has done an excellent job in bringing it “back from the cutting room floor” as the cover’s rear side proudly states. Picture isn’t particular sharp, but is very clean and the soundtrack is excellent in DTS-HD.
Hardy Kruger may bare an uncanny resemblance to television’s Mike Brady, however, What the Peeper Saw is anything but wholesome. With a few curve-balls thrown in to keep you guessing, you’ll likely be taken aback by what is a unfairly underrated piece of cult cinema.
Then again, I'm a sucker for the creepy evil-kid(s) genre. Think of this as re-imagining of Gaslight. Or a cousin of We Need to Talk About Kevin. And yes, even The Good Son (directed by exploitation legend, Joseph Ruben).
Not much extras: TV spots, trailers and English subtitles.
The Blu-Ray is as good as it gets, given that the source material is more than 45 years old and certain excised scenes are restored (albeit a little sloppily). The film does not seem to have been digitally restored, but it's in otherwise good shape, without any remarkable special features. In the US, this would probably carry an 'PG-13' rating today -- not for violence or profanity, but for a controversial sexual fantasy scene and discussion of animal abuse.
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UP DATE : I have to eat a large slice of Humble Pie here, after writing the review shown below I had another
look at the DVD box, and would you believe it BOTH versions are in fact on the disc! It defaults to the
USA version "What The Peeper Saw", but the "Night Hair Child" version is listed below it on the title menu as
the Extended version, so make sure that's the one you watch, after a quick look last night it seems to be uncut, a great film.
"What The Peeper Saw" is the American title, it's known in Europe under the title "Night Hair Child" which
was the version I saw many years ago on TV.
I also had a VHS tape of this film, but it went along with all my tape when I moved over to DVD.
So I was well pleased to see it had been released on DVD under the American title. I placed my order and
did not have to wait long for it to arrive.
What a waste of time, sadly to say the film has been CUT to Death, the whole film revolves around this young
lad who likes to spy on his new young stepmother, played by the wonderful Britt Ekland.
The first mood setting scene when Britt Ekland takes the phone into the bathroom for the lad to speak to his
father has been partly cut, you just see the lad's hands near her breasts for a brief moment of time, the full
hands on fondling has been cut.
However this in nothing compared to the main scene which the whole film really evolves around, I am of course
talking about the strip scene, were she strip's in exchange for information about his real mothers death.
If your looking forward to seeing it, forget it! The whole thing has been cut, you just see the start where
she unties her blouse.
Without that scene the rest of the film is meaningless, most people who have not seen the film would think it
senseless and not be able to follow the film.
The European version "Night Hair Child" is uncut, that is to say the VHS was intact, and so was the TV version
screened many years ago.
The DVD's hard to find these day's due to the subject matter, but often comes up on e-bay on a "White Label DVD"
under the "What The Peeper Saw" title from the States, mine cost £10, but beware some silly prices now being asked.
Good hunting!