Manhattan Baby
Directed by Lucio Fulci
In Lucio Fulci’s chilling follow-up to THE NEW YORK RIPPER, an evil Egyptian entity possesses the young daughter of an archaeologist. When Susie returns home, she and her brother Tommy start behaving badly, and visitors to their room begin turning up dead. Can Susie’s parents stop the entity from destroying her? Or is it already too late? Borrowing elements from ROSEMARY’S BABY, THE EXORCIST and POLTERGEIST, Fulci crafts a surprisingly gore-free ghost story that favors suspense over gruesome kills. The opening sequence ranks among the director’s best work.
An evil Egyptian spirit possesses the young daughter of an archaeologist.
Cast: Christopher Connelly, Laura Lenzi, Brigitta Boccoli
Member Reviews
I’ve come back to this one a few times, wondering if I’ve missed something, but it’s just not one of the better Fulci films. Agree with the majority here - this is for the completist, major Fulci fan.
Lucio Fulci and Fabio Frizzi *chef's kiss.
Says it's a follow up to new York ripper which I thought was way better than this but this was ok too . Has a classic scary backstory and as I was watching I realized it seemed to be flying by , the runtime is a little short and it was trying to cram a whole lot into the movie which left me interested but I still think it's an alright movie.
Not the best Fulci but if youre a fan you'll enjoy this one for sure! Lesser on the gore side except for an awesome fight/death scene at the end!!!
It's Fulci so expect crazy. As always with Fulci, it's well shot, it's gory, there's a fascination with eyes and it doesn't make sense! There's a live in nanny called Jamie Lee, which I presume is a callback to Halloween. Strap yourself in and enjoy it.