Wait Until Dark

with Alan Arkin and Audrey Hepburn

I thought I would review one of my favorite Halloween time movies. WAIT UNTIL DARK is a great suspense film. It is clean and the violence is limited and not overly graphic. It has Alan Arkin and Audrey Hepburn. It was made back in 1967 and will remain a classic, as far as I am concerned. There are still places that do it as a play, and I have always wanted to see it live. It was originally written as a play and it takes place in a small apartment, with a kitchen, including a refrigerator.

The movie starts out with a man sewing bags of heroin into a doll and giving the doll to a woman. The woman then passes the doll onto to a man when she realizes that she is being watched. The man, Sam, has no idea that the doll is more than that, takes it home and forgets about it. The man’s wife, Susy, is blind and is still trying to accustom herself to her new trials. Three men track the doll to Susy and start terrorizing her while trying to get a hold of the doll. Susy is trapped in her own apartment and doesn’t even know who she can trust or even if they are in the apartment with her.

The movie is rather startling, so it might not be the best for younger children. I remember watching it in Jr. High and being a little creeped out, but really enjoying it. If you are looking for a good suspense film for Halloween, this is a great choice.