Barton Heyman’s Typical Vibe
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Barton Heyman has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1990s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including The Exorcist.
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Alice, Sweet Alice
1976
Horror · Mystery

Magic
1978
Drama · Horror

The Other
1972
Drama · Horror

The Antichrist
1974
Drama · Horror

The Last Wave
1977
Drama · Mystery

The Perfume of the Lady in Black
1974
Horror · Mystery

The Nameless
1999
Thriller · Mystery

Audrey Rose
1977
Drama · Horror

When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Dir. William Friedkin · With Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller

A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Dir. Scott Kalvert · With Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruno Kirby, Lorraine Bracco

Newly released from a mental ward, Jessica hopes to return to life the way it was before her nervous breakdown. But when Jessica moves to a country house with her husband and a close friend, she finds a mysterious girl living in there. Jessica's terror and paranoia resurface as evil forces surround her.
Dir. John D. Hancock · With Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor

Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.
Dir. Brian De Palma · With John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer

When New York is caught in the grip of a sadistic serial killer who preys on patrons of the city's underground bars, rookie cop Steve Burns infiltrates the S&M subculture to try and lure him out of the shadows.
Dir. William Friedkin · With Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen
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