The Bed (1982)
The Bed opens with Jamie, a young man, looking round an old, deserted country house. Through flashback we see Jamie as a boy, scared out of his wits when his older sister and her boyfriend, left alone in the house to babysit Jamie for the evening, play cruel tricks on him. His sister makes believe she’s been sucked under Jamie's bed by a monster and her boyfriend pretends he’s been stabbed. Jamie has his revenge at the end when the couple, laughing at scaring Jamie half to death and frolicking on The Bed, are suffocated by its sheets and consumed by it. We come back to present day; Jamie looks at the empty room where the bed once stood then is called by someone outside: an ambulance driver beckons him down in a friendly voice. We assume it’s Jamie's day out from the mental asylum. The final shot is of the lighter part of flooring where the bed once stood disappearing once Jamie has left the room.
Director:
Derek Vanlint
Writer:
Keith Williams
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Jake Anthony as Ambulance Attendant |
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Christian Bedford as Jamie |
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Shirley Dixon as Ms. Grant |
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Jim Dougall as Ambulance Driver |
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Mick Hurd as Jamie (adult) |
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Sally Jane Jackson as Ingrid |
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Gary Shail as Steve |
| Production | Linda Turner | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Derek Vanlint | Director of Photography |
| Production | Glo Vanlint | Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Keith Williams | Screenplay |
| Crew | Alan Bryce | Special Effects |
| Art | Sue Grant | Set Dresser |
| Sound | John Foxx | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Derek Vanlint | Director |
| Editing | Richard Bedford | Editor |
| Production | Maggie Evans | Producer |
| Directing | Geoff Austin | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Alec Mills | Camera Operator |
| Production | Jon Roseman | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Nick Allder | Special Effects |
| Crew | Barnaby Attwell | Stunt Double |
| Art | Dave Bowering | Property Master |