ROSEMARY’S MARY - Cursed Production?
Rosemary's baby - was it a cursed production?
Rosemary’s Baby - “A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.”
Is Roman Polanski’s iconic horror film from 1968 another cursed production?
Let’s take a look:
LOCATION:
Murders
John Lennon was assassinated outside The Dakotas, the building where Rosemary’s Baby was filmed. Built in 1884, the Dakota's gothic style gives it all the darkness it need to convince you that it's the home to witches and producer Robert Evans claims that the whole time he on set at the apartment building he felt a distinctly eerie feeling.
A year later Roman Polanski’s wife Sharon Tate and un-born son, was slain by the Manson cult.
CAST & CREW
Mia Farrow Lead actor, Mia Farrow, served divorce papers by Frank Sinattra.
Writer - Ira Levin, the writer, his marriage crumbled and he retreated away from Hollywood and literary circles, becoming disdainful of his defining work.
Composer - Krzysztof Komedam fell from a cliff into a four month coma, and then ultimately his death. His death mirror’s Hutch in the movie.
Producers -
William Castle - kidney failure, caused by stress. in hospital he halluncinated scenes from the film and was said to have yelled “Rosemary, for God;s sake, drop the knife”. End of his Hollywood career.
Robert Evans,He was convicted for possession of coke, tied to an execution-style elimination at the Cotton Club, and later in life he suffered multiple strokes - one of them while giving a speech in honor of late director Wes Craven.
Roman Polanksi - director Roman Polanksi, While guest editing the French edition of Vogue in 1977, Polanski came across the then-13-year-old Samantha Geimer, whom he coaxed into posing for a series of photo shoots. At one of these shoots, which took place at Jack Nicholson's house, Polanski plied the girl with alcohol and other hard substances before sexually assaulting her multiple times. Shortly afterwards, Polanski was taken into custody and spent 42 days in jail before fleeing the country to avoid further prosecution.
What do you think? Is Rosemary’s baby cursed?
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