Phillip (Dennis Weaver), his wife Laura (Valerie Harper) and his children Kevin (Oliver Robins) and Mary (Robin Ignico) travel to a large house in a small town where Phillip found a job. They meet with his mother-in-law Bernice (Ruth Gordon) that will live with them. The family is trying to overcome the loss of their daughter and sister Jennifer (Kristin Cumming), who died in a car accident. Soon, Mary overhears sounds in her room and has an accident with fire in her bed. Then she meets the ghost of Jennifer in her room that gives bad advises to her. While Mary has sessions with the psychologist Dr. Cole (Robert Webber), her grandmother, her brother and her father die in accidents. Is Mary with sanity problem or there is an evil entity in the house?
"Don't Go to Sleep" is a scary film for TV with magnificent performance of the girl Robin Ignico. The screenplay of the creepy and ambiguous story is very well-written and leaves doubts to the viewer. The fire in Mary's room might have been an accident by Kelvin with his Benson burner since he is shy when his father is firefighting. The viewer does not see who the killer of Bernice, Kevin and Phillip is. Even the conclusion is not clear whether it was a nightmare. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Não Adormeça" ("Don't Sleep")
"Don't Go to Sleep" is a scary film for TV with magnificent performance of the girl Robin Ignico. The screenplay of the creepy and ambiguous story is very well-written and leaves doubts to the viewer. The fire in Mary's room might have been an accident by Kelvin with his Benson burner since he is shy when his father is firefighting. The viewer does not see who the killer of Bernice, Kevin and Phillip is. Even the conclusion is not clear whether it was a nightmare. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Não Adormeça" ("Don't Sleep")