The Bed
1982
Directed by
Derek Vanlint
29 min
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.
Ratings
3.5
Crew
Executive Producer
Set Dresser
Assistant Director
Producer
Director of Photography
Screenplay
Camera Operator
Production Coordinator
Property Master
Original Music Composer
Special Effects
Stunt Double
Details
Release Date
1982-01-01
Runtime
29 min
Original Language
English
Languages
Production Companies
Jon Roseman Productions
Tidal Film Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Horror