---
title: 'Alison''s Birthday (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ian Coughlan'
released: '1981-05-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/alisons-birthday-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078751/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alison's Birthday (1981)

1981 · 95 min · Horror · Australia

Original title: Holy Cow

## Synopsis

Alison's Birthday is a 1981 Australian supernatural horror film, written and directed by Ian Coughlan, produced by the Australian Film Commission, Fontana Films and the Seven Network, and starring Joanne Samuel, Lou Brown, Bunney Brooke, John Bluthal, and Vincent Ball. It follows a teenage girl who finds herself the subject of a sinister ritual planned to take place on her 19th birthday.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ian Coughlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-coughlan)
- **Screenplay:** [Ian Coughlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-coughlan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alain Oulman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-oulman)
- **Producer:** [David Hemmings](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hemmings), [David Hannay](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hannay)

## Cast

- [Martin Vaughan](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-vaughan) as Mr. Martin
- [Eric Oldfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-oldfield) as Priest
- [Joanne Samuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanne-samuel) as Alison Findlay
- [Rosalind Speirs](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalind-speirs) as Maggie Carlyle
- [Robyn Gibbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/robyn-gibbes) as Helen McGill
- [Ian Coughlan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-coughlan) as Dave Ducker
- [Vincent Ball](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-ball)
- [John Bluthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bluthal) as John Findlay
- [Bunney Brooke](https://cinepixo.com/people/bunney-brooke) as Jennifer Findlay
- [Ralph Cotterill](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-cotterill) as Brian Healey

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