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{{Infobox film
| image          = Rosemarys baby poster.jpg
| alt            = The side profile of a woman looking up is coated in green and in the background, while the silhouette of a baby stroller sits on the foreground.
| caption        = Theatrical release poster by [[Philip Gips]]
| director       = [[Roman Polanski]]
| screenplay     = Roman Polanski
| based_on       = {{based on|''[[Rosemary's Baby (novel)|Rosemary's Baby]]''|[[Ira Levin]]}}
| producer       = [[William Castle]]
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mia Farrow]]
* [[John Cassavetes]]
* [[Ruth Gordon]]
* [[Sidney Blackmer]]
* [[Maurice Evans (actor)|Maurice Evans]]
* [[Ralph Bellamy]]
}}
| cinematography = [[William A. Fraker]]
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* [[Sam O'Steen]]
* Bob Wyman
}}
| music          = [[Krzysztof Komeda]]
| studio         = William Castle Enterprises<ref name=afi>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/23669-ROSEMARYS-BABY?sid=eef7be26-f267-450e-9c0c-53e84863967f&sr=11.93155&cp=1&pos=0|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|title=Rosemary's Baby|access-date=December 23, 2020|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807050202/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/23669-ROSEMARYS-BABY?sid=eef7be26-f267-450e-9c0c-53e84863967f&sr=11.93155&cp=1&pos=0|url-status=live}}</ref>
| distributor    = [[Paramount Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|1968|6|12}}
| runtime        = 137 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $3.2 million<ref name=NUM/>
| gross          = $33.4 million<ref name=NUM>{{Cite web|url=https://the-numbers.com/movies/1968/0RBBY.php|website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|title=''Rosemary's Baby'', Box Office Information|access-date=December 23, 2020|archive-date=September 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910032343/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1968/0RBBY.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

'''''Rosemary's Baby''''' is a 1968 American [[psychological horror film]] written and directed by [[Roman Polanski]], based on [[Ira Levin]]'s [[Rosemary's Baby (novel)|1967 novel]]. The film stars [[Mia Farrow]] as the eponymous Rosemary, a newlywed living in [[Manhattan]] who becomes pregnant, but soon begins to suspect that her neighbors have sinister intentions regarding her and her baby. The film's supporting cast includes [[John Cassavetes]], [[Ruth Gordon]], [[Sidney Blackmer]], [[Maurice Evans (actor)|Maurice Evans]], [[Ralph Bellamy]], [[Patsy Kelly]], [[Angela Dorian]], and [[Charles Grodin]] in his feature film debut.

The film deals with themes related to [[paranoia]], [[women's liberation]], [[Catholicism]], and the [[occult]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Ward |first=Sarah |title=All of them witches: Individuality, conformity and the occult on screen |journal=Screen Education |issue=83 |year=2016 |pages=34–41 |url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA467335921&it=r&asid=23711336d4c3b97545d608fe155564c9 |archive-date=June 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605021459/https://galeapps.gale.com/apps/auth?userGroupName=&origURL=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.gale.com%2Fps%2Fi.do%3Fp%3DAONE%26sw%3Dw%26v%3D2.1%26id%3DGALE%257CA467335921%26it%3Dr%26asid%3D23711336d4c3b97545d608fe155564c9&prodId=AONE |url-status=live }}</ref> While it is primarily set in [[New York City]], the majority of principal photography for ''Rosemary's Baby'' took place in [[Los Angeles]] throughout late 1967. The film was released on June 12, 1968, by [[Paramount Pictures]]. It was a [[box office]] success, grossing over $30 million in the United States ($270 million in 2025), and received immense critical acclaim, ultimately placing second behind [[The Lion in Winter (1968 film)|''The Lion in Winter'']] on the annual ''Film Daily'' year-end poll in 1968.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Film Daily}}</ref> The film was nominated for several accolades, including multiple [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations and two [[Academy Award]] nominations, winning [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] (for Ruth Gordon) and the Golden Globe in the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|same category]]. Since its release, ''Rosemary's Baby'' has been widely regarded as one of the greatest [[horror film]]s of all time. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

The film successfully launched a franchise, which includes the 1976 sequel film ''[[Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby]]'', the 2014 miniseries ''[[Rosemary's Baby (miniseries)|Rosemary's Baby]]'', and the 2024 prequel film ''[[Apartment 7A]]''.

==Plot==
Guy and Rosemary Woodhouse rent a recently vacated apartment in the Bramford, a large Gothic building in New York City, after the previous tenant, an elderly woman, fell into a coma and died. Guy and Rosemary ignore their friend Hutch's warning about the Bramford's dark past involving witchcraft and murder.

Rosemary meets a young woman, Terry Gionoffrio, a recovering drug addict whom Minnie and Roman Castevet, the Woodhouses' elderly next-door neighbors, took in from the street. Rosemary admires a pendant necklace the Castevets gave to Terry but dislikes its content's pungent odor. One night, Terry apparently jumps to her death from the Castevets' seventh-floor apartment. Soon the Castevets befriend Guy and Rosemary. Guy grows increasingly fond of them, but Rosemary finds them annoying and meddlesome. Minnie gives Terry's “tannis root” pendant to Rosemary as a [[good luck charm|‘good luck charm]]’.

Guy lands an important role in a play after the original actor inexplicably goes blind. With his career on track, Guy wants to have a baby with Rosemary. On the night they plan to conceive, Minnie brings them individual cups of chocolate mousse. Guy chastises Rosemary for complaining hers has a chalky "under-taste". She eats only a small portion before secretly discarding the rest. She passes out and experiences a dreamlike vision in which a [[incubus|demonic]] presence rapes her as Guy, the Castevets, and other Bramford tenants &mdash; all nude &mdash; [[Voyeurism|watch]]. The next morning, Rosemary's body is covered in scratches. Guy says they had sex while she was unconscious since he did not want to miss "[[Menstrual cycle|baby night]]".

When Rosemary becomes pregnant, the Castevets insist she go to their close friend Dr. Abraham Sapirstein, a prominent obstetrician, rather than her own physician, Dr. Hill. During her first trimester, Rosemary suffers severe abdominal pains and loses weight, though Dr. Sapirstein attributes it to temporary stiff pelvic joints. Her gaunt appearance alarms Hutch, who later researches the Bramford's history and Roman Castevet after meeting him at Rosemary's apartment. Later, Hutch phones Rosemary and arranges to meet with her the next morning to share his findings. When Hutch doesn't show up the next day, she calls him from a phone booth, and a friend answers and tells Rosemary that Hutch fell into a mysterious coma the night before. At a Woodhouse party for their "old (young) friends", Rosemary is unable to conceal her severe pain from her girlfriends, and hears their opinions. She starts pouring Minnie’s ‘health drink’ down the drain each day rather than drink it, and tells Guy she wants to see  Dr. Hill for a ‘second opinion’. Guy gets angry,  worried that Dr. Sapirstein will be offended. As they argue, the pains suddenly stop and Rosemary feels the baby move for the first time, much to Rosemary’s relief.

Three months later, Hutch's friend, Grace Cardiff, calls Rosemary to inform her Hutch is dead. Before dying, he briefly regained consciousness and told Grace to give Rosemary a book on [[witchcraft]] along with the cryptic message: "The name is an [[anagram]]". Rosemary studies the book and deduces that ''Roman Castevet'' is an anagram for ''Steven Marcato'', the son of a former Bramford resident and a reputed [[Satanist]]. She suspects the Castevets belong to a Satanic [[coven]] and have sinister plans for her baby. She sees Dr. Sapirstein and shares her fears about the Castevets. He tells her  they'll be going away on a trip, as Roman hasn't much longer to live, so she needn't worry about them harming the baby. Guy meanwhile, discounts her suspicions and throws the witchcraft book away, making her fear that Guy may be conspiring with the Castevets.

Rosemary buys new witchcraft books, and learns that a coven needs an item that belongs to their intended victim in order to perform their harmful spells. Rosemary calls the blinded actor, and confirms that Guy visited him and took one of his neckties. Alarmed, she packs some clothes and cash and leaves the apartment. Intending to see Dr Sapirstein, a casual comment from his receptionist about his occasional tannis root odour makes Rosemary realise that Dr Sapirstein is part of the coven. She hurriedly leaves and goes to Dr. Hill instead. Assuming she is delusional, he calls Dr. Sapirstein, who arrives with Guy to take Rosemary home. They assure her that neither she nor the baby will be harmed. Rosemary locks herself in the apartment, but coven members infiltrate and restrain her. Dr. Sapirstein sedates a hysterical Rosemary, who goes into labor and gives birth. When she awakens, she is told the baby was [[stillborn]]. As Rosemary recovers, she hears an infant crying that Guy claims belongs to new tenants.

Believing her baby is alive, Rosemary examines a linen closet that shares a wall with the Castevets' apartment and discovers a hidden door leading into the apartment. In the living room, the Castevets, Guy, Dr. Sapirstein and other coven members are gathered around a cradle as if celebrating. Peering inside, Rosemary is horrified to see that the child has eyes that recall the demonic figure she saw in her vision when she and Guy conceived.  She demands to know what is wrong with her baby. Roman tells her the baby "has his father's eyes," that he is not Guy's son but  [[Antichrist|Satan's son]].  He reveals that her experience the night the child was conceived was not a vision but reality, and that the child that resulted is destined to lead the Satanists in a revolt against all who oppose their beliefs.  When Guy tries to calm Rosemary by claiming they will be generously rewarded and can conceive their own child, Rosemary spits in his face.  Roman gently urges her to be a mother to the child, saying that the women in the coven are "too old" to do this.  Rosemary appears stunned by all she has been told, but after hearing the infant's cries, she tenderly begins to rock the cradle.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Mia Farrow]] as Rosemary Woodhouse
* [[John Cassavetes]] as Guy Woodhouse
* [[Ruth Gordon]] as Minnie Castevet
* [[Sidney Blackmer]] as Roman Castevet
* [[Maurice Evans (actor)|Maurice Evans]] as Hutch
* [[Ralph Bellamy]] as Dr. Abraham Sapirstein
* [[Victoria Vetri|Angela Dorian]] as Terry Gionoffrio
* [[Patsy Kelly]] as Laura-Louise McBirney
* [[Elisha Cook Jr.|Elisha Cook]] as Mr. Nicklas
* [[Emmaline Henry]] as Elise Dunstan
* [[Charles Grodin]] as Dr. Hill
* [[Hanna Landy]] as Grace Cardiff
* [[Phil Leeds|Philip Leeds]] as Dr. Shand
* [[D'Urville Martin]] as Diego
* [[Hope Summers]] as Mrs. Gilmore
* [[Marianne Gordon]] as Rosemary's girlfriend
* Ernest Harada as Hayato 
* [[Wende Wagner|Wendy Wagner]] as Rosemary's girlfriend
* [[Tony Curtis]] as Donald Baumgart (uncredited)}}

==Production==
===Development===
In ''Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective'', a featurette on the DVD release of the film, screenwriter/director [[Roman Polanski]], [[Paramount Pictures]] executive [[Robert Evans]], and [[production designer]] [[Richard Sylbert]] reminisce at length about the production. Evans recalled [[William Castle]] brought him the [[galley proof]]s of the book and asked him to purchase the film rights even before [[Random House]] published the book in April 1967. The studio head recognized the commercial potential of the project and agreed with the stipulation that Castle, who had a reputation for [[low-budget]] [[horror film]]s, could produce but not direct the film adaptation. He makes a cameo appearance as the man at the phone booth waiting for [[Mia Farrow]]'s character to finish her call.

[[François Truffaut]] said that [[Alfred Hitchcock]] was first offered the chance to direct the film but declined.<ref name="afi" /> Evans admired Polanski's European films and hoped he could convince him to make his American debut with ''Rosemary's Baby''.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|pages=109–110}} He knew the director was a ski buff who was anxious to make a film with the sport as its basis, so he sent him the script for ''[[Downhill Racer]]'' along with the galleys for ''Rosemary's Baby''.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=109}} Polanski read the latter book non-stop through the night and called Evans the following morning to tell him he thought ''Rosemary's Baby'' was the more interesting project, and would like the opportunity to write as well as direct it.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=110}} After negotiations, Paramount agreed to hire Polanski for the project, with a tentative budget of $1.9 million, $150,000 of which would go to Polanski.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=110}}

Polanski completed the 272-page screenplay for the film in approximately three weeks.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=110}} Polanski closely modeled it on the [[Rosemary's Baby (novel)|original 1967 novel]] by [[Ira Levin]] and incorporated large sections of the novel's dialogue and details, with much of it being lifted directly from the source text.<ref name=avclub>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/in-adapting-rosemary-s-baby-polanski-traded-ambiguity-1798253865|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|last=Vlastelica|first=Ryan|title=In adapting Rosemary's Baby, Polanski traded ambiguity for dreadfully inevitable horror|date=November 3, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200501003523/https://aux.avclub.com/in-adapting-rosemary-s-baby-polanski-traded-ambiguity-1798253865|archive-date=May 1, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref>

===Casting===
[[File:Mia Farrow - Rosemary's Baby.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Mia Farrow]]'s performance as Rosemary Woodhouse received widespread critical acclaim.]]
Casting for ''Rosemary's Baby'' began in the summer of 1967 in Los Angeles.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=111}} Polanski originally envisioned Rosemary as a robust, full-figured, girl-next-door type, and wanted [[Tuesday Weld]] or his own fiancée [[Sharon Tate]] to play the role. [[Jane Fonda]], [[Patty Duke]] and [[Goldie Hawn]] were also reportedly considered for the role.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=111}}<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-roles-that-got-away|title = The roles that got away|website = [[Fox News]]|date = May 26, 2015|access-date = October 18, 2021|archive-date = October 18, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211018000703/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-roles-that-got-away|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/06/the-most-cursed-hit-movie-ever-made-rosemarys-baby | title=The Most Cursed Hit Movie Ever Made | website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date=June 2017 }}</ref>

Since the book had not yet reached bestseller status, Evans was unsure the title alone would guarantee an audience for the film, and he believed that a bigger name was needed for the lead. Farrow, with a supporting role in ''[[Guns at Batasi]]'' (1964) and the yet-unreleased ''[[A Dandy in Aspic]]'' (1968) as her only feature film credits, had an unproven box office track record; however, she had gained wider notice with her role as [[Allison MacKenzie]] in the popular television series ''[[Peyton Place (TV series)|Peyton Place]],'' and her unexpected marriage to singer [[Frank Sinatra]].{{sfn|Sandford|2009|pages=111–115}} Despite her waif-like appearance, Polanski agreed to cast her.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|pages=111–115}} Her acceptance incensed Sinatra, who had demanded she forgo her career when they wed.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=114}}

[[Robert Redford]] was the first choice for the role of Guy Woodhouse, but he turned it down.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=112}} [[Jack Nicholson]] was considered briefly before Polanski suggested [[John Cassavetes]], whom he had met in London.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=112}} In casting the film's secondary actors, Polanski drew sketches of what he imagined the characters would look like, which were then used by Paramount casting directors to match with potential actors.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=113}} In the roles of Roman and Minnie Castevet, Polanski cast veteran stage and film actors Sidney Blackmer and Ruth Gordon. Veteran actor Ralph Bellamy was cast as Dr. Sapirstein. (Many years earlier, Bellamy and Blackmer had appeared in the pre-Code 1934 film ''[[This Man Is Mine (1934 film)|This Man Is Mine]]''.)
{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=113}}

When Rosemary calls Donald Baumgart, the actor who goes blind and is replaced by Guy, the voice heard on the phone is actor [[Tony Curtis]]. Farrow, who had not been told who would be reading Baumgart's lines, recognized his voice but could not place it. The slight confusion she displays throughout the call was exactly what Polanski hoped to capture by not revealing Curtis' identity in advance.

===Filming===
[[File:Dakota Building (98553522).jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|[[The Dakota]] served as a stand-in for exterior shots of the fictional Bramford Building]]
[[Principal photography]] for ''Rosemary's Baby'' began on August 21, 1967, in New York City.<ref name=afi/> [[The Dakota]]'s exteriors served as the location for the fictional Bramford. Levin modeled it on buildings like the Dakota.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rothman |first=Lily |date=2018-06-12 |title=The Apartment Building in Rosemary's Baby Is Also a Star. Here's the Not-So-Secret Story Behind Its Name |url=https://time.com/5306891/rosemarys-baby-50-year-anniversary/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> In the novel, Hutch even urges Rosemary and Guy to move into "the Dakota" instead of the Bramford.<ref>Levin, Ira. ''[https://archive.org/details/roseymarysbaby00iral/page/20/mode/1up?view=theater Rosemary's Baby]''. [[Bantam Books]], 1991. 20.</ref>

When Farrow was reluctant to film a scene that depicted a dazed and preoccupied Rosemary wandering into the middle of [[Fifth Avenue]] into oncoming traffic, Polanski pointed to her pregnancy padding and reassured her, "no one's going to hit a pregnant woman". The scene was successfully shot with Farrow walking into real traffic and Polanski following, operating the hand-held camera since he was the only one willing to do it.<ref name="afi" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/89031|title=Rosemary's Baby|website=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913184739/http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/89031%7C0/Rosemary-s-Baby.html|archive-date=September 13, 2012|last=Stafford|first=Jeff|access-date=February 28, 2009}}</ref>

By September 1967, the shoot had relocated to Paramount Studios in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], where interior sets of the Bramford apartments had been constructed on [[sound stage]]s.<ref name=afi/> Some additional location shooting took place in [[Playa del Rey]] in October 1967.<ref name=afi/> Farrow recalled that the dream sequence in which her character is attending a dinner party on a yacht was filmed on a vessel near [[Santa Catalina Island (California)|Santa Catalina Island]].{{sfn|''Remembering Rosemary's Baby''|2012|loc=29:00}} Though Paramount had initially agreed to spend $1.9&nbsp;million to make the film, the shoot was overextended due to Polanski's meticulous attention to detail, which resulted in his completing up to fifty takes of single shots.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=115}} The shoot suffered significant scheduling problems as a result, and ultimately went $400,000 over budget.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|pages=114–115}} In November 1967, it was reported that the shoot was over three weeks behind schedule.<ref name=afi/>

The shoot was further disrupted when, midway through filming, Farrow's husband, Frank Sinatra, served her divorce papers via a corporate lawyer in front of the cast and crew.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|p=115}} In an effort to salvage her relationship, Farrow asked Evans to release her from her contract, but he persuaded her to remain with the project after showing her an hour-long [[rough cut]] and assuring her she would receive an [[Academy Award]] nomination for her performance.{{sfn|Sandford|2009|pages=115–116}} Filming was completed on December 20, 1967, in Los Angeles.<ref name=afi/>

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name       = Rosemary's Baby (Music from the Original Motion Picture Score)
| type       = soundtrack
| artist     = [[Christopher Komeda]]
| cover      = 
| released   = 1968
| recorded   = 25 June 1968
| studio     = Western Recorders, Hollywood, California
| genre      = {{flatlist|
* [[Film score]]
* [[jazz]]}}
| length     = 25:21
| label      = [[Dot Records]]
| producer   = Tom Mack
}}

The [[lullaby]] played over the intro is the song "[[Sleep Safe and Warm]]", composed by [[Krzysztof Komeda]] and sung by Farrow.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rosemary's Baby: The Devil Was Not Only in the Details |url=https://culture.pl/en/article/rosemarys-baby-the-devil-was-not-only-in-the-details |website=Culture.pl |access-date=27 October 2018 |language=en |archive-date=28 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028033807/https://culture.pl/en/article/rosemarys-baby-the-devil-was-not-only-in-the-details |url-status=live }}</ref> A tenant practicing "[[Für Elise]]" is also frequently used as background music throughout the film, the skill improving throughout the film to demonstrate the progression of time. The original [[film soundtrack]] was released in 1968 via [[Dot Records]]. [[Waxwork Records]] released the soundtrack from the original master tapes in 2014, including Krzysztof Komeda's original work.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/738420-exclusive-look-at-waxworks-records-rosemarys-baby-vinyl-art-by-jay-shaw|title=Exclusive Look at Waxworks Records' Rosemary's Baby Vinyl, Art By Jay Shaw!|website=[[ComingSoon.net]]|author=Turek, Ryan|date=December 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920152702/https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/738420-exclusive-look-at-waxworks-records-rosemarys-baby-vinyl-art-by-jay-shaw|archive-date=September 20, 2020|access-date=August 5, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| headline     = Side 1
| title1       = [[Sleep Safe and Warm|Lullaby from ''Rosemary's Baby'', Part 1]]
| length1      = 2:20
| title2       = The Coven
| length2      = 0:45
| title3       = Moment Musical
| length3      = 2:00
| title4       = Dream
| length4      = 3:45
| title5       = Christmas
| length5      = 2:05
| title6       = Expectancy
| length6      = 2:21
| total_length = 13:16
}}
{{Track listing
| headline     = Side 2
| title7       = [[Sleep Safe and Warm|Main Title (Vocal)]]
| length7      = 2:50
| title8       = Panic
| length8      = 2:02
| title9       = Rosemary's Party
| length9      = 2:05
| title10      = Through The Closet
| length10     = 1:44
| title11      = What Have You Done To Its Eyes
| length11     = 1:27
| title12      = Happy News
| length12     = 1:57
| total_length = 12:05
}}

==Release==
''Rosemary's Baby'' was given a wide theatrical release by Paramount Pictures, opening in the United States on June 12, 1968.<ref name=NUM/> 

=== Home media ===
The ''Rosemary's Baby'' DVD, released on October 3, 2000, by [[Paramount Home Entertainment]], contains a 23-minute [[documentary film]], ''[[Mia and Roman]]'', directed by [[Shahrokh Hatami]], which was shot during the making of the film. The title refers to [[Mia Farrow]] and [[Roman Polanski]]. The film features footage of Roman Polanski directing the film's cast on set. Hatami was an Iranian photographer who befriended Polanski and his wife [[Sharon Tate]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sfae.com/index.php?ID=101&action=gallery&status=show_artist |title=Shahrokh Hatami |access-date=2018-09-24 |archive-date=2018-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924145052/http://www.sfae.com/index.php?ID=101&action=gallery&status=show_artist |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Mia and Roman'' was screened originally as a promo film at Hollywood's Lytton Center,<ref>{{cite news | title=Checking Rumors on a 'Wild Bunch' | periodical=Los Angeles Times | date=July 9, 1968 | page=E11}}</ref> and later included as a [[special features|featurette]] on the ''Rosemary's Baby'' DVD. It is described as a "trippy on-set featurette"<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://ew.com/article/2000/10/27/rosemarys-baby-collectors-edition/| magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]| title=DVD Review: Rosemary's Baby: Collector's Edition| author=Harris, Mark| url-status=live| archive-date=November 17, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117050055/https://ew.com/article/2000/10/27/rosemarys-baby-collectors-edition/| date=October 27, 2000| access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref> and "an odd little bit of cheese."<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]] | date=October 20, 2000 | page=42 | title=Polanski balances terror, humor the director adds deceit upon deceit in Rosemary's Baby until we finally find the truth}}</ref>

On October 30, 2012, [[The Criterion Collection]] released the film for the first time on [[Blu-ray]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Blu-ray.com|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Rosemarys-Baby-Blu-ray/37146/|title=''Rosemary's Baby'' Blu-ray|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219234918/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Rosemarys-Baby-Blu-ray/37146/|archive-date=December 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released for the first time on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Ultra HD]] for its 55th Anniversary on October 10, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|work=Blu-ray.com|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Rosemarys-Baby-4K-Blu-ray/341802/|title=''Rosemary's Baby'' 4K Blu-ray|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327062728/https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Rosemarys-Baby-4K-Blu-ray/341802/|archive-date=March 27, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
[[File:World Theatre Ad - 1 November 1968, Billings, MT.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1| [[Billings, Montana]] theater advertisement (November 1968)]]
The film was a major box-office hit for Paramount Pictures,{{sfn|Wanamaker|Christaldi|Stephens|2016|p=69}} grossing a total of $33,397,080 worldwide against its $3.2 million budget.<ref name=NUM/>

===Critical response===
====Contemporary====
In contemporary reviews, [[Renata Adler]] wrote in ''[[The New York Times]]'' that: "The movie—although it is pleasant—doesn't seem to work on any of its dark or powerful terms. I think this is because it is almost too extremely plausible. The quality of the young people's lives seems the quality of lives that one knows, even to the point of finding old people next door to avoid and lean on. One gets very annoyed that they don't catch on sooner."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/06/13/archives/the-screen-rosemarys-baby-a-story-of-fantasy-and-horror-john.html|last=Adler|first=Renata|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106205837/https://www.nytimes.com/1968/06/13/archives/the-screen-rosemarys-baby-a-story-of-fantasy-and-horror-john.html|archive-date=January 6, 2021|url-status=live|title=The Screen: 'Rosemary's Baby,' a Story of Fantasy and Horror; John Cassavetes Stars With Mia Farrow|date=June 13, 1968|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref>

Stanley Eichelbaum of the ''[[San Francisco Examiner]]'' called the film "a delightful witches brew, a bit over-long for my taste, but nearly always absorbing, suspenseful and easier to swallow than Ira Levin's book. Its suggestions of deviltry in a musty and still-respectable old apartment house on Manhattan's Upper West Side are more gracefully and appealingly related than in the novel, which I found awfully silly, when it wasn't downright noxious. The very idea of a contemporary case of witchcraft, in which an innocent young housewife is impregnated by the Devil, is to say the least unnerving, particularly when the pregnancy is marked by all degrees of mental and physical pain."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114701883/the-san-francisco-examiner/|last=Eichelbaum|first=Stanley|newspaper=[[San Francisco Examiner]]|title='Rosemary' - A Devilish Delight|date=June 25, 1968|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-date=December 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216085126/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114701883/the-san-francisco-examiner/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said, "Several exhilarating milestones are achieved in ''Rosemary's Baby'', an excellent film version of Ira Levin's diabolical chiller novel. Writer-director Roman Polanski has triumphed in his first US-made pic. The film holds attention without explicit violence or gore... Farrow's performance is outstanding."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1967/film/reviews/rosemary-s-baby-1200421571/|title=Rosemary's Baby|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 1968|url-status=live|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226135637/https://variety.com/1967/film/reviews/rosemary-s-baby-1200421571/|access-date=December 24, 2020}}</ref>

The ''[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' said that "After the miscalculations of ''[[Cul-de-sac (1966 film)|Cul de Sac]]'' and ''[[Dance of the Vampires]]''", Polanski had "returned to the rich vein of ''[[Repulsion (film)|Repulsion]]''".{{Sfn|Christie|1969|p=95}} The review noted that "Polanski shows an increasing ability to evoke menace and sheer terror in familiar routines (cooking and telephoning, particularly)", and Polanski has shown "his transformation of a cleverly calculated thriller into a serious work of art".{{sfn|Christie|1969|p=96}}

====Retrospective====
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===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Award/association
! scope="col" style="width:2em;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:25em;"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Academy Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[41st Academy Awards|1969]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| [[Ruth Gordon]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1969 |title=The 41st Academy Awards (1969) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=August 25, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium]]
| [[Roman Polanski]]
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[23rd British Academy Film Awards|1970]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress in a Leading Role]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Mia Farrow]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1970/film |title=BAFTA Awards: Film in 1970 |publisher=[[British Academy Film Awards]] |access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[David di Donatello|David di Donatello Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| 1969
| [[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actress|Best Foreign Actress]]
| {{won}}{{efn|Tied with [[Barbra Streisand]] for ''[[Funny Girl (film)|Funny Girl]]''.}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daviddidonatello.it/motore-di-ricerca/cercafilmvincitori2.php?idfilm=405&vinfilm=Rosemary%27s%20Baby |title=Rosemary's Baby |publisher=[[David di Donatello]] |access-date=August 20, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director|Best Foreign Director]]
| rowspan="3"| Roman Polanski
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" |  [[Directors Guild of America Awards]]
| [[21st Directors Guild of America Awards|1969]]
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1960s/1968.aspx?value=1968 |title=The 21st Annual DGA Awards |publisher=[[Directors Guild of America Awards]] |access-date=August 20, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Edgar Awards|Edgar Allan Poe Awards]]
| 1969
| [[List of Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay winners|Best Motion Picture]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-motion-picture/ |title=Category List – Best Motion Picture |publisher=[[Edgar Awards]] |access-date=August 20, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Fotogramas de Plata
| 1969
| Best Foreign Movie Performer
| Mia Farrow
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
! scope="row"| [[French Syndicate of Cinema Critics]]
| 1969
| Best Foreign Film
| Roman Polanski
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="4"| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| rowspan="4"| [[26th Golden Globe Awards|1969]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Mia Farrow
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/rosemarys-baby |title=Rosemary's Baby |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240114032517/https://goldenglobes.com/film/rosemarys-baby/|archive-date=January 14, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| Ruth Gordon
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Roman Polanski
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| [[Krzysztof Komeda]]
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" |  [[Hugo Award]]s
| 1969
| [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Best Dramatic Presentation]]
| Roman Polanski {{small|(director/screenplay)}}; <br> [[Ira Levin]] {{small|(original novel)}}
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1969-hugo-awards/ |title=1969 Hugo Awards |date=July 26, 2007 |publisher=[[Hugo Award]]s |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917234302/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1969-hugo-awards/|archive-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Kansas City Film Critics Circle|Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| 1969
| Best Supporting Actor
| [[Sidney Blackmer]]
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-1966-69/ |title=KCFCC Award Winners – 1966-69 |date=December 11, 2013 |publisher=[[Kansas City Film Critics Circle]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240114032635/https://kcfcc.org/kcfcc-award-winners-1966-69/ |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Best Supporting Actress
| Ruth Gordon
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[Laurel Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| 1969
| Top Drama
| ''Rosemary's Baby''
| {{nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="3"| 
|-
| Top Female Dramatic Performance
| Mia Farrow
| {{nom}}
|-
| Top Female Supporting Performance
| Ruth Gordon
| {{nom}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[National Film Preservation Board]]
| 2014
| [[National Film Registry]]
| rowspan="3"| ''Rosemary's Baby''
| {{won|place=4|Inducted}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/ |title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109031918/https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|archive-date=January 9, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | Online Film & Television Association Awards
| 2020
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/film-hall-of-fame/film-hall-of-fame-productions/ |title=Film Hall of Fame: Productions |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |access-date=August 20, 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Photoplay#The Photoplay Magazine Medal of Honor|Photoplay Awards]]
| 1969
| Gold Medal
| {{won}}
| align="center"| 
|-
! scope="row" | [[Writers Guild of America Awards]]
| [[21st Writers Guild of America Awards|1969]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Best Written Drama|Best Written American Drama]]
| Roman Polanski
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |title=Awards Winners |publisher=[[Writers Guild of America Awards]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205095022/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1551 |archive-date=December 5, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Legacy==
The scene in which Rosemary is raped by Satan was ranked No. 23 on [[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]]'s ''[[The 100 Scariest Movie Moments]]''.<ref>{{cite web|archive-date=October 30, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030070540/http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Scariest_Movie_Moments/index.shtml|title=The 100 Scariest Movie Moments|website=[[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]|url=http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Scariest_Movie_Moments/index.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, ''[[The Guardian]]'' ranked the film the second-greatest horror film of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/22/rosemarys-baby-polanksi-horror|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130824082031/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/22/rosemarys-baby-polanksi-horror|archive-date=August 24, 2013|date=October 22, 2010|title=Rosemary's Baby: No 2 best horror film of all time|last=Billson|first=Anne|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|access-date=December 24, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the [[Library of Congress]] and selected for preservation in the [[National Film Registry]].<ref name= "loc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2014/14-210.html|title=Cinematic Treasures Named to National Film Registry|date=December 17, 2014|type=News release|last=Cannady|first=Sheryl|publisher=[[Library of Congress]]|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225022702/https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-14-210/|access-date=December 29, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film inaugurated cinema's growing fascination with [[demon]]s and related themes in the coming decades,{{sfn|Simon|2022|pages=}} and the novel's author Ira Levin wondered in a 2003 afterword whether his idea for ''Rosemary's Baby'' ultimately led to an increase in religious fundamentalism.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Levin |first1=Ira |title='Stuck with Satan': Ira Levin on the Origins of Rosemary's Baby |date=November 5, 2012 |url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2541--stuck-with-satan-ira-levin-on-the-origins-of-rosemary-s-baby |website=[[The Criterion Collection]] |access-date=August 27, 2023}}</ref>

==Sequels and remakes==
In the 1976 [[television film]] ''[[Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby]]'', [[Patty Duke]] starred as Rosemary Woodhouse and Ruth Gordon reprised her role of Minnie Castevet. The film introduced an adult Andrew/Adrian attempting to earn his place as the Antichrist. It was disliked as a sequel by critics and viewers, and its reputation deteriorated over the years. The film is unrelated to the novel's 1997 sequel, ''[[Son of Rosemary]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17986/look-whats-happened-to-rosemarys-baby |title=Look What's Happened To Rosemary's Baby (1976) |last=Mankiewicz |first=Ben |website=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321160742/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17986/Look-What-s-Happened-to-Rosemary-s-Baby/ |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |access-date=March 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After the success of ''[[Friday the 13th Part III]]'' series producer [[Frank Mancuso Jr.]] was assigned to work on another [[3D film]] with one of the projects considered being a 3-D remake of ''Rosemary's Baby'' before Mancuso ultimately deciding to produce ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (1983 film)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]''.<ref name="ManWhoWasntProd">{{cite magazine |last=Scapperotti|first=Dan|date=1982 |title= The Man Who Wasn't There|url=https://archive.org/details/cinefantastique_1970-2002/Cinefantastique%20Vol%2013%20No%206-Vol%2014%20No%201%20%281982%29/page/n38/mode/1up?view=theater|magazine=Cinefantastique |location= |publisher= Fourth Castle Micromedia|access-date=April 29, 2023}}</ref> Another attempt to remake ''Rosemary's Baby'' was briefly considered in 2008. The intended producers were [[Michael Bay]], [[Andrew Form]], and [[Brad Fuller (producer)|Brad Fuller]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://cinemablend.com/new/Rosemary-s-Baby-Remake-Confirmed-8144.html |title= Rosemary's Baby Remake Confirmed |date= 12 March 2008 |website= CinemaBlend |access-date= May 21, 2010 |archive-date= June 5, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210605020718/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Rosemary-s-Baby-Remake-Confirmed-8144.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> The remake fell through later that same year.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.vulture.com/2008/12/rosemarys_baby_remake_canned.html |title= Rosemary's Baby Remake Canned | website = [[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date = 23 December 2008 | access-date = 6 October 2024}}</ref> In January 2014, [[NBC]] made a four-hour miniseries with [[Zoe Saldaña]] as Rosemary. The miniseries was filmed in [[Paris]] under the direction of [[Agnieszka Holland]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2014/01/zoe-saldana-to-topline-nbc-miniseries-rosemarys-baby-660720/|title= Zoe Saldana To Topline NBC Miniseries 'Rosemary's Baby'|website= Deadline|last= Andreeva|first= Nellie|date= 8 January 2014|access-date= 14 November 2019|archive-date= 27 March 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140327090017/http://www.deadline.com/2014/01/zoe-saldana-to-topline-nbc-miniseries-rosemarys-baby/|url-status= live}}</ref> In 2016, the film was unofficially remade in Turkey under the title ''Alamet-i-Kiyamet''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film707968.html |title=Alamet-i-Kiyamet |website=Filmaffinity |date=April 17, 2021 |access-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417094645/https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film707968.html |url-status=live }}.</ref> The short ''Her Only Living Son'' from the 2017 horror anthology film ''[[XX (film)|XX]]'' serves as an unofficial sequel to the story.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cutthroatwomen.org/karyn-kusama |title=Director Page - Karyn Kusama |website=Cut-Throat Women |access-date=2020-05-18 |archive-date=2020-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806193509/https://www.cutthroatwomen.org/karyn-kusama |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The film was followed by a prequel in 2024, ''[[Apartment 7A]]''. The prequel takes place a year prior and leading up to the events of ''Rosemary's Baby'', and expands on Terry Gionoffrio and Mrs. Gardenia's back-stories who were minor characters in the original film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/apartment-7a-premiere-date-set-paramount-plus-1236012280 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718001320/https://deadline.com/2024/07/apartment-7a-premiere-date-set-paramount-plus-1236012280/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |title=Paramount+ Unveils Premiere Date, First-Look Photos For Julia Garner Thriller 'Apartment 7A,' A Prequel To Horror Classic 'Rosemary's Baby'|website=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 17, 2024 |access-date=July 17, 2024}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
The film was satirized in 1969 in [[Mad (magazine)|Mad magazine]] as "Rosemia's Boo-boo".<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Drucker |first1=Mort |last2=Kogen |first2=Arnie |date= January 1969| number=124 |title= Rosemia's Boo-boo |magazine=Mad|location= 485 MADison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022|publisher= E. C. Publications, Inc.}}</ref>

The film inspired the [[England|English]] band [[Deep Purple]] to write the song "Why Didn't Rosemary?" for their [[Deep Purple (album)|third album]] in 1969, after the band had watched the movie while touring the US in 1968. The song's lyrics pose the question, "Why didn't Rosemary ever take [[the pill]]?"<ref>{{cite web |title=Derek Lawrence Interview |url=http://www.deep-purple.net/interviews/derek-lawrence.htm |website=Deep-Purple.net |date=May 2003 |access-date=7 January 2014 |archive-date=26 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126224329/http://www.deep-purple.net/interviews/derek-lawrence.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

The film was parodied in the 1996 [[List of Halloween television specials|Halloween episode]] of ''[[Roseanne]]'', "Satan, Darling".<ref>{{cite web |title=ROSEANNE: SATAN, DARLING (TV) |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=see&p=112&item=T:46365 |website=The Paley Center for Media |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111071252/https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=see&p=112&item=T:46365 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The film was turned into a parody musical in the ninth episode of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 9]],'' titled ''Rosemarie's Baby Shower.'' It featured [[Horror film|horror movie]] icons like [[The Exorcist|Blair]], [[Pennywise]], and [[M3GAN]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Jason P. |date=July 5, 2024 |title=RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Recap: Cweepy |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-9-recap-episode-9.html |access-date=July 6, 2024 |website=Vulture}}</ref>

The TV show ''[[What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)|What We Do in the Shadows]]'' parodies the film's ending as part of an alternative series finale.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Motamayor |first=Rafael |date=2024-12-18 |title=What We Do In The Shadows Gives Audiences Three Different Series Finales |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1741557/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-series-finales-explained/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109040141/https://www.slashfilm.com/1741557/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-series-finales-explained/ |archive-date=2025-01-09 |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of American films of 1968]]
* [[List of cult films]]
* [[Satanic film]]
* [[Anton LaVey]]
* ''[[The Omen]]''

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite magazine|title=Rosemary's Baby|magazine=[[Monthly Film Bulletin]]|volume=36|issue=420|year=1969|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|location=London|issn=0027-0407|last=Christie|
first=Ian Leslie}}
* {{cite AV media|title=Remembering Rosemary's Baby|year=2012|publisher=[[The Criterion Collection]]|ref={{sfnref|''Remembering Rosemary's Baby''|2012}}|medium=Documentary short}}
* {{cite book|last=Sandford|first=Christopher|year=2009|title=Polanski: A Biography|publisher=Macmillan|location=New York City, New York|isbn= 978-0-23-061176-4}}
* {{cite book |last=Simon |first=Ed |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gahEEAAAQBAJ |title=Pandemonium: A Visual History of Demonology |year=2022 |publisher=Abrams|location=New York City, New York |isbn=978-1-64700-389-0}}
* {{cite book|last1=Wanamaker|first1=Marc|last2=Christaldi|first2=Michael|last3=Stephens|first3=E. J.|year=2016|title=Paramount Studios: 1940-2000|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|location=Charleston, South Carolina|isbn=978-1-467-13494-1}}

==External links==

* {{AFI film|23669}}
* {{IMDb title|0063522|Rosemary's Baby}}
* {{Metacritic film|title=Rosemary's Baby}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|rosemarys_baby|Rosemary's Baby}}
* {{TCMDb title|4098|Rosemary's Baby}}
* {{Citation | url = http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/r/rosemarys-baby-script-transcript-polanski.html | title = Dialogue Transcript | publisher = Script-o-rama}}.
* {{Citation | contribution-url = http://www.filminfocus.com/faber-and-faber/the-horror-icon-who-spooked-hi.php | title = Faber & Faber | contribution = William Castle's involvement in the film | publisher = Film in focus | access-date = 2008-07-28 | archive-date = 2008-08-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080829001335/http://www.filminfocus.com/faber-and-faber/the-horror-icon-who-spooked-hi.php | url-status = dead }}.
* {{Citation | url = http://culture.pl/en/article/the-many-faces-of-rosemarys-baby | publisher = Culture | place = [[Poland|PL]] | title = The many faces of Rosemary's baby}}. Collection of ''Rosemary's Baby'' posters from around the world.
* [https://culture.pl/en/podcast/SFTEW-11-BABY BABY], podcast by [[Culture.pl]]'s ''Stories From The Eastern West'' about the making of the film.
* [https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2535-rosemary-s-baby-it-s-alive ''Rosemary's Baby: "It's Alive"''] – an essay by [[Ed Park]] at [[The Criterion Collection]]

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