History Fridge / RosemarysBaby

[[AC:Fridge Brilliance]]
* In the novel, Rosemary finds that during her pregnancy, putting even a tiny bit of salt on her food makes her so nauseated that she can't eat it. [[spoiler:Salt is known as a symbol of good and protection against demons and other evil supernatural forces in many of the world's religious traditions, including UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}]]. This may also be why eating the chicken heart makes her sick when other raw meat does not. Chickens are traditionally regarded as symbols of goodness and the Resurrection, and their presence repels demons.

* In the final sequence [[spoiler: in which Rosemary strikes out to save her baby]], the camera lingers as she puts on a blue robe over her long white nightgown, echoing the Virgin Mary she admired in the department store window at Christmas. The Virgin Mary has long been depicted as wearing a blue wrap over a white gown, with the shade of blue even becoming known as "Marian blue."

[[AC:Fridge Horror]]

* As a modern viewer the utter lack of power Rosemary has is shocking. She runs away and finds another doctor at one point begging for help. He in turn calls her husband and doctor, the ones she claims are hurting her, to come and get her and take her home! Everywhere she turns for help she's seen as just another hysterical female made worst by her pregnancy. She's dismissed and treated like a child by almost everyone but her fellow young women who are pulled away from her by those that control her and them. It's horrifying for the modern viewer.
** This isn't fridge horror...it's the entire point of the film. That's what made it horrifying for everyone, even the '60s audience.

* Saperstein seems to have some sort of hold on Dr. Hill. Notice he seems to be taking Rosemary seriously until she mentions Saperstein's name, then notice his facial expression changes.

* Minnie telling Rosemary at the end that Satan chose her to give birth to the Antichrist: was that just an off-the-cuff attempt to reassure Rosemary and calm her down? Or did she mean that literally--Satan rejected Terry and somehow knew about Rosemary, then acted as TheChessmaster to manipulate her into the clutches of the Castevets?

* As a modern viewer the utter lack of power Rosemary has is shocking. She runs away and finds another doctor at one point begging for help. He in turn calls her husband and doctor, the ones she claims are hurting her, to come and get her and take her home! Everywhere she turns for help she's seen as just another hysterical female made worst by her pregnancy. She's dismissed and treated like a child by almost everyone but her fellow young women who are pulled away from her by those that control her and them. It's horrifying for the modern viewer.

* As a modern viewer the utter lack of power Rosemary has is shocking. She runs away and finds another doctor at one point begging for help. He in turn calls her husband and doctor, the ones she claims are hurting her, to come and get her and take her home! Everywhere she turns for help she's seen as just another hysterical female made worst by her pregnancy. She's dismissed and treated like a child by almost everyone but her fellow young women who are pulled away from her by those that control her and them. It's horrifying for modern viewer.

* In the novel, Rosemary finds that during her pregnancy, putting even a tiny bit of salt on her food makes her so nauseated that she can't eat it. [[spoiler:Salt is known as a symbol of good and protection against demons and other evil supernatural forces in many of the world's religious traditions, including UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}}]].
** This may also be why eating the chicken heart makes her sick when other raw meat does not. Chickens are traditionally regarded as symbols of goodness and the Resurrection, and their presence repels demons.

* The rent, as discussed in FriendsRentControl on the main page. It seems unlikely that an unemployed actor and his housewife bride would be able to afford such a swank apartment, even taking in the considerable discount they must have gotten due to the former tenant's long occupation (rent control does not allow the management to raise rent significantly for current tenants nor jack the price to match the current market once a long-time tenant vacates). However, [[spoiler: it's later revealed that the former tenant was part of the cult, and that in particular she was close friends with the cult's leaders, Roman and Minnie, who were her next-door neighbors. Roman's family has a long association with the Bramford and, although it's never explicitly stated, it's possible that Roman may own or co-own the building, enabling him to cut deals on rent for his fellow cultists.]] Mrs. Gardenia's rent might have been shockingly low for ''years,'' allowing Rosemary and Guy to become the unwitting beneficiaries ([[BlessedWithSuck sorta]]) of the bargain. Also, the book makes clear that Rosemary and Guy are actually quite rich, thanks to a number of commercials he's done. He gets considerable residuals every time they're shown.

[[AC:Fridge Logic]]
* Rosemary had a lot of friends at her party. Why didn't any of them visit her during her pregnancy at all or even call?
** Her friends do try to convince her to switch doctors and that something is seriously wrong with her during the pregnancy. Guy derides them loudly, calling them names and even accusing Rosemary of having bad friends. Between him, Roman, and Minnie they do their very best to isolate her. Guy may have forbidden them from coming by the apartment.

** Her friends do there to convince her to switch doctors and that something is seriously wrong with her during the pregnancy. Guy derides them loudly, calling them names and even accusing Rosemary of having bad friends. Between him, Roman, and Minnie they do their very best to isolate her. Guy may have forbidden them from coming by the apartment.

* Rosemary had a lot of friends at her party. Why didn't any of them visit her during her pregnancy at all or even call?

* A novel with a major character named '''Roman Castevet''' goes on to have a film adaptation directed by '''Roman''' [[Creator/RomanPolanski Polanski]] and co-starring [[Creator/JohnCassavetes John]] '''Cassavetes'''. Polanski even mentioned this to Creator/IraLevin and proposed that the name might've an unconscious ShoutOut, but Levin denied it.

[[AC:Fridge Brilliance]]

* The rent, as discussed in FriendsRentControl on the main page. It seems unlikely that an unemployed actor and his housewife bride would be able to afford such a swank apartment, even taking in the considerable discount they must have gotten due to the former tenant's long occupation (rent control does not allow the management to raise rent significantly for current tenants nor jack the price to match the current market once a long-time tenant vacates). However, [[spoiler: it's later revealed that the former tenant was part of the cult, and that in particular she was close friends with the cult's leaders, Roman and Minnie, who were her next-door neighbors. Roman's family has a long association with the Bramford and, although it's never explicitly stated, it's possible that Roman may own or co-own the building, enabling him to cut deals on rent for his fellow cultists.]] Mrs. Gardenia's rent might have been shockingly low for ''years,'' allowing Rosemary and Guy to become the unwitting beneficiaries ([[BlessedWithSuck sorta]]) of the bargain.

* The rent, as discussed in FriendsRentControl on the main page. It seems unlikely that an unemployed actor and his housewife bride would be able to afford such a swank apartment, even taking in the considerable discount they must have gotten due to the former tenant's long occupation (rent control does not allow the management to raise rent significantly for current tenants nor jack the price to match the current market once a long-time tenant vacates). However, [[spoiler: it's later revealed that the former tenant was part of the cult, and that in particular she was close friends with the cult's leaders, Roman and Minnie, who were her next-door neighbors. Roman's family has a long association with the Bramford and, although it's never explicitly stated, it's possible that Roman may own or co-own the building, enabling him to cut deals on rent for his fellow cultists.]] Mrs. Gardenia's rent might have been shockingly low for ''years,'' allowing Rosemary and Guy to become the unwitting beneficiaries ([[BlessedWithSuck sorta]]) of the bargain.

* The Antichrist is born on June 25 - exactly the opposite of Christmas - in 1966. His birth is honored as "The Year One," much like the year of Jesus' birth. Jesus' ministry is believed to have ended when he was 33. The Antichrist's 33rd year will be the year 2000 - which many people thought would be the end of the world, or the dawn of a new world order.

* The Antichrist is born on June 25, 1966. His birth is honored as "The Year One," much like the year of Jesus' birth. Jesus' ministry is believed to have ended when he was 33. The Antichrist's 33rd year will be the year 2000 - which many people thought would be the end of the world, or the dawn of a new world order.

* The miniseries debuts on May 11, Mother's Day.

* In the novel, Rosemary finds that during her pregnancy, putting even a tiny bit of salt on her food makes her so nauseated that she can't eat it. [[spoiler: Salt is known as a symbol of good and protection against demons and other evil supernatural forces in many of the world's religious traditions, including Christianity.]]

* In the novel, Rosemary finds that during her pregnancy, putting even a tiny bit of salt on her food makes her so nauseated that she can't eat it. [[spoiler: Salt is known as a symbol of good and protection against demons and other evil supernatural forces in many of the world's religious traditions, including Christianity.]]