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House (1986)

Director:
Steve Miner
COUNTRY
USA
GENRE
Horror/Comedy
NORWEGIAN TITLE
House
RUNNING TIME
93 minutes
Producer:
Sean S. Cunningham
Screenwriter:
Ethan Wiley


Cast includes:

CHARACTER ACTOR/ACTRESS RATING
Roger Cobb William Katt ½
Harold Gorton George Wendt ½
Big Ben Richard Moll ½
Sandy Sinclair Kay Lenz
Tanya Mary Stavin
Chet Parker Michael Ensign ½

 

Review

This film's greatest asset is its carefree, quirky comedy - provided by Katt and Wendt. Unfortunately, the film can't accompany that with being nearly as scary as it wants to be and as it claims to be. Helmed by Steve Miner, House has a vivid exterior, but don't expect very ambitious direction or clever writing. Ethan Wiley relies on stereotypical, Freudian explanations and thematics and can't bring this dull movie out of the shadow of A Nightmare on Elm Street and other genre frats. In the end, the most interesting here is William Katt's delicious upper body.

Copyright © 18.3.2007 Fredrik Gunerius Fevang

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