House (1986)

	Directed by: Steve Miner	COUNTRY USA GENRE Horror/Comedy NORWEGIAN TITLE House RUNNING TIME 93 minutes
	Produced by: Sean S. Cunningham
	Written by: 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 best asset is its carefree, quirky humour – provided by stars William Katt and George Wendt. Unfortunately, it cannot accompany that with being nearly as scary as it wants to and purports to be. Helmed by Steve Miner, House has a vivid exterior, but don't expect very ambitious direction or clever writing. Screenwriter Ethan Wiley relies on stereotypical, Freudian explanations and themes which cannot bring this dull flick out of the shadow of A Nightmare on Elm Street and other genre siblings. In the end, the most interesting element here is William Katt's delicious upper body.