Open House (1987 film)
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Cinematography | Robert Hayes |
Edited by | Dan Selakovich |
Music by | Jim Studer |
Distributed by | Intercontinental Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Open House is a 1987 American
Plot
A teenage girl who was molested by her father calls David Kelley, a radio psychologist working for KDRX, and shoots herself on the air. Later, a
After an open house, Harry breaks into the property, and electrocutes the realtor with frayed wires. As Harry continues to make rambling calls to KDRX, a detective named Arnold Shapiro is assigned to work with the station to try and track Harry down. In an attempt to protect their employees, the real estate agencies institute new safety precautions, though these do little to deter Harry, who murders another agent by hanging her.
Barney Resnick, Lisa's unscrupulous business rival, visits a prospective client, a
Just as Harry is about to slit Lisa's throat, he is shot and knocked through a glass door by Detective Shapiro. Despite the severity of his injuries, Harry still tries attacking, and is finally killed when Shapiro knocks him off a balcony.
Cast
- Joseph Bottoms as Doctor David Kelley
- Adrienne Barbeau as Lisa Grant
- Mary Stavinas Katie Thatcher
- Rudy Ramos as Rudy Estevez
- Scott Thompson Baker as Joe Pearcy
- Darwyn Swalve as Harry
- Robert Miano as Detective Arnold Shapiro
- Page Moseley as Toby
- Johnny Haymer as Paul Bernal
- Leonard Lightfoot as TJ
- Barry Hope as Barney Resnick
- Stacey Adams as Tracy
- Roxanne Baird as Allison
- Tiffany Bolling as Judy Roberts
Reception
Moria gave Open House a zero, and stated that while it was more ambitious than most other slashers of the time and had an intriguing antagonist, it was still "a very poor film" that was dully directed, flatly photographed, and failed to generate any real suspense.[1] Hysteia Lives! found the film "unrelentingly tedious" and gave it a one out of five, writing "Despite a few cheesy flourishes, Open House is a snoozer of the first order".[2]
References
- ^ Scheib, Richard (June 20, 2000). "Open House". Moria: The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ Kerswell, Justin (January 15, 2012). "Open House". Hysteria Lives!. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
External links
- Open House at IMDb
- Open House at Rotten Tomatoes