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6.7/10   317 votes
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Director:
Paul Bartel
Writers:
Philip Kearney (writer)
Les Rendelstein (writer)
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Release Date:
September 1972 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Comedy more
Tagline:
A most bizarre voyage into the psycho sexual! more
Plot:
When Cheryl and her roommate quarrel, Cheryl moves into her aunt's skid-row hotel in downtown L.A. rather than return home to Ohio... more | full synopsis
User Comments:
Weird but not weird enough for my taste more

Cast

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Ayn Ruymen ... Cheryl Stratton
Lucille Benson ... Aunt Martha
John Ventantonio ... George
Laurie Main ... Reverend Moon

Stanley Livingston ... Jeff
Charles Woolf ... Jeff's Dad
Ann Gibbs ... Judy
Len Travis ... Mike
Dorothy Neumann ... Mrs. Quigley
Gene Simms ... First Policeman
John Lupton ... Second Policeman
Patrick Strong ... Artie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Blood Relations (USA)
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:X (cut) | West Germany:18 | USA:R

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Cheryl Stratton: Alice doesn't live here anymore! more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Weird but not weird enough for my taste, 19 December 2005
7/10
Author: TheatreX from Louisville, KY

This is an interesting sort of horror/comedy/character study, directed by Paul Bartel, from the early 70's. Overall I guess it's not bad but if it's supposed to be a 'horror comedy' it doesn't succeed as either of those, really. It's not really funny, or at least I didn't find it so, and it's got horror overtones more than being a horror movie. It's more a study of the eccentric denizens of a sleazy hotel in downtown L.A., specifically George, the handyman; the owner/manager, and her niece. Seems that George is also a photographer, of sorts, and that's only one of his hobbies. There's some seemingly sinister stuff going on there, and the aunt seems to know something about it but tries to keep her niece away from it rather than just sending her packing. There are a few moments of humor but this is more a weird thriller than anything else. The look and feel of the film is what made it for me, otherwise it seems a bit tepid for Bartel but hey, it is an early effort. 7 out of 10, a few weird twists, and look for Jessee James (as in "Jessee James meets Frankenstein's Daughter") in a small role as a cop.

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