Don't Go in the House (1980)

Director:

Joseph Ellison

Writers:

Joseph Ellison (writer)
Ellen Hammill (writer)

Release Date:

28 March 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

If you do...then don't say we didn't warn you.

Plot:

A disturbed young man who was burned as a child by his sadistic mother stalks women with a flamethrower.

Plot Keywords:

Room | Flamethrower | Incinerator | Slasher | Steel Plated Room

Cast

Dan Grimaldi	...	Donald 'Donny' Kohler
Robert Osth	...	Bobby Tuttle
Ruth Dardick	...	Mrs. Kohler
Charles Bonet	...	Ben (as Charlie Bonet)
Bill Ricci	...	Vito
Dennis Hunt	...	Locker Room Worker
John Hedberg	...	Locker Room Worker
Johanna Brushay	...	Kathy Jordan
Darcy Shean	...	Girl in Car
Mary Ann Chin	...	Woman in Street
Lois Verkimeps	...	Woman with Kids
Susan Smith	...	Girl in Market
Jim Donnegan	...	Clerk
Claudia Folts	...	Body #1
Denise Woods	...	Body #2

Also Known As:

The Burning (USA) (working title) (USA) (original script title)

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1983) | UK:18 (cut) | Australia:M | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Iceland:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Turbine Films Inc.

Trivia:

The actresses who played the burns victims were dancers chosen because they were the same height as the actresses playing the victims, but significantly slimmer in build. This is because when the human body is subjected to burns, it shrinks due to a loss of fluid.

Goofs:

Continuity: The hallway outside the steel paneled room is brightly lit but when Donny is shown, from Kathy Jordan's point of view, to enter the steel room, the hallway outside is dark.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V)

What ever happened to movies like this?

As a big fan of horror I really liked this flick and it made me wonder whatever happened to these kind of movies. Horror films used to be disturbing and always pushing the limits of what people can handle. Now all it seems to be about is impressing 14 year old teenyboppers with these hyped flicks like Scream and Urban Legend. Bring back the movies like Don't Go in the House, I Spit on Your Grave, and Maniac and keep the teenybopper trash.