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John Wintergate (screenplay)
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Where the rent won't kill you, but somthing else will! more
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A boarding house is reopened years after gruesome murders were committed there. Suddenly, the body count begins once more! full summary | add synopsis
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The Bouncing Souls: Two Decades of Punk
(From Fangoria. 17 August 2009, 2:14 PM, PDT)
Films That Time Forgot: Boardinghouse (1982)
(From The AV Club. 17 October 2008, 10:25 AM, PDT)
(From Fangoria. 17 August 2009, 2:14 PM, PDT)
Films That Time Forgot: Boardinghouse (1982)
(From The AV Club. 17 October 2008, 10:25 AM, PDT)
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Just plain awful
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | John Wintergate | ... | Jim Royce / Gardner (as Hawk Adly) |
| Kalassu | ... | Victoria (also as Kalassu Kay) |
| Alexandra Day | ... | Debbie Hoffman |
| Joel Riordan | ... | Joel Weintraub (as Joel McGinnis Riordan) |
| Brian Bruderlin | ... | Richard |
| Selma Kora | ... | Sandy (as Belma Kora) |
| Tracy O'Brian | ... | Suzie |
| Mary McKinley | ... | Cindy |
| Rosane Woods | ... | Gloria |
| Cindy Williamson | ... | Pam |
| Christopher Conlan | ... | Christopher |
| Elizabeth Hall | ... | Terri |
| Tom Mones | ... | The Agent |
| Dean Disico | ... | Harris |
| Elliot Van Koghbe | ... | Officer Weston |
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Boardinghouse (which calls itself a horror movie, though that's true in a bad way) is just plain bad. Bad in a way I don't like. Like the all-time horrible classic "Manos: The Hands of Fate," this movie has almost no coherent plot other than the title haunted house itself. Unlike the latter, this movie makes slightly more sense.
To me, the "horror" in this movie was so artificial that it was comical instead of frightening. There's a scene with a brunette sitting on her bed and a frightening-looking hand reaches out to grab her. In the chest area, of course! But a careful observation will show an uncovered human arm attached to said frightening-looking hand. This movie is full of such.
Basically, what this movie is is a lot of naked women and a lot of fake blood without any sense of timing or structure or even artistic thought. The director (who also starred, etc.) cuts scenes far too early and it's hard at times to keep track. But that's not the point.
If you like a lot of young naked women and fake blood, then this is for you. Otherwise, there's plenty of far more graphic horror movies that are easier to follow and enjoy. I only recommend this movie for those who find such horror hilarious. Otherwise, skip this one.