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28 February 1986 (USA)
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Ding dong, you're dead. more
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Roger Cobb is a Vietnam vet. Whose career as a horror novelist has taken a turn for the worse when his...
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Underrated
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| William Katt | ... | Roger Cobb | |
| George Wendt | ... | Harold Gorton | |
| Richard Moll | ... | Big Ben | |
| Kay Lenz | ... | Sandy Sinclair | |
| Mary Stavin | ... | Tanya | |
| Michael Ensign | ... | Chet Parker | |
| Erik Silver | ... | Jimmy | |
| Mark Silver | ... | Jimmy | |
| Susan French | ... | Aunt Elizabeth | |
| Alan Autry | ... | Cop #3 | |
| Steven Williams | ... | Cop #4 | |
| James Calvert | ... | Grocery Boy (as Jim Calvert) | |
| Mindy Sterling | ... | Woman in Bookstore | |
| Jayson Kane | ... | Cheesy Stud | |
| Billy Beck | ... | Priest |
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House: Ding Dong, You're Dead (USA) (video title)
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93 min
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Netherlands:16 |
Iceland:16 |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16
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Continuity: Whenever Roger enters his Aunt’s bedroom to look at the closet the window of the room is reflected in a mirror and it is clearly day time when it should be night... this happens on occasion throughout the film.
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Referenced in Monster Squad Forever! (2007) (V)
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'House' stars William Katt as Roger Cobb, an accomplished novelist who moves into his creepy aunt's house after her suicide. In bits and pieces, the audience discovers that Roger once lived in the house, as well, along with the aunt, Roger's wife, and their now-missing son, Jimmy. Roger believes that Jimmy is trapped somewhere in this mysterious house, which just happens to be some sort of portal between past and present dimensions...I think? Anyway, the audience becomes involved, well, at least myself and the rest of my company became involved, and you start to feel for this poor guy who has really sorry luck...in all areas. Roger, our tattered hero, has the pretty neighbor Tanya, who likes to come and swim in his pool, and who ALWAYS catches him at the worst times. Then he has the nosy neighbor Harold, played by George Wendt, who might be out to exploit him or may just be generally concerned. I don't know. Then there is the neighborhood dog who likes to dig up Roger's "saplings"....
Overall, I find this to be a fairly underrated little horror movie. It's definitely one of Steve Miner's more innovative attempts, and the music, reminiscent of the F13 music and performed by the same man, Harry Manfredini, is thoroughly haunting. Also, most importantly, the acting is believable. Major points for that. None of this movie is hokey. It could have been...but it wasn't. 7/10 is my vote.