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Hider in the House (1989)A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in. Director:Matthew PatrickWriter:Lem Dobbs |
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Julie Dreyer
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Phil Dreyer
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Neil Dreyer
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Candace Hutson | ... |
Holly Dreyer
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Elizabeth Ruscio | ... |
Rita
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Chuck Lafont | ... |
Dr. Gordon
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Gene Hufford
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Leonard Termo | ... |
George /
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Johnny Green | ... |
Bernard
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Tom's Father's Voice
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Tom's Mother
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Teenage Tom
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Tom's Child's Voice
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Maitre d'
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A deranged man, Tom Sykes, hides out in the attic while an unsuspecting couple (Rogers & McKean) and their family carry on their life in the house below. Once Tom stops just hiding out and becomes involved with the family and, in particular, the wife, the problems begin. An original USA made for cable movie. Written by Tim Kretschmann <Tim.K@VirComm.com>
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You can't lock him out. He's already in.Genres:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
29 August 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Egy házban az ellensĂ©ggel See more »Company Credits
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Neil Dreyer: So what happened?
Tom Sykes: [pauses] They didn't hurt me anymore.
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Performed by Maxine Sullivan
Courtesy of Harbinger Records Ltd.
Words by Ted Koehler
Music by Harold Arlen
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Tom Sykes: When I was your age I used to have people hurt me all the time.Neil Dreyer: So what happened?
Tom Sykes: [pauses] They didn't hurt me anymore.
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"HARLEM HOLIDAY"Performed by Maxine Sullivan
Courtesy of Harbinger Records Ltd.
Words by Ted Koehler
Music by Harold Arlen
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I will agree that the premise of this movie - a man secretly hiding in a house without anyone detecting him - is a bit hard to swallow. But I found this movie strangely compelling. One reason is that the "bad guy" isn't without sympathy. We see that he is still insane, but that's no fault of his, and that he struggles very hard not to do anything bad. (Busey gives a great performance, by the way.) Some events in the movie, like when he starts to introduce himself incognito to the family, are unexpected and intriguing.
However, starting about 20 minutes before the end, we see the movie start to fall apart, and the climax is way too familiar and expected - it's almost like the screenwriter refused to change from a typical cop-out ending.
Otherwise, not bad.