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Director:
Danny Huston
Writers (WGA):
Andrew Neiderman (book)
Henry Slesar (screenplay) ...
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Genre:
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Tagline:
Misery Loves Company more
Plot:
Burt Reynolds finally goes completely insane in this psycho-horror flick about a deranged father who'll stop at nothing to protect his family's secrets. full summary | add synopsis
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No career comebacks were made here...easily one of the worst movies ever made more (12 total)

Cast

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Burt Reynolds ... Roy Scudder

Angie Dickinson ... Georgina Scudder

Mia Sara ... Cassie Osborne
Brian Wimmer ... David Osborne
Josh Mostel ... Chicky Ross
William Hickey ... Daddy
Kayla Buglewicz ... Samantha Osborne
Candace Hutson ... Jill Scudder
Angela Bomford ... Mrs. Plummer
Darrell Fetty ... Truman (as Darrel Fetty)
Rett Wedding ... Conrad
Bobby Amor ... Jake

Marie Debrey ... Joanne
Victoria Bass ... Lisa
Daniel Greene ... Cop
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence and terror, and for some language.
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | USA:R

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No career comebacks were made here...easily one of the worst movies ever made, 12 May 2009
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Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Appalling thriller from director Danny Huston went straight-to-video in 1995; one look at it and you'll understand why. Based on the book "Playmates" by Andrew Neiderman, Mia Sara plays an unhappy wife who is kidnapped along with her toddler by a highly dysfunctional rural family. Note to Burt Reynolds: never again try to attempt a Hollywood comeback with a role as a psychotic hick in a curly hairpiece. Shameful, amateurish dud gives off bad vibrations all the way. Huston tries hard to be repulsive (Reynolds punching Sara in the face, a big ugly bug resting on Brian Wimmer's mouth) rather than make an attempt to explore these characters with any kind of depth. He doesn't want viewers to invest their interest, he just wants to shock and provoke. That works for about two scenes...with a seat-numbing 90 minutes still left on the clock. NO STARS from ****

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