The Doorway (2000)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Michael B. Druxman

Writers:

Michael B. Druxman (screenplay)
Michael B. Druxman (story)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

...to hell

Plot:

An easy paying job turns into a fight to the death, when college students realize that the house they're cleaning is a portal to Hell.

Plot Keywords:

Babe Scientist | Haunted House | Supernatural | Orgy | Evil Doll

Cast

Roy Scheider	...	Professor Lamont
Lauren Woodland	...	Tammy
Christian Harmony	...	Rick
Suzanne Bridgham	...	Susan
Don Maloney	...	Owen
Teresa DePriest	...	Lydia / Evelyn
Brendan Murray	...	Abbott
Ricco Se	...	Hoskins
Joe Moylan	...	Charlie
Christopher Burdett	...	Mirror Demon
Daniel McNamara	...	Mirror Demon
Hoda Saoud	...	Demon #1
Dieter Auner	...	Demon #2
John Cullen	...	Demon #3
Robert Hall	...	Walter Van Buren (as Robert G. Hall)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, horror violence/gore and some language.

Runtime:

Australia:90 min | USA:91 min

Country:

Ireland | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA | Germany:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Tully, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, UK

Company:

Concorde Pictures

Trivia:

During the filming of this picture in Tully, Ireland, the cast, director and some of the crew members actually lived in the house that serves as the exterior of the Van Buren mansion.

Quotes:

Professor Lamont: I don't do ghosts anymore & I never did demons.

Hell had never looked so cheesy

Take a chance to watch this one. THE DOORWAY is the average slasher of the new century. It takes some ideas from 80's and 90's slashers. It fails miserably to scare or even to get your attention.

Rick has a chance to get for free an old mansion if he fixes it. With the aid of 3 friends, Rick and companny accept the challenge. Soon after they arrive to the house, they notice that something evil is in the atmosphere.

A demonic ghost of a woman makes an apparition just to scare them and in the same time manifest that she needs rest for her soul. The doorway in the attic leads to hell and these guys need to close it... sounds easy, but they don't know that before doing it they have to face the devil in a monstrous disguise. These friends look for help with their school history teacher (Roy Scheider)that apparently knows a terrible secret about the mansion.

Try to watch this movie without losing patience. The highlights of the movie are Susan and Tammy. The ghost girl is somewhat attractive even when she's possessed. Average horror movie from the 2000, the year that marked a return to slasherS. A lame attempt to return the dead genre, but at least the intention is there waiting for better chances.

3/10