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...to hell
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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. full summary | add synopsis
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Nicely done rehash of old cliches
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(Complete credited 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) |
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Rated R for strong sexuality, horror violence/gore and some language.
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Australia:90 min | USA:91 min
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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.
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LOVE IN THE HOUSE
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Writer/director Druxman draws from previous films of his producer Roger Corman (such as "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Dunwich Horror") to deliver a well-done ensemble piece about the doorway to hell.
Filmed in Ireland, but presumably set in Massachusetts or New England, a group of four teenagers and their lecturer dare to uncover the dreaded doorway despite their horrific encounters with a demon. It is not clear whether they are brave or stupid.
Scheider's role is lamentably too small to have an impact despite top-billing. It's the kids we care about despite their immaturity.
The writer/director knows we've seen it all before, so while the film is played straight, the tongue is firmly in his cheek. The humour is not out of place, but the frights are genuine.
Stay tuned for the wrap-up, it's satisfying though you will feel like a victim of a practical joke. The fate of the surviving two teenagers might have made a great sequel.
Really, what does happen to characters in horror movies when the "horror" is over?