The Landlord (I) (2009)

The Landlord is the story of Tyler, the unfortunate young proprietor of a demon-haunted apartment building. While finding tenants has never been a problem for Tyler, keeping them alive long... See full summary »

Director:

Emil Hyde

Writer:

Emil Hyde

Stars:

Brian Amidei, Rom Barkhordar, Brion Bliss

Cast

Credited cast:
Brian Amidei	...	Gary
Rom Barkhordar	...	Rabisu
Brion Bliss	...	Reggie
Ezekiel Brown	...	Det. Rosen
John Brown	...	Marty
Amanda Cohen	...	Baba
Michelle Courvais	...	Amy
Derek Dziak	...	Tyler
Kurt Ehrmann	...	Det. Lopez
Leah Graham	...	Girl Ghoul
Matt Griffo	...	Derelict
Jessica Hardy	...	Hooker
Emil Hyde	...	Motel clerk
Dan Kiggins	...	Insurance agent
Mike Madgiak	...	Tall Ghoul

Storyline

The Landlord is the story of Tyler, the unfortunate young proprietor of a demon-haunted apartment building. While finding tenants has never been a problem for Tyler, keeping them alive long enough to pay rent is. No matter how nicely Tyler asks, he cannot keep the demons from eating the renters (or persuade them to wait a month or two, even). They never listen. And why should they? They have an all-you-can-eat buffet of delicious human flesh and Tyler as their pet monkey. But all that might change when Tyler takes a liking to the newest tenant, a desperate young woman running from demons of her own.

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Plot Keywords:

demon | demonic cult | oral sex | human sacrifice | abortion

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Taglines:

He's stuck with the tenants from Hell.

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Massive Ego Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (high definition)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christian Lopez as the young Tyler was a last minute piece of casting.

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Connections

References Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

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Soundtracks

"I Don't Need a Man"
Performed by Ruby Dee & The Snakehandlers

User Reviews

Pleased to see this film score as high as it has....

"The Landlord" has caught a lot of grief on some other sites (including NF) and so I was gratified to see that it has managed to rack up six stars here (so far). I enjoy independent movies that don't take themselves too seriously and TL certainly falls into this category. The acting is wildly variable, both from character to character and from scene to scene, and the FX (both practical and CGI) are pretty atrocious, but Hyde has his heart in the right place and he manages to eventually carry it off. The screenplay is pretty good and there are some real zingers here and there. You can tell in the first ten minutes that the writer(s) did not set out to write a script just for the money...everyone involved in the movie obviously just likes horror movies (especially "The Evil Dead" trilogy and "Beetlejuice"). This is definitely worth a watch if you have so me patience and can overlook the cheap latex face appliances.