3.7/10
494
27 user 34 critic

Home Sweet Home (1981)

| Horror | 1981 (USA)
Home Sweet Home Poster
An escaped mental patient steals a station wagon and makes his way to the Bradleys' Thanksgiving celebration, where he plans to make them a little less thankful...

Director:

Nettie Peña

Writer:

Thomas Bush (original story and screenplay)

Stars:

Jake Steinfeld, Vinessa Shaw, Peter De Paula | See full cast & crew »
Reviews

Photos

See all 8 photos »
Learn more

More Like This 













◄ Prev 6 Next 6 ►

Next »
Home Sweet Home III (2013)
Horror | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.7/10 X  

A young married couple comes home from a date night to discover that they are imprisoned in their own house with a methodical killer inside.

Director: David Morlet
Stars: Meghan Heffern, Adam MacDonald, Shaun Benson
Next »
Home Sweet Home VII (2012)
Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.5/10 X  

After going broke, Gwen Stevens is forced to return to her abandoned childhood home hoping to pick up the pieces of her life. Among the relics and memories of her past, she discovers ... See full summary »

Director: John K.D. Graham
Stars: Alexandra Boylan, Raquel Cantu, Christopher Dempsey
Next »
The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982)
Horror | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.9/10 X  

Four college students are stalked by an unknown assailant while staying on campus over the Christmas holidays to help clear out a dormitory which is to be demolished.

Directors: Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow
Stars: Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, David Snow
Next »
Humongous (1982)
Horror | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.5/10 X  

The monstrous offspring of a violent crime grows up in seclusion on a remote island, where a boat-full of hapless teens have shipwrecked, unaware of what's lurking in the woods.

Director: Paul Lynch
Stars: Janet Julian, David Wysocki, John Wildman
Next »
Nightmare Beach (1989)
Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.4/10 X  

After a criminal motorcycle rider is put to death, he comes back from the dead to seek murderous revenge against the residents of a Florida town.

Directors: James Justice, Umberto Lenzi
Stars: Nicolas De Toth, Sarah Buxton, Rawley Valverde
Next »
Next of Kin (1982)
Horror | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

In a rest home for elderly people, a daughter reads her mother's diary. Soon events that are mentioned in the mother's diary begin to happen to the daughter.

Director: Tony Williams
Stars: Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt, Alex Scott
Next »
Demon Wind (1990)
Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.1/10 X  

With the need to investigate the mysterious death of his grandparents, Cory and his friends assemble back to the old farm where it all began, sixty years earlier.

Director: Charles Philip Moore
Stars: Eric Larson, Francine Lapensée, Rufus Norris
Next »
Schizoid (1980)
Drama | Horror | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5/10 X  

An advice columnist begins receiving threatening notes from an anonymous stalker. Meanwhile, members of her group therapy session are being murdered by an unknown assailant.

Director: David Paulsen
Stars: Klaus Kinski, Donna Wilkes, Marianna Hill
Next »
Silent Madness (1984)
Horror | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.2/10 X  

After a computer glitch accidentally releases a homicidal maniac, his doctor and some hospital staff track a trail of bodies to the sorority house where the killer committed his earlier crimes.

Director: Simon Nuchtern
Stars: Belinda Montgomery, Viveca Lindfors, Solly Marx
Next »
Mausoleum (1983)
Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.8/10 X  

Traumatized by her mother's death, young Susan is becoming possessed by the same demon that possessed her mother before she died. More and more her husband and psychiatrist are noticing the... See full summary »

Director: Michael Dugan
Stars: Marjoe Gortner, Bobbie Bresee, Norman Burton
Next »
Blood Beat (Video 1983)
Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.5/10 X  

A woman who lives in deer-hunting country in rural Wisconsin is possessed by the spirit of a Japanese samurai warrior.

Director: Fabrice A. Zaphiratos
Stars: Helen Benton, Terry Brown, Dana Day
Next »
Unhinged (1982)
Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5/10 X  

Three college girls on their way to a jazz festival crash their car in the isolated woods during a rainstorm, and are taken in by a mysterious family in an old mansion. Little do the girls know, the family has a dark, murderous secret.

Director: Don Gronquist
Stars: Laurel Munson, Janet Penner, Sara Ansley
Edit

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jake Steinfeld ... Jay Jones
Vinessa Shaw ... Angel Bradley
Peter De Paula Peter De Paula ... Mistake Bradley
Don Edmonds ... Harold Bradley
Charles Hoyes ... Wayne
David Mielke David Mielke ... Scott
Leia Naron Leia Naron ... Gail
Lisa Rodríguez Lisa Rodríguez ... Maria
Colette Trygg Colette Trygg ... Jennifer
Sallee Young Sallee Young ... Linda
J. Kelly J. Kelly ... Cop #1
R. Fouts R. Fouts ... Cop #2
Victor Paddock Victor Paddock ... First Victim
Rochelle Constanten Rochelle Constanten ... Old Woman
Anne Cribbs Anne Cribbs ... Witness
See full cast »
Edit

Storyline

An escaped mental patient steals a station wagon and makes his way to the Bradleys' Thanksgiving celebration, where he plans to make them a little less thankful...

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

knife | blood | stabbing | strangulation | escaped mental patient | See All (18) »

Taglines:

Be it ever so humble, there's no place to HIDE See more »

Genres:

Horror

Certificate:

See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

Add content advisory for parents »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1981 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Slasher in the House See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Intercontinental Releasing Corporation (IRC), Movies Anonymous Partnership See more »
Show more on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Vinessa Shaw. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
At least the annoying guy got killed!
25 August 2012 | by Bezenby – See all my reviews

Surely telling you the annoying guy got killed isn't a spoiler! I mean, the film itself sets up all these potential sex scenes, and then this guy dressed like a KISS member, playing a guitar, shows up and ruins everything. I was more worried that he wouldn't survive until the killer turned up!

The killer is a buffed up muscle man who shoots PCP under his tongue and laughs all the time. In the first few minutes he kills a drunkard and runs over an old woman. If you like watching serious slasher flicks then you might as well give up on this one because the tongue is rigid within the cheek. With the guitar playing moron (named Mistake), the fat business partner and the wailing Latin lady, this film is played for fun and not much else.

Truly, it ain't a classic by all means, but when one of the potential 'heros' syphoned gasoline from another car, then gets crushed when the killer jumps on him, you're not talking about high class cinema, but I couldn't help but like this (really) stupid film. At least you can watch it in the knowledge that the really annoying characters (namely Mistake) are going to be killed. I was surprised the killer just didn't shove that guitar right up his arse, because that's what I wanted to do!

An average slasher film, but it's aware of the cheese level, and wallows in it, and it's worth a watch at least.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you? | Report this
Review this title | See all 27 user reviews »
Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page

IMDb Freedive: Watch Movies and TV Series for Free

Watch Hollywood hits and TV favorites for free with IMDb Freedive. Start streaming on IMDb and Fire TV devices today!

Start watching

Rent or Buy Popular Movies With Prime Video

Explore popular movies available to rent or buy on Prime Video.

Visit Prime Video to explore more titles


Clear your history

Recently Viewed