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Slaughterhouse

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
2.6K
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Slaughterhouse (1987)
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The owner of a slaughterhouse facing foreclosure instructs his obese and mentally disabled son to go on a killing spree against the people who want to buy his property.The owner of a slaughterhouse facing foreclosure instructs his obese and mentally disabled son to go on a killing spree against the people who want to buy his property.The owner of a slaughterhouse facing foreclosure instructs his obese and mentally disabled son to go on a killing spree against the people who want to buy his property.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
2.6K
YOUR RATING
    • Rick Roessler
    • Rick Roessler
  • Stars
    • Joe B. Barton
    • Don Barrett
    • Sherry Leigh
    • Rick Roessler
    • Rick Roessler
  • Stars
    • Joe B. Barton
    • Don Barrett
    • Sherry Leigh
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    • 50User reviews
    • 61Critic reviews
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    Donna Stevens and Jeff Wright in Slaughterhouse (1987)
    Jeff Wright in Slaughterhouse (1987)
    Jeff Grossi, Jane Higginson, Joel Hoffman, Sherry Leigh, Courtney Lercara, and Erich Schwarz in Slaughterhouse (1987)
    Sherry Leigh and Erich Schwarz in Slaughterhouse (1987)
    Jeff Grossi and Jane Higginson in Slaughterhouse (1987)
    Courtney Lercara in Slaughterhouse (1987)
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    Joe B. Barton in Slaughterhouse (1987)
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    Joe B. Barton
    Joe B. Barton
    • Buddy Bacon
    • (as Joe Barton)
    Don Barrett
    Don Barrett
    • Lester Bacon
    Sherry Leigh
    Sherry Leigh
    • Liz Borden
    • (as Sherry Bendorf)
    Bill Brinsfield
    • Tom Sanford
    Jason Collier
    • Ronnie
    Dave Fogel
    • Disc Jockey
    Jeff Grossi
    • Buzz
    Hank Gum
    • Herb
    Linda Harris
    • Barbara
    Jane Higginson
    Jane Higginson
    • Annie
    Joel Hoffman
    Joel Hoffman
    • Kevin
    William Houck
    William Houck
    • Sheriff Borden
    Courtney Lercara
    • Michele
    Tom Normand
    • Ernie
    Lee Robinson
    • Harold Murdock
    Jeanette Saylor
    • Jan
    Erich Schwarz
    • Skip
    Donna Stevens
    • Sally Jean
      • Rick Roessler
      • Rick Roessler
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    • Trivia
      Since Joe B. Barton was only 5'9", he had to stand on a ramp in certain scenes in order to appear taller than he actually was.
    • Quotes

      Lester Bacon: Buddy's a good boy, but he has what you might call basic hygiene problems.

    • Alternate versions
      The 1989 UK Braveworld video had 2 mins 47 secs of BBFC cuts with heavy edits to shots of bloody bodies, a woman being attacked, a throat slashing, heads being crushed and a man's body in a meat grinder.
    • Connections
      Featured in Financing and Distribution of Independent Horror Films (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Hot Rod Devils
      Written by Willie Woods

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    7/10
    Predictable, routine, but diverting.
    "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" wields an enormous influence over this rural horror comedy; on the whole, "Slaughterhouse" manages to be a reasonably interesting and effectively atmospheric production. The characters are often inane, and the performances aren't so hot for the most part, but that's very much par for the course. *Some* of the characters are pretty damn memorable, especially the homicidal antagonists. There's a fair amount of gore, although the body count may not be high enough to suit some tastes. Writer / director Rick Roessler gives us a taste of what's to come with his pre-credit sequence, then goes through a little bit of set-up, eventually delivering respectable bloody mayhem for 80s horror lovers.

    Don Barrett plays Lester Bacon, a demented old farmer about to lose his slaughterhouse to foreclosure. He lives with a massive, mentally impaired son named Buddy (Joe B. Barton), who grunts instead of talks, and who is very handy with assorted killing implements. Buddy also gets along much better with pigs than with people. Lester finds that Buddy has a taste for murder, but implores him to save it for those who deserve it, namely those that are trying to take his business away from him. Soon enough, he starts to enjoy the experience.

    Barrett is a delight, and Barton is quite fun to watch, especially in one scene where Buddy goes on a joyride after slaughtering a deputy. The movie gets better as it goes along, culminating in what is actually a solid finale, as four friends that had been filming their own "horror" footage head right into danger by utilizing the slaughterhouse at night. The sequence in which sheriffs' daughter Liz(zie) Borden (Sherry Leigh) is pure TCSM type material.

    The fun factor of this rollicking "Do It Yourself" feature is high. The filmmakers seem to be enjoying themselves, so the fans should too.

    Seven out of 10.
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      • August 28, 1987 (United States)
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      • Oregon, USA
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      • American Artists
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    • 1 hour 25 minutes
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