Parts of the Family (2003)

Beyond the front door of an old, decrepit house is buried a horrible and tragic past. One horryfing and gory night a family of four is brutally hacked to pieces. The only survivor is the ... See full summary »

Director:

Léon Paul De Bruyn

Writers:

John Idem, Liam Bradley

Stars:

Cecilia Bergqvist, Bob Dougherty, Leo Franquet

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cecilia Bergqvist	...	Elle Fitzroy
Bob Dougherty	...	Jason Goodis
Leo Franquet	...	Leo Esubam
Paul Houwen	...	Police Officer Nicks
Hugo Vanden Bremt	...	Police Officer Walls
Willy Leus	...	Police Officer Raines
Johanna Lesage	...	Laura Esubam
Leen Vandereycken	...	Lucy Esubam
Norman Baert	...	Stephen Esubam
John Idem	...	Sniper
Bert Strouwen	...	Squadleader
Jacques Verbist	...	Zombie Policeman (as Jaak Verbist)
Peter Clappaert	...	Driver / Weapons Instructor
Geert Hoornaert	...	Squadmember
Bruno Vandenbossche	...	Zombie

Storyline

Beyond the front door of an old, decrepit house is buried a horrible and tragic past. One horryfing and gory night a family of four is brutally hacked to pieces. The only survivor is the young and beautiful housekeeper, Ella. When she steps out of the house one day, she has no idea that she is about to be snatched by failed bank-robber Jason Goodis. Goodis, however, could not have imagined that the innocent hostage he is dragging back inside, has an unquenchable thirst for blood!

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Plot Keywords:

sniper | flashback | zombie | cannibalism | parody | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Belgium USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 2003 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Idep Bvpa, Troma Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min 82 min (recut)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Alternate Versions

The DVD contains both the original version of the film and a re-edited version featuring new footage shot by The Troma Team.

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Connections

Featured in Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema (2016)

User Reviews

Sick and cheap...but well worth a watch

This is Troma film-making at his purest: an amateurish splatter-movie with an ultra-thin and ridiculous storyline but with twisted characters and nasty make-up effects everywhere. When watching "Parts of the Family", you pretty much get the idea that this was filmed without a script (coincidentally or not, nobody actually is credited as the writer) and the absurd plot-twists seem to be improved on the set. The movie opens with a bank robber who flees from the police. The chase ends in front of an old mansion where he takes a yummy young girl hostage and entrenches himself in the house. The hostage turns out crazier than the robber as flashbacks illustrate that she once was the mansion's housekeeper who butchered the entire family that lived there. Things get even more messed up near the end, when zombies start to appear from the cellar and the girl transforms into a blood-drinking, corpse-licking witch. "Parts of the Family" was entirely made by Troma's loyal Belgian department that previously delivered "Rabbit Grannies" (a guilty pleasure of mine) and "Maniac Nurses". The film is not dubbed and all the Belgian actors speak their lines in English. They do a reasonably good job although you can clearly hear that English isn't their native tongue. Especially in the second half, the gore and sleaze is really outrageous! Zombies (wrapped up like mummies) break out and still their hunger on the police forces that surrounded the house. The legendary Lloyd "Keeper of Crap" Kaufman has a supportive role as police commissioner and he too has his eyeballs ripped out by severely decomposing zombies! I bet his fan – and enemies – will love to see this happen. Overall, this isn't exactly a film you HAVE TO see before you die but it's good entertainment. Definitely better than "Maniac Nurses".