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5.5/10 • 177

1981-08-281h 41m

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As an initiation rite into Alpha Sigma Rho fraternity, four pledges must spend a night in Garth Manor, twelve years to the day after the previous resident murdered his entire family.

Directors
Tom DeSimone
Writters
Randy Feldman
Editors
Anthony DiMarco

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  1. Linda Blair

    Linda Blair

    Marti Gaines

  2. Vincent Van Patten

    Vincent Van Patten

    Seth

  3. Peter Barton

    Peter Barton

    Jeff Reed

  4. Suki Goodwin

    Suki Goodwin

    Denise Dunsmore

  5. Kevin Brophy

    Kevin Brophy

    Peter Bennett

  6. Jenny Neumann

    Jenny Neumann

    May

  7. Jimmy Sturtevant

    Jimmy Sturtevant

    Scott

  8. Hal Ralston

    Hal Ralston

    Older Cop

  9. Carey Fox

    Carey Fox

    Younger Cop

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Wuchak

Sep 21, 2020

6/10

Early 80s slasher in a gothic manor with Linda Blair Four pledges at a Southern Cal university have to spend the night at an infamous deserted mansion. As the other students try to scare them they learn that the horrific legends about the house might be real. Peter Barton and Vincent Van Patten play the male protagonists. “Hell Night” (1981) plays like "Friday the 13th" in a gothic manor. People who like "The Funhouse" (1981), "The Prowler" (1981), "Zombie High" (1987) and "Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil" (1991) should appreciate it, although "The Funhouse," "Prom Night IV" and "Friday the 13th" (any of them) are all-around more entertaining. Aside from Ms. Blair, Suki Goodwin and Jenny Neumann stand out on the female front. Their beauty is displayed without getting too raunchy. This is a good ‘scary movie’ for the Halloween season as all the staples are present and it’s not painful & unpalatable like some horror flicks. There’s a little too much filler though and it needed cut down by 10-12 minutes. The movie runs 1 hour, 41 minutes, and was shot in Kimberly Crest Estate, Redlands (Garth Manor), University of Redlands and Redlands, California, with party interiors done in South Pasadena and studio work done in Hollywood. GRADE: B-/C+

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
haunted housecollegeabandoned houseserial killerslasherghostfraternity initiationscream queendeformed mantrespassingcollege student