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House (1985)

06/12/1985 (US)Comedy, Horror, Fantasy1h 32m
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Horror Has Found a New Home.

Overview

Roger Cobb, a divorced horror novelist coming to terms with the disappearance of his young son, inherits an old mansion home to malevolent supernatural residents.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. William Katt

      William Katt

      Roger Cobb

    2. George Wendt

      George Wendt

      Harold Gorton

    3. Richard Moll

      Richard Moll

      Big Ben

    4. Kay Lenz

      Kay Lenz

      Sandy Sinclair

    5. Mary Stavin

      Mary Stavin

      Tanya

    6. Michael Ensign

      Michael Ensign

      Chet Parker

    7. Erik Silver

      Jimmy

    8. Mark Silver

      Jimmy

    9. Susan French

      Aunt Elizabeth

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    A review by Wuchak

    7.0
    Written by Wuchak on Apr 25, 2022

    **_Amusing 80’s haunted house flick with William Katt and George Wendt_** When his aunt suddenly dies, a grieving horror writer and Vietnam vet (Katt) moves into her manor wherein he experience strange and frightening things. What’s going on? Wendt plays his neighbor, Kay Lenz his ex-wife and Richard Moll a soldier pal in Vietnam. "House" (1985) takes the done-to-death haunted house genre and adds creativity and humor along with the expected frights. It’s an entertaining horror/comedy where everything ‘clicks,’ mixing elements of “Poltergeist” (1982), “Basket Case” (1982) and “Ghostbust...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$3,000,000.00

    Revenue$19,444,631.00

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    • missing son
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    • subconscious
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