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La Tour des Monstres

Titre original : Homebodies
  • 1974
  • 12
  • 1h 38min
NOTE IMDb
6,5/10
840
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La Tour des Monstres (1974)
When a group of pensioners learns that their homes are to be torn down, they take action. An attempt to discourage soon escalates into murder of construction workers.
Lire trailer1:34
1 Video
13 photos
Dark ComedyComedyHorror

Dans un quartier en rénovation, où les petites habitations individuelles sont détruites pour faire place aux grands ensembles imaginés par le moniteur Crawford, six vieillards refusent pourt... Tout lireDans un quartier en rénovation, où les petites habitations individuelles sont détruites pour faire place aux grands ensembles imaginés par le moniteur Crawford, six vieillards refusent pourtant de quitter leur demeure.Dans un quartier en rénovation, où les petites habitations individuelles sont détruites pour faire place aux grands ensembles imaginés par le moniteur Crawford, six vieillards refusent pourtant de quitter leur demeure.

  • Réalisation
    • Larry Yust
  • Scénario
    • Howard Kaminsky
    • Bennett Sims
    • Larry Yust
  • Casting principal
    • Peter Brocco
    • Frances Fuller
    • William Hansen
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
  • NOTE IMDb
    6,5/10
    840
    MA NOTE
    • Réalisation
      • Larry Yust
    • Scénario
      • Howard Kaminsky
      • Bennett Sims
      • Larry Yust
    • Casting principal
      • Peter Brocco
      • Frances Fuller
      • William Hansen
    • 33avis d'utilisateurs
    • 26avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
    • Récompenses
      • 1 nomination au total

    Vidéos1

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    Trailer 1:34
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    Photos12

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    Rôles principaux19

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    Peter Brocco
    Peter Brocco
    • Mr. Blakely
    Frances Fuller
    Frances Fuller
    • Miss Emily
    William Hansen
    William Hansen
    • Mr. Sandy
    Ruth McDevitt
    Ruth McDevitt
    • Mrs. Loomis
    Paula Trueman
    Paula Trueman
    • Mattie
    Ian Wolfe
    Ian Wolfe
    • Mr. Loomis
    Linda Marsh
    Linda Marsh
    • Miss Pollack
    Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    • Mr. Crawford
    Kenneth Tobey
    Kenneth Tobey
    • Construction Boss
    Wesley Lau
    Wesley Lau
    • Construction Foreman
    Norman Gottschalk
    • Apartment Superintendent
    Ireene Webster
    • Woman in Floppy Hat
    Nicholas Lewis
    Nicholas Lewis
    • Construction Worker
    Michael Johnson
    • Policeman
    Alma Du Bus
    • Apartment Superintendent's Wife
    John Craig
    • Construction Worker
    Eldon Quick
    Eldon Quick
    • Insurance Inspector
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    • Watchman
    • (as William Benedict)
    • Réalisation
      • Larry Yust
    • Scénario
      • Howard Kaminsky
      • Bennett Sims
      • Larry Yust
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    Avis des utilisateurs33

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    UranusHz

    All the neighboring buildings are being demolished for a new development, but these tenants won't give up their homes without a fight.

    I saw this movie when I was about 8 and it gave me a serious case of the heebeejeebies. So much so that here, over 20 years later, I still remember it. Its horror value isn't based on a lot of gore, or startles, but just plain creepy situations. It's worth renting, although it will probably seem pretty tame by today's standards.
    7lost-in-limbo

    "There's no reason for us to worry what happens to them"

    Well meaning, but an unusual, gloomy and comedic dark horror drama with a wicked sense of humour and stinging view of the mistreatment of the elderly as time isn't on their side. While it doesn't always come together (with an ambiguous ending that doesn't know how to tie it up), it remains an interesting parable and compelling at that with it's uniquely original premise.

    Six elderly tenants are handed eviction notices, as their apartment is to be torn down and turned into new skyscrapers. However they won't have anything off it and decide the only way they can stay put is to murder those who get in their way or have some sort of control over the development to only slow down the inevitable.

    The movie tagline "A Murder a Day Keeps the Landlord Away!" sums it up perfectly.

    "Homebodies" tries to mix social commentary with creepy chills and cartoon-like humour… while at times eerie and thoughtful in its context I didn't find it particularly humorous. The tone would get goofy in those moments aiming for a laugh, which didn't complement its sombre air. When the script was trying to be sly with its humour, it fitted better. The slow-burn plot really does strike up a moving chemistry between these convincingly quirky characters, as there's heart and personality given out by the performances. They stick together, kill together to keep their familiar lifestyles they hold so close. But then in a twist of events they start to turn on each other with no second thoughts. There's an odd chase sequence as well… where it crafts a dreamy sort of atmosphere around it and the death traps/or deaths are effectively moulded to get under your skin with the blank, cold expressions of their faces watching those die around them. The performances are solid, led by Paula Trueman's neurotic turn and with the likes of Ruth McDevitt, Ian Wolfe and Peter Brocco.

    Director Larry Yust does a durable job and makes good use of the authentic location work to illustrate the urban plight. The camera sprightly frames the activities and the music playfully turn it up.

    A worthwhile forgotten 70s offbeat low-budget black comedy shocker.
    8HumanoidOfFlesh

    Somewhat sad and nihilistic horror comedy.

    The premise of "Homebodies" is certainly unique:a bunch of old people don't want to leave their apartment complex so they start murdering anyone who tries to force them to leave.This weird little shocker is one of the most underrated horror movies of early 70's.The main characters are well-played and very believable and the murders are quite shocking in its viciousness.The cast includes veteran character actors including Ian Wolfe and Ruth McDevitt from "The Night Stalker" and "The Birds".The killings include stabbing to death with a butcher knife and encasing one victim in cement.Construction workers are also mysteriously dying on a construction site.One of old ladies named Mrs. Loomis resolves to tell the police everything,but Mattie kills her by bashing an urn containing the ashes of Miss Emily deceased husband over her head.Very grim and darkly funny "Homebodies" is a must-see for fans of 70's American horror.
    EyeAskance

    Endearing little comedy of mean-spirit.

    Rewarding dose of moribund drollery has unscrupulous property developers evicting the elderly tenants of an apartment building, soon to be razed and replaced by more financially viable structures. When attempts to halt the project are met with staunch indifference, individuals involved with the building's imminent demolition are brutally murdered one-by-one in a variety of grisly ways.

    Good performances from a likable cast, and an off-kilter, deliciously morbid premise make HOMEBODIES a natural-born cult gem which should be an especially pleasant diversion for fans of HAROLD AND MAUDE, EATING RAOUL, and similar titles culled from the strange realm of diabolically humorous cinema.

    6.5/10
    8Weirdling_Wolf

    'Unique example of mid-70s weird-beard horror madness!'

    'Homebodies' is a truly unique example of mid-70s weird-beard horror madness, and as far as I'm aware 'Homebodies' still stands righteously tall to this very day as one of the very few octogenarian-powered revenge melodramas. This singularly themed horror film concerns the ignominious plight of rightfully disgruntled wrinkles as they earnestly confront their callous, money grubbing landlords with imaginatively murderous results! The darkly sardonic films glorious strap-line is a neat précis of all this Zimmer-framed lunacy, to whit:"A murder a day keeps the landlord away!" Iconoclastic director Yust manages to fashion a credible schlocker that achieves the impossible; that is, it manages to simultaneously tug at ones calloused heart strings while a doddering old bint hurls some skeevey schmoe estate agent into a cement-y grave! Hats off to thee, Larry Yust, they REALLY don't make 'em like this anymore!

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    • Anecdotes
      Paula Trueman did chin-ups at her audition for the filmmakers to prove she was in good enough condition to act in the movie.
    • Gaffes
      When they put Miss Pollack in the wheelchair, she sits upright the entire time without any support. If she was deceased, she would have no muscle control to keep her head up.
    • Connexions
      Featured in Movie Macabre: Homebodies (1984)
    • Bandes originales
      Sassafras Sundays
      Music by Bernardo Segall (as Bernardo Segáll)

      Lyrics by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg (as Jeremy Kronsberg)

      Sung by Billy Van

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    • How long is Homebodies?Alimenté par Alexa

    Détails

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    • Date de sortie
      • 24 mars 1976 (France)
    • Pays d’origine
      • États-Unis
    • Langue
      • Anglais
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Les Pousse au crime
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, États-Unis
    • Société de production
      • Cinema Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • 500 000 $US (estimé)
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    • Durée
      1 heure 38 minutes
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      • Mono
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.85 : 1

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