Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueSomeone is killing off nubile real-estate agents. A psychologist doing a therapy talk show begins to get calls from the perpetrator, and cooperates with the police to try to stop him. Unfort... Tout lireSomeone is killing off nubile real-estate agents. A psychologist doing a therapy talk show begins to get calls from the perpetrator, and cooperates with the police to try to stop him. Unfortunately, his lover is a real-estate agent, and when it becomes clear that the madman is ge... Tout lireSomeone is killing off nubile real-estate agents. A psychologist doing a therapy talk show begins to get calls from the perpetrator, and cooperates with the police to try to stop him. Unfortunately, his lover is a real-estate agent, and when it becomes clear that the madman is getting information for his kills from her discarded house listings, they both become endang... Tout lire
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- Casting principal
- Joe Pearcy
- (as Scott Baker)
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The revelation of the killer is disappointing. The killer also gives a rather lengthy speech, yawn.
Still, Adrienne Barbeau fans might like to check it out.
In keeping with its real estate theme, one viewing of this silly late-'80s slasher is definitely more than enough: it's extremely dated, lacks original features, and is missing the 'wow factor' so sorely needed in such an overcrowded market. The direction is flat, the storyline drags, there is very little in the way of genuine suspense, and the gore is limited to a couple of unconvincing severed fingers (which are chopped off with a makeshift weapon constructed from a sink plunger and some razor blades!) and a decapitated head.
4.5 out of 10, generously rounded up to 5 for the obligatory female nudity (which comes from a busty dominatrix who takes a nude swim, and Barbeau, who gives fans a brief glimpse of her ample rack), the hilariously camp radio station employee (just in case you're in any doubt about his sexuality, he wears a pink shirt), the bizarre kitten stroking scene, and sexy Christina Gallegos as doomed realtor Pilar Hernandez, who gets the shock of her life when she bumps into the killer.
* (out of 4)
There's no question that by the time 1987 came along the slasher genre was on its last legs. The majority of the big guys were still being released to theaters but with smaller box office takes and the majority of trash was heading straight to VHS. Just about every holiday and scenario were used just as long as innocent people were slaughtered and the psycho in OPEN HOUSE is after real estate agents who are charging too much for houses.
One agent (Adrienne Barbeau) fears that she might be on the psycho's list so her DJ boyfriend (Joseph Bottoms) starts working with the police to try and capture the nut before more are slaughtered.
There's no doubt that this is a horrid movie made by people with no intent on making a good movie. It's clear they were just trying to throw something (anything) together in order to take a few more breathes away from the genre that was clearly dying. There's not a single ounce of suspense to be found in any of the killings and the majority of the performances are downright bad. The screenplay is beyond a joke as we get some horrid dialogue but we also get a terrifically insane ending where the DJ, a radio psychiatrist, tries to get the killer to discuss his emotional pain!!!
This film, on a technical level, certainly deserves the rarely given BOMB rating but I just can't do it because this thing is so incredibly bad that you'll probably find yourself laughing at most of it. Take one example where a man and woman lock themselves in a double door bathroom trying to keep the killer away. The killer can't get through door one so he then goes around to door two. The duo never try to escape and when the killer finally gets in he neither try to defend themselves and instead one just sits by while the other is killed waiting for their turn. The murders are all extremely silly including one where the killer takes the handle from a toilet plunger and puts razors on it.
Fans of Barbeau will probably want to check this out since you'll at least get to see her naked. She's actually pretty good in the film as you can tell she's at least giving some effort. Bottoms is downright hilarious during certain moments as is Rudy Ramos as that guy who is usually screaming when it's not really necessary.
OPEN HOUSE has a silly plot, silly murders, bad acting, bad special effects and all of this badness is what makes it worth sitting through at least once for fans of the genre. There's no question that it's a horrid movie but thankfully it's bad enough to where you can at least laugh at it and the final five-minutes are so brain dead, jaw-dropping insane that you'll be wishing there was a sequel.
(to find out the only abomination of a film that could beat this one as the worst film I've ever seen, check out my review for "Hundstage" [Dog Days])
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesAdrienne Barbeau acted in this movie to pay her son's tuition fees.
- Citations
Adrienne Barbeau: When's the last time that you so much as read the ingredients on a can of deodorant?
- ConnexionsReferenced in Rewind This! (2013)
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- Open House - Trautes Heim kann tödlich sein
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