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The Halfway House

  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
1.1K
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The Halfway House (2004)
ComedyHorror

Young girls are disappearing in and around the Mary Magdalen Halfway House for Troubled Girls. Desperate to find out what became of her sister, Larissa Morgan goes undercover to infiltrate t... Read allYoung girls are disappearing in and around the Mary Magdalen Halfway House for Troubled Girls. Desperate to find out what became of her sister, Larissa Morgan goes undercover to infiltrate the Catholic-run institution.Young girls are disappearing in and around the Mary Magdalen Halfway House for Troubled Girls. Desperate to find out what became of her sister, Larissa Morgan goes undercover to infiltrate the Catholic-run institution.

  • Director
    • Kenneth J. Hall
  • Writers
    • Kenneth J. Hall
    • H.P. Lovecraft
  • Stars
    • Mary Woronov
    • Janet Tracy Keijser
    • Shawn Savage
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kenneth J. Hall
    • Writers
      • Kenneth J. Hall
      • H.P. Lovecraft
    • Stars
      • Mary Woronov
      • Janet Tracy Keijser
      • Shawn Savage
    • 32User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Mary Woronov
    Mary Woronov
    • Sister Cecelia
    Janet Tracy Keijser
    Janet Tracy Keijser
    • Larissa Morgan
    Shawn Savage
    Shawn Savage
    • Sgt. Dick Sheen
    Stephanie Leighs
    • Cherry Pie Pulowski
    Athena Demos
    Athena Demos
    • Angelena
    Monica Shere
    • Eddie
    Joseph Tatner
    Joseph Tatner
    • Father Fogerty
    Michael Gaglio
    Michael Gaglio
    • Inspector Hinds
    • (as Mike Gaglio)
    Cleve Hall
    Cleve Hall
    • Lutkus
    Tomi X.
    • Sheila
    • (as Tomi X)
    Saye Yabandeh
    Saye Yabandeh
    • Shelby
    M. Robert Todd
    • Spider
    Ashley Fires
    Ashley Fires
    • Annie
    • (as Ashley Rhea)
    Arianna
    • Halfway House Girl #1
    Azia Sumatra
    Azia Sumatra
    • Halfway House Girl #2
    Tawnya Johnson
    • Halfway House Girl #3
    Snakelady Rose
    • Halfway House Girl #4
    • (as S.L.Rose)
    Constance Hall
    Constance Hall
    • Halfway House Girl
    • Director
      • Kenneth J. Hall
    • Writers
      • Kenneth J. Hall
      • H.P. Lovecraft
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    User reviews32

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    6annevejb

    Low budget horror. v1.01

    This is the sort of horror film that includes a lot of young attractive female actors who are comfortable about acting naked.

    Acting and dialogue and action are occasionally weak, but this is low budget, so this should not get in the way of appreciation for those with a true love of such low budget films.

    Some might consider this film as filthy dross, but others might consider the dross to be worthwhile food. .

    This is the sort of porn horror that I should be able to return to occasionally. The original Last House On The Left is superior in All respects, but the horror in that is too intense for me.

    The nudity is restricted to bedtimes and showering and mealtimes. I vastly prefer it to the nudity in the Kindle porn photo magazines that I read in early 2023.
    Samiam3

    Practically garbage, but possibly amusing for some.

    Arguablly one of the most perverted non-porno films to emerge in recent cinema. It is the kind of thing that makes you want to ask out loud 'what were they thinking?' Highly offensive, sexist, gross, and without a molecule of talent. At least the movie does not take itself seriously, making it watchable if taken as camp, but I estimate that only one out of every ten (or even twenty) people will find this entertaining.

    After her sister disappears one afternoon, Larissa Morgan turns to the cops for help. She suspects something to do with, Sister Cecilia's halfway house for troubled girls, and comes up with a twisted plan to get some answers. She seduces a cop into sending her to the halfway house, pretending she is unstable. Her intention, to go under cover and investigate the place. Everything goes bananas; we get silly sex scenes, extreme profanity, sadistic morons, and a hungry alien in the cellar.

    The Halfway House is junk, but it is not the worst movie out there. It has the potential to entertain but its audience isn't liable to be anything other than sex-crazed, ruffian teen boys. Everyone else will see The Halfway House as what it is, a lobotomized piece of sexploitation
    5emlyn_b

    mildly entertaining

    totally wrong on every level but captivating all the same. so inexcusably pathetic but also so addictive to watch just to see if the acting picked up further into it. a good Sunday movie if you are hungover from the night before, great for zombie-ing out to on an overcast afternoon.

    i found myself wondering if these actors have made it in Hollywood, or whether they still are waitressing. not quite even a soft porn movie even if there are plenty of breasts on show.

    please ensure you have downed a bottle of vodka or two in the hour before commencing.
    3gator1110

    Yeah this is Pretty Bad

    I saw some of this movie last night on SHowtime, and it's def nothing to jump around about. But it's so stupid that it's kinda funny. The acting is definitely horrible, don't know what they were thinking with this 1. The chicks are fine, but I guess thats the only plus. It's nothing more than a C class horror movie with a predictable plot, sprinkled with lesbian love. Also the characters are so dry and are just dumb. There's the Nuns helper that I guess is suppose to represent Egor, but is really not scary or funny.This is definitely a movie that could of stayed in the vaults, but because it's so stupid it's kinda funny.
    8nobudget-1

    Now this film is Old School FUN... FUN... FUN!

    So many horror films these days are such a disappointment, but man was I surprised by this little low budget gem! It had me in tears, I was laughing so hard. It had it all... lots of nudity (I do mean lots!), some incredibly funny lines, and some great kills!

    It was directed by Kenneth J. Hall, who wrote "Puppet Master", a Full Moon film that was actually quite good. They should have had Hall write more of their films.

    Anyway, I managed to catch a screening of "The Halfway House" at the North Hollywood Film Fest. The rest of the audience loved it as much as I did. It seems like a tribute to all the fun exploitation horror movies I loved in my youth, filled with sexy juvenile delinquents (played by much older girls), weird characters, and a Lovecraftian monster. Hall isn't satisfied with spoofing one genre. He takes on a whole bunch of them… and succeeds! The production looks good and the cast, led by veteran actress Mary Woronov, is first-rate. Anyone who is a fan of old-school drive-in horror movies from the 60s and 70s is bound to like this movie. I can't wait to see what this guy does next.

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    • Trivia
      Miskatonic University is mentioned by Ofc. Sheen to Larissa, who queries "where have I heard that before?" This is a reference to H.P. Lovecraft, who used this fictitious University in some of his stories, notably "Re-Animator."
    • Crazy credits
      No Elder Gods were harmed during the making of this motion picture.
    • Connections
      References Les Dents de la mer (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      Like A Sun
      Written by Atom Smith and Brad Cooper

      Performed by Primitive Machines

      Published by Hydraulic Clown Head Music

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Божий приют
    • Filming locations
      • Lincoln Heights Jail - 401 N. Avenue 19, Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • BV Entertainment Inc.
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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