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House on the Hill

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
2.7/10
384
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House on the Hill (2012)
True CrimeCrimeHorror

Based on a true story, House On The Hill chronicles the outrageous 1980s murder spree of serial killer Leonard Lake, who would target, kidnap, rob and kill people -- and even whole families.Based on a true story, House On The Hill chronicles the outrageous 1980s murder spree of serial killer Leonard Lake, who would target, kidnap, rob and kill people -- and even whole families.Based on a true story, House On The Hill chronicles the outrageous 1980s murder spree of serial killer Leonard Lake, who would target, kidnap, rob and kill people -- and even whole families.

  • Director
    • Jeff Frentzen
  • Writers
    • Jeff Frentzen
    • Nicole Marie Polec
  • Stars
    • Naidra Dawn Thomson
    • Shannon Leade
    • Stephen A.F. Day
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    2.7/10
    384
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    • Director
      • Jeff Frentzen
    • Writers
      • Jeff Frentzen
      • Nicole Marie Polec
    • Stars
      • Naidra Dawn Thomson
      • Shannon Leade
      • Stephen A.F. Day
    • 13User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Naidra Dawn Thomson
    Naidra Dawn Thomson
    • Sonia
    Shannon Leade
    • Karianna
    Stephen A.F. Day
    Stephen A.F. Day
    • Leonard Lake
    Sam Leung
    • Charles Ng
    Kevin McCloskey
    • Paul Kale
    Laura Hofrichter
    • Sara
    • (as Laura Leigh)
    Brenna Catherine Briski
    • Leila
    Crystal Nelson
    Crystal Nelson
    • Jennifer
    Tya Adams
    • Sandra
    Olivia Parrish
    • Julie
    Rachael Devlin
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    Elissa Dowling
    Elissa Dowling
    • Mary
    Erin Young
    • Mother
    Bud Watson
    Bud Watson
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      • Jeff Frentzen
      • Nicole Marie Polec
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    2lhutcherson1

    A horrible true story turned into a pathetic bad movie

    The picture quality is atrocious. They attempt to present the horror but provide almost zero context as to what happened. This is one of the most amateurish attempts at film making I've seen in years. I'm confused why they even bothered to make this as it's pathetic and pointless. This was put together without skill, without subtlety, and worst of all, without properly expressing the actual horror that occurred. This is basically an abomination of a film that further harms the victims. Every single thing about this movie is bad. Bad acting, bad directing, bad music, bad sound effect, bad visual effects, bad storytelling. This is simply an awful, ridiculous movie what should have been more considering the atrocious real life events it's based on.
    1heirman_steven

    clickbait trash

    Don't bother watching this movie . there way better movies You would think this movie is about a haunted house right ? Wrong its about a serial killer and not about a house like the title of the movie would suggest
    1gbunny-59019

    One of the worst things I have ever tried to watch

    What was their budget for this, $25? Had they just made a documentary, it may have been more successful. The acting is positively horrendous and the music is annoying.
    4timlin-4

    Amateur Hour

    I was expecting a low-budget horror flick, sometimes smaller films can be interesting discoveries, if only "so bad they are good," but this movie is just mediocre. Poorly shot with pitiful effects and an atrocious score, the movie lacks inspiration, either of the scary or humorous kind. Possibly the tone is intentionally subdued to match a "true crime" report, but a reenactment should be more fun! The framing story of the survivor is tedious, and victims pass in and out of the story too quickly to engage the viewer's interest. The most interesting parts are the clips of the real Leonard Lake explaining himself, but they last only a couple of minutes. That said, it could be worse, and some scenes are almost good; other than the soundtrack it's not too obnoxious if you are compelled to complete your snuff collection.
    1CloudSevenDJ

    More a Documentary then a Movie

    As a movie it sucks. Why? The plot is not meant to be a movie.

    But regarding the fact that it is based on a true happening and you can actually see the real person on tape, it makes it creepy and uncomforting.

    I don't reget watching it, but i would call it an reanactment, or rather documentary, which is not too bad, but for that it could have been reduced to half of the time. This way it's just too long and repetitive.

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    • Trivia
      The movie includes authentic court video clips of serial killer Leonard Lake talking to a video camera, describing his "philosophy" about why he wants to kidnap people. Shot in Wilseyville, California, USA, in October 1983.
    • Goofs
      The blonde girl's tattoos on her back randomly shift from left to right throughout the film.
    • Crazy credits
      No animals or flies where harmed while making this movie
    • Alternate versions
      The UK release was cut, cuts required to remove or reduce scenes of sexual and sexualised violence, in order to obtain an 18 classification. Cuts required in line with BBFC Guidelines, policy and the Video Recordings Act 1984. An uncut classification was not available.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Paradise: Episode #2.7 (2013)

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    • Release date
      • May 11, 2012 (Monaco)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Winnetka, California, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • North 40
      • Options Entertainment
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    • Budget
      • $320,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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