The House Where Evil Dwells
| The House Where Evil Dwells | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Kevin Connor |
| Produced by | Martin B. Cohen |
| Written by | Novel: James Hardiman Screenplay: Robert Suhosky |
| Starring | Edward Albert Susan George Doug McClure Amy Barrett Mako Hattori Tsuiyuki Sasaki Toshiya Maruyama |
| Music by | Ken Thorne |
| Cinematography | Jacques Haitkin |
| Editing by | Barry Peters |
| Studio | Cohen Commercial Credit Holdings Toei Company |
| Distributed by | MGM/UA Entertainment Company (1982) (USA) (theatrical) MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS) Warner Home Video (1986) (Belgium) (VHS) |
| Release date(s) | May 14, 1982 (USA) |
| Running time | 88 min |
| Country | USA/Japan |
| Language | English |
The House Where Evil Dwells is a 1982 American/Japanese horror film that stars Edward Albert, Susan George and Doug McClure about an American family that moves into a reputed haunted house in the hills of Japan. It was directed by Kevin Connor and produced by Martin B. Cohen. It was based on a novel by James Hardiman and turned into a screenplay by Robert Suhosky.
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[edit] Plot
In 1840, a samurai comes home to find his wife in bed with another man, so he kills them both and then himself. Flash-forward to the present day, and an American family of three moves into this since-abandoned house and starts to experience incidents of haunting and possession.
[edit] Cast
- Edward Albert as Ted Fletcher
- Susan George as Laura Fletcher
- Doug McClure as Alex Curtis
- Amy Barrett as Amy Fletcher
- Mako Hattori as Otami
- Tsuiyuki Sasaki as Shigero (as Toshiyuki Sasaki)
- Toshiya Maruyama as Masanori
- Tsuyako Olajima as Majyo Witch (as Tsuyako Okajima)
- Henry Mitowa as Zen Monk
- Mayumi Umeda as Noriko, the babysitter
- Shuren Sakurai as Noh Mask Maker
- Hiroko Takano as Wakako
- Shôji Ohara as Assistant Mask Maker (as Shoji Ohara)
- Jirô Shirai as Tadashi (as Jiro Shirai)
- Kazuo Yoshida as Editor
- Kunihiko Shinjo as Assistant Editor
- Gentaro Mori as Yoshio
- Tomoko Shimizu as Aiko
- Misao Arai as Hayashi
- Chiyoko Hardiman as Mama-San
- Hideo Shimedo as Policeman (as Hideo Shimado)
[edit] Critical reception
Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote, "The House Where Evil Dwells... should satisfy all but the most insatiable appetites for haunted-house movies..."[1]
TV Guide said, "The film has more nudity than chills, but it does have some quirky humor, especially in the exorcism scene."[2]
J.C. Maçek III of WorldsGreatestCritic.com wrote, "Sadly, this film does end up coming off as another Amityville "homage" either because of director Kevin Connor's best efforts, or in spite of them. In truth, though, it's not all that bad. The acting doesn't particularly suck, and while the ideas don't seem to spring fully formed to the screen, those ideas are at least good, and relatively unique."[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Vincent Canby (1982-05-14). "The House Where Evil Dwells". New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C04E7DA143BF937A25756C0A964948260. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ TV Guide. "The House Where Evil Dwells". TV Guide. http://movies.tvguide.com/house-evil-dwells/review/101433. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
- ^ J.C. Maçek III. "The House Where Evil Dwells". WorldsGreatestCritic.com. http://www.worldsgreatestcritic.com/housewhereevildwells.html. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
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