"Masters of Horror" Family (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.2/10   

Director:

John Landis

Escritores:

Mick Garris (creator)
Brent Hanley (written by)

Series de televisión:

"Masters of Horror" (2005)

Fecha de lanzamiento original:

3 noviembre 2006 (Temporada 2, Episodio 2)

Género:

Horror

Plot:

Harold is a seemingly peaceful neighbor in a quiet midwestern neighborhood, but underneath, he's a murderous psychopath who sets his eyes on a couple that have moved in across the street.

Plot Keywords:

Neighbor | Psychopath | Bludgeoning | Father Daughter Relationship | Cigarette Smoking

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Hilariously demented

Reparto

George Wendt	...	Harold Thompson
John B. Scott	...	Grandpa
Meredith Monroe	...	Celia Fuller
Matt Keeslar	...	David Fuller
Haley Guiel	...	Sarah (as Hailey Guiel)
Kerry Sandomirsky	...	Jane
Nancy Whyte	...	Grandma
Emily Tennant	...	Teenage Blonde Girl
Emily Hope	...	Teenage Punk Girl
Aleita Northey	...	Teenage Sad Girl
Frances Flanagan	...	Housewife
Donald R. Mintz	...	Interior George Wendt (as Dr. Donald R. Mintz)

Duración:

58 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

USA:TV-MA | Australia:MA (2007) | Italy:VM14

Locaciones de Filmación:

British Columbia, Canada

Compañía:

Starz Media

Trivialidades:

The hospital was actually a set built in the high school where Harold looks for a "big sister".

Errores:

Continuidad: After Harold returns from the dinner and he speaks with his 'wife', she finishes her glass of wine twice while Harold holds the bottle the entire time without pouring any more for her.

Conexiones de Película:

References Men in Black (1934)

Hilariously demented

FAMILY is director John Landis' second entry in the brilliant Showtime program, "Masters of Horror." Although he is better known for such screwball comedies as ANIMAL HOUSE and THE BLUES BROTHERS, he also directed AN American WEREWOLF IN London. So he is good at taking a sick, disturbing, scary story, and adding a little deranged humor in it.

In this installment, George Wendt, best known as Norm Peterson on "Cheers," plays Harold Thompson, a middle-aged single man living in a suburban McMansion who seems okay, but has human skeletons in his house which he calls his "family." Then comes a young married couple, Celia & David who move right across the street.

This episode is sort of like Landis' dark, comedic version of PSYCHO and THE Texas CHAINSAW MASSACRE. It has a TCM style death chamber in the middle of suburbia, which you can't help but laugh at. There is also an interesting twist in the last ten minutes of the movie, which should by no stretch of the mind be spoiled.

It was great to see George Wendt make an interesting comeback. His character is very sick on the inside, but lovable on the outside. Different character than Norm Peterson I imagine.