- Actors: John Wintergate, Kalassu, Lindsay Freeman, Joel Riordan, Brian Bruderlin
- Directors: John Wintergate
- Writers: John Wintergate
- Producers: Elliot Van Koghbe, Peter Baahlu
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Code Red / Navarre/Vve
- Release Date: April 29 2008
- Run Time: 98 minutes
- ASIN: B001302URC
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #36,722 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Insane, bizarre, demented do not describe this freakshow!, May 15 2008
By J. Wingenfeld "warholhorror" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Boarding House (DVD)
BOARDINGHOUSE is a micro-budget shot-on-video horror movie which is arguably the first-ever direct-to-video movie ever produced (and almost definitely the first shot-on-video movie transferred to 35mm and shown in theaters). While at first glance it seems to be nothing more than a cheap piece of schlock shot in someone's backyard, what makes BOARDINGHOUSE stand out amid the hordes of other such movies is the movie's undeniably off-the-wall atmosphere, demented performances and amusingly ameteurish make-up and visual effects. The average viewer will no doubt be completely bewildered, but fans of underground horror and drive-in exploitation will be delighted by this unrelentingly weird little freakshow.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Seperates the the REAL exploitation fans from the tourists..., Nov 15 2009
By A. Copp "topo872" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Boarding House (DVD)
BOARDINGHOUSE is the kind of horror movie that is very rarely made anymore and is even more rarely appreciated for the out of touch with reality entertainment it offers. To put the movie in the right perspective the viewer has to watch it in the frame of mind that someone would have encountered it in 1981, stumbling into a Drive-in or grindhouse theater, probably assisted by some mind altering medication and being side swiped by this deviant blast of Northern Californication Occultic blarny. Boardinghouse takes you head, twists off the top and does unmentionable things to your gelatin matter whether you like it or not. The movie ENJOYS making a mess of your brain on a fifty cent budget.Sure the acting is bad, the videography hurts your eyes at times, and the singing by the star is out of whack. But all of this adds up to the experience of being from an entirely different planet. A planet where a middle aged occult hustler just needs to put an ad in the Sunday paper to get a half dozen babes to move in with him and at the height of his powers can make a bar of soap zoom around the bath tub with his mind! It has boobs, gore and video generated shadow monsters! It was only the second movie ever to be shot on commercial video and released to theaters (the first being Frank Zappa's 200 MOTELS) so for that alone it is a landmark.
It is movies like BOARDINGHOUSE that separate real cult/exploitation film fans from the tourists who just watch the "cool" stuff that Fangoria or Maxim would feel safe recommending. Loving real trash like this alienates people, but once you get past that feeling that is where the real gems are.
The DVD from CODE RED is a labor of love with a riotous commentary and featurettes with the director and star these days.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
WOW! What Was That?, Oct 26 2011
By Guido "hucklecat03" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Boarding House (DVD)
Back in 1983, I saw a preview for this film on some VHS tape. I was 7 years old at the time. I remember seeing some, gloved, maniac getting ready to drill a hole in some woman's head. I went to the video store on the corner, looking for this video. Unfortunately they didn't have it, and I rented "Halloween III" instead. Ironically enough, "Halloween III) also has a drill kill scene.Almost 30 years later here I am watching "Boarding House" and my lord what a schlock fest this film is. Cheesy, horrendous acting, atrocious dialogue but so much fun to watch. It really looks like a few people just got together, got really hammered and said "Let's make a horror film".
Honestly, the plot was pretty hard for me to figure out. I don't know if I wanted to figure it out. This is one you have to see to believe. Not only because of how cheesy, and unique it is, but also because of how bad it is. I have never seen a film like this, and I've been watching horror films for 30 years.
Interesting, fun, boring, weird, and ridiculous would be a few adjectives to descrive this "film". Suggestion, get a 6 pack ready for this film. You're gonna need it.
Enjoy!
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