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Motel Hell

1980 · 102 min

A gleefully warped slice of backwoods horror-comedy, mixing grisly shocks with deadpan rural charm and a finale that's pure chainsaw lunacy.

Tagline
It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters!
Overview
Farmer Vincent Smith and his sister Ida run a motel attached to a farm where they capture unsuspecting travelers, bury them alive, fatten them up and then harvest their bodies as ingredients for his famous brand of "smoked meats."

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • madness
  • family
  • deception
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Kevin Connor
Written by
Robert Jaffe, Steven-Charles Jaffe
Starring
Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod, Wolfman Jack, Elaine Joyce, Monique St. Pierre, John Ratzenberger
Music
Lance Rubin
Cinematography
Thomas Del Ruth
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America

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