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Don't Look in the Basement
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4.8/10   1,066 votes
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Writer:
Tim Pope (writer)
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Release Date:
September 1973 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Day The Insane Took Over The Asylum! more
Plot:
A young psychiatric nurse goes to work at a lonesome asylum following a murder. There, she experiences varying degrees of torment from the patients. full summary | full synopsis
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actually pretty good more (78 total)

Cast

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Bill McGhee ... Sam (as William Bill McGhee)
Jessie Lee Fulton ... Jane St. Claire
Robert Dracup ... Ray Daniels
Harryette Warren ... Jennifer D.
Michael Harvey ... Dr. Stephens
Jessie Kirby ... Danny
Hugh Feagin ... Sergeant Jaffee
Betty Chandler ... Allyson King
Camilla Carr ... Harriet
Gene Ross ... Judge Oliver W. Cameron
Annabelle Weenick ... Dr. Geraldine S. Masters (as Anne MacAdams)
Rosie Holotik ... Nurse Charlotte Beale
Rhea MacAdams ... Mrs. Callingham
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Death Ward #13 (USA) (alternative title)
Don't Go in the Basement (UK) (video box title)
The Forgotten
De sinnssykes redselshus (Norway) (video box title) [no]
Non guardare in cantina (Italy) [it]
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Runtime:
89 min | Australia:92 min
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Australia:R | Iceland:(Banned) | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:X (1977) | USA:R | UK:15 (DVD rating)
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This film was shot in 12 days on a budget of less than $100,000. more
Quotes:
Nurse Charlotte Beale: Do you get out much, Mrs. Callingham?
Mrs. Callingham: You're the one who needs to get out!
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18 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
actually pretty good, 11 June 2003
Author: peterc-8 from boston ma

I was surprised how good this film was. The IMDB rating is so low. I'm not sure why it rates so poorly.

The biggest problem with the flick is that it had a miniscule budget. The overall look is fairly shabby - a very thin production. BUT it has everything else you want in a cheapo horror flick...the script is original, the acting is actually decent, bordering on pretty good for a few characters. The camera work is creative. The heroine is a babe.

A bit of gore and a bit of suspense. Seasoned horror junkies may be able to guess the main gimmick after the first couple of scenes, but it is still worth watching. The film does provide a couple of minor twists that you won't guess though.

If you are looking for bland and well produced then perhaps you should stick with Phantom Menace. If you want to watch a nifty little throwaway horror flick, try Dont Look In The Basement.

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