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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   5,050 votes
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Director:

Steve Miner

Writers:

Fred Dekker (story)
Ethan Wiley (screenplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

28 February 1986 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror more

Tagline:

Ding dong, you're dead. more

Plot:

Roger Cobb is a Vietnam vet. Whose career as a horror novelist has taken a turn for the worse when his... more | full synopsis

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations more

User Comments:

The Greatest "B" movie ever! more (93 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
William Katt ... Roger Cobb
George Wendt ... Harold Gorton
Richard Moll ... Big Ben
Kay Lenz ... Sandy Sinclair
Mary Stavin ... Tanya

Michael Ensign ... Chet Parker
Erik Silver ... Jimmy
Mark Silver ... Jimmy
Susan French ... Aunt Elizabeth
Alan Autry ... Cop #3
Steven Williams ... Cop #4
James Calvert ... Grocery Boy (as Jim Calvert)

Mindy Sterling ... Woman in Bookstore
Jayson Kane ... Cheesy Stud
Billy Beck ... Priest
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

House: Ding Dong, You're Dead (USA) (video title)
A Casa do Espanto (Brazil) [pt]
Chi è sepolto in quella casa? (Italy) [it]
Det spökar hos grannen (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Dom (Poland) [pl]
House - Das Horrorhaus (West Germany) [de]
House, una casa alucinante (Spain) [es]
Naapurissa kummittelee (Finland) [fi]
Titta vi spökar (Sweden) [sv]
To spiti (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Glenn Close and Sigourney Weaver were considered for the female lead role. more

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When the cops arrive an officer says, 'I know you, right? You're Roger... ' you can see the boom mic reflected on the visor of his police cap. more

Quotes:

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Grocery Boy: Mrs. Hooper?
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Featured in The Making of 'House' (1986) (V) more


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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
The Greatest "B" movie ever!, 15 March 1999
10/10
Author: Watson-3 from New Jersy, USA

I have never been so entertained by a low budget horror before. This is the only genre pic that I can watch time and time again. It's such a mix of suspense, comedy, and clever plotting, with a central character you really care about. Only down side, are the effects. Otherwise, a terrific little flick. The Citizen Kane of the "B" movie! :)

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