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Motel Hell

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Motel Hell
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R,1hr 42min
Genres:
Comedy,Horror
Released:
October 18, 1980
Director:
Kevin Connor
Distributor:
United Artists
Starring:
Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons  ...more
Synopsis: People come from far and wide to sample Farmer Vincent's distinctively flavored dried, smoked sausages, but one might well ask why there are so few people staying at his nearby motel. This horror comedy provides the graphic answer. It seems that the good farmer only uses the highest quality, specially processed human meat in his treats. To prepare the meat, he first harvests healthy tourists from his hotel. Next, he plants them into the ground up to their necks and with a sharp knife carefully slices ... Full Synopsis
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Donald Guarisco, AMG Review
This underrated effort works both as a horror film and as a satire of the "rural terror" subgenre spawned by films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Race With the Devil. Robert Jaffe and Steven-Charles Jaffe's script keeps the premise from degenerating into a tacky shock-a-thon by doling out the gore in sparing doses and playing up the satirical angle of the script. Indeed, the film devotes as much ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Rory Calhoun
Vincent Smith
Paul Linke
Bruce Smith
Nancy Parsons
Ida Smith
Nina Axelrod
Terry
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