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Don't Go in the House

  • 1979
  • R
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
5.6K
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Don't Go in the House (1979)
A disturbed young man who was burned as a child by his sadistic mother stalks women with a flamethrower.
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A disturbed young man who was burned as a child by his sadistic mother stalks women with a flamethrower.A disturbed young man who was burned as a child by his sadistic mother stalks women with a flamethrower.A disturbed young man who was burned as a child by his sadistic mother stalks women with a flamethrower.

  • Director
    • Joseph Ellison
  • Writers
    • Joe Masefield
    • Joseph Ellison
    • Ellen Hammill
  • Stars
    • Dan Grimaldi
    • Charles Bonet
    • Bill Ricci
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph Ellison
    • Writers
      • Joe Masefield
      • Joseph Ellison
      • Ellen Hammill
    • Stars
      • Dan Grimaldi
      • Charles Bonet
      • Bill Ricci
    • 117User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Dan Grimaldi
    Dan Grimaldi
    • Donny Kohler
    Charles Bonet
    Charles Bonet
    • Ben
    • (as Charlie Bonet)
    Bill Ricci
    • Vito
    Robert Carnegie
    Robert Carnegie
    • Bobby Tuttle
    • (as Robert Osth)
    Dennis M. Hunter
    • Worker
    John Hedberg
    • Worker
    Ruth Dardick
    • Mrs. Kohler
    Johanna Brushay
    Johanna Brushay
    • Kathy Jordan
    Darcy Shean
    Darcy Shean
    • Girl in Car
    Mary Ann Chin
    • Woman in Street
    Lois Verkruepse
    • Woman with Kids
    Susan Smith
    • Girl in Market
    Jim Donnegan
    • Clerk
    Claudia Folts
    • Body #1
    Denise Woods
    • Body #2
    Pat Williams
    • Body #3
    Colin Mclnness
    • Little Donny
    Ralph D. Bowman
    Ralph D. Bowman
    • Father Gerritty
    • Director
      • Joseph Ellison
    • Writers
      • Joe Masefield
      • Joseph Ellison
      • Ellen Hammill
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The actresses who played the burns victims were dancers chosen because they were the same height as the actresses playing the victims, but significantly slimmer in build. This is because when the human body is subjected to burns it shrinks due to a loss of fluid.
    • Goofs
      When the first victim, Kathy Jordan, is in the steel room, you see Donny pour the accelerant on her torso and she is visibly wet. The next scene shows her dry again on the torso.
    • Quotes

      Donny Kohler: You hear that old lady, i'll punish you again.

    • Alternate versions
      The original UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC and the film later found itself on the DPP 72 list of video nasties. The 1987 UK video release was heavily cut by 3 minutes 7 secs and extensively reduced shots of nudity and graphic closeups from the scene of the chained woman being burned alive.
    • Connections
      Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 1 (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Dancin' Close to You
      Produced by Murri Barber
      Composed by Ted Daryll
      Performed by The Daryll/Barber Band

    User reviews117

    Featured review

    Brings back memories :)

    No !! I was never set on fire by my mother.

    Back in 1981 (when I was 17) video recorders came on the market here in England and we teenagers got our grubby hands on loads of movies that were not just "adults only"; they were more violent/explicit than the cinema versions. The media quickly dubbed them "video nasties". I took out Don't Go In The House and found it (obviously horrific) but good 'trashy' entertainment. Sadly, for me, it was the 1st video ever to get tangled up in the VCR. My dad untangled it, watched part of it himself and that was the end of MY unsupervised video viewing :) It's not a very good film but certainly watchable and does, actually, give an insight into what motivates the crazy minority. 4/10
    • RussianPantyHog
    • Aug 8, 2004
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    • Release date
      • March 28, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Burning
    • Filming locations
      • Strauss Mansion Museum, 27 Prospect Circle, Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, USA(Donny's House)
    • Production company
      • Turbine Films Inc.
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    • Budget
      • $250,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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