Don't Go in the House (1980)
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40% of users liked it
(649 ratings)
A disturbed man descends into an inferno of madness in this thriller. Donald Kohler (Dan Grimaldi) was raised by an abusive mother who frequently punished him by thrusting his arms into open flame. As an adult, Kohler has developed a malign obsession with fire and works at a garbage incineration… More A disturbed man descends into an inferno of madness in this thriller. Donald Kohler (Dan Grimaldi) was raised by an abusive mother who frequently punished him by thrusting his arms into open flame. As an adult, Kohler has developed a malign obsession with fire and works at a garbage incineration plant while still living at his mother's house. One night, Kohler returns home to discover his mother has died, but after a brief moment of freedom he begins hearing her voice commanding him to punish women who might tempt her errant son. Kohler builds a fireproof room in the house and starts luring women he meets at random to his home, where they're burned alive by the disturbed pyromaniac. Bobby (Robert Osth), one of his few friends at work, tries to help bring Kohler out of his shell and even fixes him up with a date, but an evening at a disco takes an ugly turn, revealing Kohler's deadly obsession. Don't Go In The House was the first film role for Dan Grimaldi, who later went on to play Patsy Parisi on the HBO series The Sopranos. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joseph Ellison
- Written By
- Joseph Ellison, Ellen Hammill
- Genres
- Horror
R,
- In Theaters
- Mar 28, 1980 Limited
Critic Reviews
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
The violence it depicts is not nearly as off-putting as the perfunctory misogyny the film evinces, and even that isn't half so obscene as the ridiculously shabby quality of the whole thing.
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Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
One unforgettable scene. The rest is boredom.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Don't go to this movie.
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Cast
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Dan Grimaldi
as Donny
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Robert Osth
as Bobby
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Ruth Dardick
as Mrs. Kohler
- Charles Bonet
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Bill Ricci
as Vito
- Tom Brumberger
- Ken Kelsch
- Patrick Williams
- Ellen Hammill
- Darcy Shean
- Gail Turner
- Kim Roberts
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William Dennis Hunt
as Locker Room Worker
