The House Of Usher (1989)
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Without a doubt the weirdest adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe tale in recent memory, this lurid production features a raging, leering Oliver Reed as Roderick Usher, who treats his nephew (Rufus Swart) and the man's bride-to-be (Romy Windsor) to some genuine family hospitality by raping her and… More Without a doubt the weirdest adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe tale in recent memory, this lurid production features a raging, leering Oliver Reed as Roderick Usher, who treats his nephew (Rufus Swart) and the man's bride-to-be (Romy Windsor) to some genuine family hospitality by raping her and burying him alive. It seems Roderick intends to sire a child with the poor girl in order to continue the Usher bloodline -- apparently oblivious to the fact that her marriage to his nephew would have accomplished the same thing. As if Reed's lecherous advances weren't enough, we are presented with a one-armed Donald Pleasence, who likes to threaten our heroine with a power drill attached to his stump! This film is not only an abomination to the memory of the great author, but a sick joke by comparison with Roger Corman's excellent 1960 adaptation. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alan Birkinshaw
- Genres
- Horror
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1988 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Norman Coombes (II)
as Mr. Derrick
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Carole Farquhar
as Gwen
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Philip Godewa
as Dr. Bailey
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Donald Pleasence
as Walter Usher
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Oliver Reed
as Roderick Usher
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Anne Stradi
as Mrs. Derrick
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Rufus Swart
as Ryan Usher
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Romy Windsor
as Molly McNulty
- Gianna Pisanello
