Christopher McDonald, Chuck Mitchell, David Gautreaux, Donal Petrie, Donald Hotton ...( see more  see more... ) , George Bowers , Joseph Cotten , Perry Lang , Trish Van Devere

The Hearse is an example of a horror movie subgenre: the demon-possessed vehicle. When Jane Hardy inherits her late aunt's home, she faces just such a vehicle in the form of a vintage hearse. T...( read more  read more... )ormented by the car and harassed by mysterious townsfolk, Jane has to unlock her aunt's hidden secrets or perish. Part of the suspense comes from wondering if Jane is being tormented by the supernatural, her fragile emotional state, or someone just trying to scare Jane off her property.

Possessed-car suspensers can be surprisingly effective and frightening. Unfortunately, this movie is a fairly low-budget effort, offering up many standard suspense techniques that were pretty shopworn even in 1980. The end result is a film that is predictable, and has few if any real chills. Notable only as one of Joseph Cotten's last films. --Mark Savary

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PG, 95 min.

Directed by: George Bowers

Release Date: January 1, 1980

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DVD Release Date: February 12, 2002

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  • October 16, 2008
    Hmmm...well, The Hearse makes use of a lot of standard fare; dolls, slamming doors, banging pipes, repeated stock footage of a car, bad dreams, and the camera's point of view providing tension (pretty bad camerawork, by the way). As for the story, there are plenty of gaps, and t...( read more)he writers apparently realized an hour in that people are supposed to die in these movies. The ending is completely predictable, which is better than forcing a twist, but not very satisfying overall.

    In general, The Hearse is a haunted house movie that tries to also be a haunted car movie, combining two formulas for flat results. Too bad it's one of Joseph Cotten's last films.
  • July 19, 2007
    A freaky and effective horror movie as a woman is stalked by a spooky hearse and its creepy driver.
  • July 28, 2008
    A possessed killer car movie that isn't very exciting and doesn't do well in creating suspense. You are left to wonder if she is imagining the car being real or if it is "alive". I saw this at the drive-inn back in the day and fell asleep. The results when I became older are not...( read more) much better.
  • July 1, 2008
    Started off better than it ended.
  • June 28, 2008
    wow i have just seen this 4 the 1st time n think that this is a freaky movie 2 watch...this is a good 1980's horror movie but this is a freaky movie...the director of this Horror, Mystery & Suspense movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 e...( read more)xpect throughout this movie because he keeps you on the edge's of your seats throughout the movie...this has a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie this movie has a few chills throughout the movie
  • June 10, 2008
    I wish I could watch every movie ever made but I sadly don't have the time. I'm not interested in this movie because I don't think I'll like it or don't know enough about it to think I might like it. I may still end up seeing it some day though.
  • December 29, 2007
    Really scary at the time.
  • July 6, 2007
    This is more of a haunted house story than a woman being terrorized by a hearse which made it sort of disappointing.
  • June 25, 2007
    An intersting film with a great story. A hearse, poseesed by an evil spirit terrorizes other and a woman in a small town. A very entertaining movie from 1980, a classic.

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  • Aritosgold
    December 8, 2007
    The Hearse is good for an ol movie^^

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  • In this movie, four men battle the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, meet a ghost named Slimer and a ghost named Zuul. This 1984 film takes place in New York City and they drive a converted hearse called Ecto-1. Can you name this film?  Answer »
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