Motel Hell

Motel Hell

It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters!

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Release Date

8/14/1980

Runtime

102 mins

Overview

Farmer Vincent Smith and his sister Ida run a motel attached to a farm where they capture unsuspecting travelers, bury them alive, fatten them up and then harvest their bodies as ingredients for his famous brand of "smoked meats."

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$6,342,668

Homepage

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A gleefully grotesque b-movie that treats cannibalism and body-horror as the setup for pitch-black comedy. It's campy, nasty, and played with affectionate commitment to its own depravity.

Mood

AbsurdUnsettling

Themes

ObsessionFamilySurvival

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Steady

Look

Stylized genrePractical effects

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceBody horror

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