Summary
Ron Douglas has no luck in women. After his bride runs away on their wedding day, he goes on holiday up in the mountains and finds himself wrapped up in a bizarre series of events after attending a dinner party turned deadly.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 38GoodWatch 41
IMDb4.7
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −18 min on the typical 100
typical 10082Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 109 countries
+99Released
1988
November 1, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more31 people
- Donna DixonCynthia Mitchell
- Joe AlaskeyRon Douglas
- Jeff KoberIke
- Fran RyanMa
- William Morgan SheppardPa
- Barbara HowardFrances
- Leigh McCloskeyEric West
- Elizabeth ArlenArlene
Charles FrankDurel
Andy WoodFutterman
Bill QuinnEmmet Kassler- DSDavid SmithRoman Kassler
Joe UngerKirby
Adele Malis-MoreyGramma- PAPhilip Arthur RossIke Jr.
- SRSteven Robert RossIke III
Hilary ShepardCissy
Larry CedarTod- MRMitchell RocheBratty Kid
Lin ShayeBratty Kid's Mom- CPCharlie PhillipsBellboy
- JLJeff LevineBusboy
Frank BirneyPriest- JUJulie UribeHostess
Directing · 2
- Anthony Perkins Director
- Sharon 'Mae' West Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Pat Proft Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 6
- Laurie Perlman Executive Producer
- Miles A. Copeland III Executive Producer
- Derek Power Executive Producer
- Gerald T. Olson Producer
- Annette Benson Casting
- Sara Risher Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Jacques Haitkin Director of Photography
- Michael Paris Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- Michael N. Knue Editor
- Tom Walls Editor
Sound · 8
- Michael Tavera Original Music Composer
- Tom Jenkins Original Music Composer
- Kevin Spears Supervising Sound Editor
- Ron Horwitz Supervising Sound Editor
- Greg P. Russell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- John Pritchett Sound Mixer
Art · 3
- C.J. Strawn Production Design
- Thomas A. O'Conor Art Direction
- James R. Barrows Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Gloria Gresham Costume Design
- Bryan Moore Special Effects Makeup Artist
Other crew · 2
- Clint Lilley Stunts
- Jennifer Watson-Johnston Stunts
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