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Summary
A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt’s house in a small Californian town, and is harassed by unfriendly locals and a mysterious hearse.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 37GoodWatch 41
IMDb4.9
Audience score24%
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9599Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1980
June 1, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States for disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
18 of 18
Trish Van DevereJane Hardy
Joseph CottenWalter Prichard
David GautreauxTom Sullivan
Donald HottonReverend Winston
Med FlorySheriff Denton
Donald PetrieLuke
Christopher McDonaldPete
Perry LangPaul Gordon- FFFrederic FranklynMr. Gordon
- ODOlive DunbarMrs. Gordon
- AHAl HansenBo Rehnquist
Dominic BartoThe Driver- NSNicholas ShieldsDr. Greenwalt
Chuck MitchellCounterman
Allison BalsonAlice- JGJim GatherumBoy #1
- TBTanya BowersSchoolgirl
Dennis QuaidRepairman (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- George Bowers Director
Writing · 2
- William Bleich Writer
- Mark Tenser Idea, Producer
Production · 3
- Newton P. Jacobs Executive Producer
- Samantha Mansour Casting
- Chuck Russell Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Mori Kawa Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- George Berndt Editor
Sound · 1
- Webster Lewis Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Michael Runyard Stunts
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