Summary
Charlie and Rhonda are a sweet and comfortable married couple on vacation with their lovely daughter Daphne. They find a rundown boarding house and its haggard owner, Joseph, an ex-con whose mother has just died and left him the property.
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 41GoodWatch 48
IMDb5.6
Audience score26%
Running time
1 h 21 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −19 min on the typical 100
typical 10081Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1996
August 3, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
ComedyScience FictionTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 of 13
George WendtCharlie
Shanna ReedRhonda
Anastasia SakelarisDaphne
Christopher M. BrownJoseph
Stephen BurrowsDetective Watts
Dan MartinLieutenant Barnes
Anthony CrivelloJesse Sharp
Gretchen PalmerMelissa Rose
Nils Allen StewartShaved Head Robber
Julianna McCarthyInterviewee
Mo GalliniAlley Hood #1 (as Matt Gallini)
Anthony AndersonAlley Hood #2
Lance AugustSkinhead #1
Directing · 1
- Lev L. Spiro Director
Writing · 1
- Michael McDonald Screenplay
Production · 7
- Roger Corman Executive Producer
- Michael Amato Producer
- Darin Spillman Co-Producer
- Jan Glaser Casting Director
- Frances Doel Co-Producer
- Mitchell Buroker Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- Christopher Baffa Director of Photography
- Dan Ayers Steadicam Operator
Editing · 1
- Daniel H. Holland Editor
Sound · 1
- Tyler Bates Music, Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Robert Lee Production Design
- Michelle Cox Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Jayme Bohn Costume Design
- Nicola Zvorsky Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- Brad Hardin Makeup Effects
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