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Crawlspace

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Dr. Karl Gunther (Klaus Kinski) runs a boardinghouse for women and prides himself on keeping it immaculate. Unfortunately for the residents, he also enjoys spying on them through the crawl spaces within the building -- and then killing them, one by one. Among the lovely ladies in Gunther's house are Harriet (Barbara Whinnery), a sultry secretary, and Lori (Talia Balsam), a studious young woman. Will any of Gunther's tenants avoid falling victim to his methodical madness?

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 22
1/4
While there's always intrinsic interest in watching the unhinged Klaus Kinski in action, even his bizarre behavior can't elevate this truly atrocious film. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 08/31/2020
6/10
Though the film starts with goofy exploitation, it quite suddenly escalates for the last act, with nearly everyone getting massacred in a bloodthirsty fashion. Go to Full Review Heather Wixson Daily Dead 01/08/2016
4/5
Crawlspace is an effective little horror movie with a bevy of tension coursing through its dark and sleazy veins and offers up an air of unpredictability for horror fans who think they've seen it all. Go to Full Review Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat 12/30/2013
Crawlspace is kind of a mess, albeit a thoroughly fascinating one. Go to Full Review J.C. Maçek III PopMatters 12/18/2013
4/10
Crawlspace revels in its sadistic oddities, but it falls short of true suspense except for at a few key moments. Go to Full Review Paul M. Bradshaw Total Film 11/01/2012
1/5
A no-budget, no thrills sci-fi horror that probably should have stayed buried. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ian S Nov 8 Kinski was good and the ending was mildly surprising but it also supplied some unintentional laughs in certain moments. Entertaining enough for horror fans and Kinski fans. See more 02/11/2021 An odd, but fun little slasher flick. Kinski is wonderfully greasy (as always) as the unhinged nazi doctor, out for blood. See more 10/14/2018 this movie is so bad i would rather watch jay jay the jet plane than this See more N L 12/03/2017 creepy paranoid movie, similar to people under the stairs See more 03/10/2016 Another Charles Band produced gem from the 1980s. I'd actually never seen this one before and always remember seeing the VHS box in the horror section with a creepy picture of star Klaus Kinski starring out at you. Mr. Kinski plays a creepy ex-Nazi who travels around his apartment building in the titular crawlspaces to spy on his neighbors and to do despicable things. Writer/Director David Schmoeller made a number of fun horror films for producer Band back in the day, including the original "Puppet Master" film and this film stands up as one of his better films, in large part thanks to the larger than life presence of Klaus Kinski. Schmoeller documented his troubles working with the notoriously difficult actor in a short film titled "Please Kill Mr. Kinski," which is what the crew implored the director to do throughout the filming of "Crawlspace." Schmoeller managed to complete the film without killing Kinski and the end result is a pretty entertaining low budget horror film. The great Pino Donaggio provided the film it's better-than-it-deserves score. Not a classic, but well worth watching of fans of this sort of thing. See more 03/01/2015 Well this movie was fucked but at least it had a clear cut ending See more Read all reviews
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David Schmoeller

Director

Klaus Kinski

Karl Gunther

Talia Balsam

Lori Bancroft

Barbara Whinnery

Harriet Watkins

Carol Francis

Jessica Marlow

Sally Brown

Martha White

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Crawlspace

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Synopsis Dr. Karl Gunther (Klaus Kinski) runs a boardinghouse for women and prides himself on keeping it immaculate. Unfortunately for the residents, he also enjoys spying on them through the crawl spaces within the building -- and then killing them, one by one. Among the lovely ladies in Gunther's house are Harriet (Barbara Whinnery), a sultry secretary, and Lori (Talia Balsam), a studious young woman. Will any of Gunther's tenants avoid falling victim to his methodical madness?
Director
David Schmoeller
Producer
Roberto Bessi
Screenwriter
David Schmoeller
Production Co
Empire Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 26, 2017
Runtime
1h 18m
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