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      A House in the Hills

      R 1993 1h 31m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 14% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Struggling actress Alex (Helen Slater) is preparing to audition for a soap opera when she gets an offer to act as a weekend house sitter for Ronald (James Laurenson) and Sondra (Elyssa Davalos), who are eager to take a vacation after a neighbor's murder. Immersing herself in rehearsal, Alex pretends to be the mansion's owner. When termite exterminator Mickey (Michael Madsen) comes to the door, Alex lets him in -- but Mickey is not who he claims to be. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D The actors are solid but that is all it has. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/13/23 Full Review Audience Member loved this movie, romance, comedy it's all there! (oh and supposed to be a little scary ...but alas its not :) ) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/17/110717.jpg[/img] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]Alex Weaver is a struggling actress who works as a waitress and lacks self confidence. To earn extra money Alex accepts an offer to house sit a mansion for a wealthy family over a weekend. What Alex does not know is that a serial killer recently struck the house next door to the mansion and people are out to kill the family she is house-sitting for. What seemed like an easy job is about to get complicated.[/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]“You don’t like the way I rearranged things?”[/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman][color=white]Ken Wiederhorn, director of Meatballs Part 2, Return of the Living Dead part 2, and Shock Waves delivers A House in the Hills. The storyline for this picture was pathetic and boring. The acting was depressingly poor. The cast included Michael Madsen, Helen Slater, and Jeffrey Tambor. [/color][/font][/size] [size=3][font=Times New Roman][/font][/size][font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]“I should have realized she’s your kind of woman.”[/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]The audition, the “lips of the vagina” reference, Alex lying to Mickey about who she is, Mickey delivering the love lines from the script, the phony robbery set-up story, the encounter with Willie in the garage, and the shooting of Willie through the floor were amongst the better portions of the film.[/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]“I am not the woman you think I am. Give me a chance; I can prove it to you.”[/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]A House in the Hills was on late night television on Friday the 13th. The plot included two potential serial killers, played by Michael Madsen and Jeffrey Tambor, who were out to get Helen Slater. The storyline was nothing special, but sounded worth watching since it was playing on Friday the 13th. I was dreadfully wrong. This film is a monstrosity and I would not recommend this picture to my worst enemy.[/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white] [/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]“Does anybody really know who they are?”[/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white][/color][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=white]Grade: F[/color][/size][/font] [color=white][/color] Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member (** 1/2): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Oz eFilmCritic.com Rated: 2/5 Nov 4, 2002 Full Review Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 7/10 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Struggling actress Alex (Helen Slater) is preparing to audition for a soap opera when she gets an offer to act as a weekend house sitter for Ronald (James Laurenson) and Sondra (Elyssa Davalos), who are eager to take a vacation after a neighbor's murder. Immersing herself in rehearsal, Alex pretends to be the mansion's owner. When termite exterminator Mickey (Michael Madsen) comes to the door, Alex lets him in -- but Mickey is not who he claims to be.
      Director
      Ken Wiederhorn
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 6, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 31m