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Don't Open the Door

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A young woman (Susan Bracken) visiting her grandmother realizes there is a killer in the house.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/11/2018
C+
An eerie low-budget suspense drama that's not fully developed, but is filled with potential. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com 11/20/2006
1.5/5
Even when it (finally) gets down to some horror-style nitty-gritty, the flick's just too aimless and boring to warrant much charity from the viewer. Go to Full Review
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01/28/2018 I have a great affection for 70s rednexploitation/hicksploitation films, so my rating for this film may be a bit inflated in comparison to viewers who do not enjoy the likes of "Gator," "Walking Tall," or "Cockfighter." The story follows a young woman who moves into her grandmother's house only to find herself stalked by a madman. A madman with a creepy doll collection, which later figures into why he's stalking her. "Don't Open the Door" is an oddball low budget horror film that's best described an Italian Giallo crossed with "The Town That Dreaded Sundown." It has the low budget drive-in rural east Texas feel of a Charles B. Pierce film, but it also has some hints of Dario Argento and Mario Bava with colorful lighting schemes, inventive camera angles, and a whole lot of extreme close-ups. However, director S.F. Brownrigg is no Argento or Bava (or Pierce, for that matter) and this is certainly no "Bird with the Crystal Plumage." Still, the film does have some effectively creepy moments (including a creepy montage of dolls over the opening credits), but there's no escaping how amateurishly made the film is (and by amateurishly made, I mean badly made). See more 09/16/2017 Just about as lousy a film as you're ever going to see. See more 07/12/2017 The worst film I have ever seen. See more 11/10/2015 Just not enough to warrant a passing grade. Low budget and pointless, characters actions make little sense. If handled a little better could have improved the film some. A decent lead actress. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young woman (Susan Bracken) visiting her grandmother realizes there is a killer in the house.
Director
S.F. Brownrigg
Producer
S.F. Brownrigg, Martin Jurow
Screenwriter
Frank Schaefer, Kerry Newcomb
Rating
PG
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 1, 1974, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2019
Runtime
1h 30m
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