It's meant to be weird, campy and funny but settles for being tasteless, gruesomely awkward and moronic.
Motel Hell (1980)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:11
Rotten:5
Average Rating:5.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: Horror movie spoof about the seemingly nice Smith family, proprietors of both a motel and the "Farmer Vincent" smoked meat company. Could there be a connection between vacationers disappearing in... Horror movie spoof about the seemingly nice Smith family, proprietors of both a motel and the "Farmer Vincent" smoked meat company. Could there be a connection between vacationers disappearing in the vicinity of the motel, and the special flavor of the "Farmer Vincent" pork products??? [More]
Starring: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod
Starring: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod
Director: Kevin Connor
Director: Kevin Connor
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Reviews for Motel Hell
Though there’s certainly some fun to be had with a gruesome horror/comedy that doesn’t pull punches in either genre, it delivers the goods only sporadically.
For an insanely silly drive-in horror-comedy with its tongue planted firmly in cheek, Motel Hell has it all.
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