It's meant to be weird, campy and funny but settles for being tasteless, gruesomely awkward and moronic.
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03/24/06
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... [More]
Starring: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod
Director: Kevin Connor
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Reviews for Motel Hell
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For an insanely silly drive-in horror-comedy with its tongue planted firmly in cheek, Motel Hell has it all.
07/20/02
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.
06/09/03
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10/23/04
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03/10/03
People buried up to their necks and raised for food. Yum? A drive-in classic.
10/15/04
An entire movie based on a verbal punchline
09/09/02
Campy fun that's worth checking in for a visit.
03/18/04
Never really scary, but gross & funny will have to do.
07/27/02
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11/19/04
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11/12/02
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08/09/05
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07/26/02
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10/08/05
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