Product Description Harold 's seemingly peaceful neighbour in a quiet American midwestern town, but, he's actually a murderous psychopath, setting a trap on a couple which has just moved in across from him. .com John (An American Werewolf in London) Landis directed this blackly amusing and gruesome story from the second season of the Masters of Horror anthology TV series about a lonely serial killer's search for the perfect Family. George Wendt offers the lion's share of the chuckles--and the chills--as a seemingly normal suburbanite whose sweater-vest-and-groomed-lawn exterior conceals his true nature as a bloodthirsty murderer who kidnaps and butchers strangers in an attempt to assemble a flawless nuclear family; Meredith Monroe and Matt Keeslar are the neighbors who catch his eye as possible new additions. No stranger to mixing horror and humor, Landis' bloody blend is more successful than in his previous MoH outing, Deer Woman, thanks in part to the lead actors and writer Brent Hanley's script, which features one of the nastiest denouements this side of E.C. Comics. The DVD includes commentary by Hanley, making-of featurettes on the production and the score, a still gallery, and the original script in DVD-ROM format. --Paul Gaita
H**6
The best Masters of Horror episode yet!
John Landis brings his mix of horror and humor into this very entertaining episode in what has been to me a disappointing series.George Wendt is convincing as a psychopath with a normal exterior.He is intelligent, friendly, polite.He has a house full of murder victims that he has stripped down to the bones, clothed, and placed in various poses throughout his hidden living area.The episode begins in his basement where he is carefully, almost lovingly giving the latest member of his "family" an acid bath, before assembling the parts to be placed in the living room where the rest of his family "lives". He makes lunch for them, has conversations with them, and we get to see them "alive", as he sees them.His chance meeting with the new neighbors starts a chain of events leading to a twist of an ending!Be sure to pay attention in the scene where George Wendt is in the hospital emergency room, where "Dr. Howard and Dr. Fine" are being paged over the P.A. system.Awesome camera angles, surprising plot twists, and creepiness laced with humor make this episode my favorite so far!
S**L
So bad it's good
If you like campy ridiculous kind of cheap horror movies - this is for you. I laugh through a great portion of this, particularly at George Wendt's portrayal, but the music cracks me up too. I do admit, I have a bizarre sense of humor on occasion.Do not watch this if you are looking for a scare.
J**.
Perfect 1 hour movie
Perfect 1 hour movie, that doesn't keep you guessing and wondering how did we here. It was a surprising role that George Wendt (or Norm, as many of us know him as from Cheers) played but did a great job.
N**M
One of the most enjoyable MOH episodes you'll ever see
Family, directed by the great John Landis (An American Werewolf in London, Animal House) and written by Brett Hanley (Frailty) stars Cheers veteran George Wendt as a suburban serial killer, who keeps the skeletons of his victims in his home acting as his "family". When new neighbors move in (Meredith Monroe, Matt Keeslar), his life gets further complicated, especially when he starts eyeing the wife as a new addition to his family. What it may lack in the blood and gore department, Family more than makes up with the delicious twists and turns that the episode ends up taking. Wendt is great, and the episode as a whole ends up being one of the best things John Landis has committed to celluloid in quite a while. All in all, Family is one of the most enjoyable Masters of Horror episodes you'll ever see, and is also one of the best as well.
M**Z
Masters Of Horror: Family
Masters Of Horror: FamilyI gave this movie five stars because it was a fun, unique movie. I love the twist ending!
D**T
Funny
This could be an episode of Alfred Hitchkock presents, a nice funny story with a wicked ending.The three actors are giving great performances.Not much gore, some blood and melting bodies, but that's John Landis and it's better than "Deerwoman".
M**S
Great "B" movie!
If you like to collect Horror/Comedy movies this is a great movie to add to your collection. I had not seen this movie before I purchased it so, I wasn't sure what to expect, I was pleasantly surprised.
K**R
Crazy good
I thought I had it figured out but what a great twist! But sad that this could very well happen. Sadistic people
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