Cellar Dweller

"It'll Eat You Out Of House And Home..."

1988 1h 18m EN

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5.0

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★5.0TMDB · 93

FantasyHorror

Synopsis

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A book artist, Whitney Taylor, is doomed to repeat history in a most grotesque way when she unleashes a demon after drawing it.

“It'll Eat You Out Of House And Home...”

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Cast

Debrah Farentino
Whitney Taylor
Yvonne De Carlo
Mrs. Briggs
Jeffrey Combs
Colin Childress
Michael Deak
The Creature
Brian Robbins
Phillip Lemley
Pamela Bellwood
Amanda
Miranda Wilson
Lisa
Vince Edwards
Norman Meshelski

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Carl Buechler
Writers: Don Mancini
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Carl Buechler, shot by Sergio Salvati. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Carl Dante. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Barry Zetlin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Debrah Farentino and Yvonne De Carlo and Jeffrey Combs carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It'll Eat You Out Of House And Home...".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0094850 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Carl Buechler directs. Sergio Salvati behind the camera. Carl Dante scores. Barry Zetlin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by John Carl Buechler, shot by Sergio Salvati. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Carl Dante. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Barry Zetlin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Debrah Farentino and Yvonne De Carlo and Jeffrey Combs carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It'll Eat You Out Of House And Home...".
8IMDB entry: tt0094850 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "fire", "monster", "cellar", "pentagram".