Ellen Hammill Movies
- 1985
- PG
This is an enjoyable teen comedy-musical that entertains without being saccharine or sarcastic and bridges the gap between the generations -- at least, the generations that like rock music. Joey (Neill Barry) is an aspiring guitarist who takes his father (James Quinn) as a role model -- or to be more accurate, the way his father used to be. In the good old days, Joe Sr. supplied the vocals for a successful rock group, until his love of a nip now and then ended that career. Following in his father's early footsteps, Joey has a rock band that just won an audition to open for a New York Doo-Wopp show of music and musicians from the heyday of Joe Sr. On the way to the rockin' concert finale, Joey and his girlfriend Janie (Elisa Heinsohn) share some light moments in tight situations, and various interpersonal knots get untied. Cameo appearances by The Limelights, the Silhouettes, the Adlibs, the Elegants, Scream-in' Jay Hawkins, and the surviving members of the Teenagers grace the film. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Neill Barry, James Quinn, (more)
A disturbed man descends into an inferno of madness in this thriller. Donald Kohler (Dan Grimaldi) was raised by an abusive mother who frequently punished him by thrusting his arms into open flame. As an adult, Kohler has developed a malign obsession with fire and works at a garbage incineration plant while still living at his mother's house. One night, Kohler returns home to discover his mother has died, but after a brief moment of freedom he begins hearing her voice commanding him to punish women who might tempt her errant son. Kohler builds a fireproof room in the house and starts luring women he meets at random to his home, where they're burned alive by the disturbed pyromaniac. Bobby (Robert Osth), one of his few friends at work, tries to help bring Kohler out of his shell and even fixes him up with a date, but an evening at a disco takes an ugly turn, revealing Kohler's deadly obsession. Don't Go In The House was the first film role for Dan Grimaldi, who later went on to play Patsy Parisi on the HBO series The Sopranos. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Dan Grimaldi, Robert Osth, (more)
