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Hider in the House

Hider in the House

1989Movie⏱️ 1h 48mR
Thriller
6
IMDB Rating
2,245 votes

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.

Director
Matthew Patrick
Writers
N/A
Stars
Gary Busey, Mimi Rogers, Michael McKean
Release Date
October 18, 1989
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 33
Reviews
📋 2.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Gary Busey
Gary Busey
as Tom Sykes
Mimi Rogers
Mimi Rogers
as Julie Dreyer
Michael McKean
Michael McKean
as Phil Dreyer
Kurt Christopher Kinder
Kurt Christopher Kinder
as Neil Dreyer
Candace Hutson
Candace Hutson
as Holly Dreyer
Elizabeth Ruscio
Elizabeth Ruscio
as Rita
👤
Chuck Lafont
as Dr. Gordon
Bruce Glover
Bruce Glover
as Gene Hufford
Leonard Termo
Leonard Termo
as George
👤
Johnny Green
as Bernard

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Ultra Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
145 W Hillcrest Blvd, Monrovia, California, USA
Production
Baltimore Pictures, Precision Films

🏷️ Keywords

impostordysfunctionhardshiptraumamental illness

🎯 Categories

Psychological ThrillerThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Actually, not that bad
by Wizard-81999-06-03
6/10

"I will agree that the premise of this movie - a man secretly hiding in a house without anyone detecting him - is a bit hard to swallow. But I found this movie strangely compelling. One reason is that the "bad guy" isn't without sympathy. We see that he is still insane, but that's no fault of his, and that he struggles very hard not to do anything bad. (Busey gives a great performance, by the way.) Some events in the movie, like when he starts to introduce himself incognito to the family, are unexpected and intriguing. However, starting about 20 minutes before the end, we s..."

💡 Did You Know?

Was supposed to be released theatrically everywhere in 1989, but Vestron Pictures went broke before the film's release. In the end, while the film gained at least one theatrical release in Europe, as Vestron had already pre-sold the film there, it skipped every other theatre and was largely straight to video.

📖 Synopsis

A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.