Product Details

• Actors: James Dumont, Michelle Tomlinson
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: MONTEREY VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: April 8, 2008
• Run Time: 86 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0010AEPJG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,049 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Cellar Door" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A YOUNG WOMAN WAKES TO FIND HERSELF IMPRISONED IN THE BASEMENTOF A SERIAL KILLER. SHE'S NOT THE 1ST TO BE TRAPPED IN THIS DIABOLICAL TORTURE CHAMBER. HERMAN HAS BEEN SEARCHING FOR THE PERFECT GIRL BUT ALL HE'S COLLECTED ARE PIECES -A CHUNK OF HAIR,A SEVERED FINGER, A JAR OF BLOOD- & NOW THE ALLURING RUDY.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Captivity But Worse Than Hostel, August 31, 2009

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Captain Insanity "Horror Happy Hour" (NY) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: The Cellar Door (DVD)

A low-budget serial killer flick that focus's on the relationship between captor & captured instead of torture.
Almost the entire movie takes place in Captain Psycho's basement,
so there isn't much in the way of scenery, just a cage.
But it's a nice cage.
He "got an A in shop class".
A cage where he keeps women.
Well one woman at a time, till they die, or try to escape.
And during their luxurious stay he collectss pieces of them.
(You don't want to know what that means, but it's not what you think)
The movie starts off as he loses his last venture,
and continues as he finds, stalks, and captures a new obsession (all of this is in the first 5 -10 minutes)
The rest of the movie plays out like a less outlandish, infinitely better version of Captivity,
No bizarre torture scenes, no high tech surveillance equipment, or twist endings you could see a mile off shore.
Just a psycho, an altar, a beautiful woman, and a cage.
Not a terrible amount of gore.
There's enough though to keep a gorehound's appetite sated, but not enough to be considered overly gory.
Like another reviewer here stated; the creator of this flick is someone who deserves a bigger budget to work with.
There is a very minimalist approach to this story, but it's one that works.
This movie makes a loaf out of a slice of bread.
In both the positive (budget) and negative (plot) sense.
At the very least it's worth a rental.
A purchase if you like torture flicks.

MORAL OF THE STORY:
If you love something.... lock it your basement.
If it stays it'll love you forever,
If it dies it was never meant to be.

ALSO RECOMMENDED:
Broken, Captivity, Gag, Schramm, Otis, Maniac, Live Feed, Hostel, Turistas, Saw 1-5, Borderland, Salo, Martyrs,
Last House on the Left, Seed, Family, Frailty, Bloodsucking Freaks, Strangeland, Snuff 102, P2, May, Roman,

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Cellar Door, December 13, 2007

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zombie movie junkie "zombie junkie" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cellar Door (DVD)

This movie is cooler than Saw, Hostel and makes Captivity look like the expensive crap that it was. It has you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. Great actors, script and camera work. I saw it at Shriekfest in Los Angeles and can't wait for the DVD, I have friends who love Good Thriller/Horror films and this one makes the perfect gift.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scary and frightening!, March 27, 2008

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Dee J. - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cellar Door (DVD)

I've enjoyed seeing James Dumont in a number of films and in TV shows like CSI. He was great and "scarily" believable in The Cellar Door. I'm looking forward to the DVD bonus features!