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Slaughterhouse [VHS]

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Me personally i think this movie rules,but like i said in my title its more of a dark comedy than a horror film.The storyline is about this guy who owns a slaughterhouse that the city is trying to condemn,well him and his 300 pound son (who snorts like a pig instead of talk,and basically is a pig except in human form) decide to get revenge on the ones that are trying to condemn it.In no way is this a tcm ripoff,why is it that if any movie has even a small family that kills people it automatically rips off tcm? Whatever though,i mean if u are looking for a high class horror film that isnt low budget than dont buy this. But if you like independent horror/slasher films that are quite funny as well as semi gory(or if your a sucker for cheesy 80s slasher films) than by all means i reccomend it.

Buddy lives with his father, the two of them run an old Slaughterhouse but Buddy is a little bit of a retard. When people mess with Buddies hogs, they get butchered. Then a group of busness people warn Buddy's father that they are going to tear down the slaughterhouse, the two hatch a plan, the bring them in and then butcher them one by one. Also a bunch of teenagers plan to make a horror movie in the Slaughterhouse as well. Slaughterhouse is a nice slasher movie that came out in the late 80s. The killer Buddy runs around with some sort of Axe/Meat cleaver and he sure knows how to use it but that isn't the only weapon used as lots of items come into play. The plot is nothing special it's your basic kill kill kill movie but there is a sense of fun here. Slaughterhouse is not a movie to be taken to seriously, I know the makers didn't. There is lots of gore but probably nit as much as you might think of from a film with the title of Slaughterhouse. The only problems with Slaughterhouse is that it tends to be a little bit slow at times and the ending is really bad but other then that this is great.

What a great movie . Buddy has a meat cleaver and he is not afraid to use it , when teens mess with his hogs . Not to mention the bankers forclosing on the slaughter house . This is a great 80's horror gem , and a must for any collection .

For all the horror fans that grew up in the 80's you know the obvious Nightmare, Friday and Halloween movies are among the top of the list for most. But don't forget the few hidden gems that were stumbled upon during your teen years. Among them is this dandy little movie called Slaughterhouse. I'm not going into a synopsis of the film. There are plenty here, but I will say it's a cult classic among other hard to find gems such as Slumber Party Massacre, The Mutilator, Cheerleader Camp and Night of the Demons. If you are a fan of this kind of low budget horror indie films, then by all means, check out Slaughterhouse. It's a great film if you don't take it so seriously.

I won't bother going into the plot, it's all been said. I will say if you are a fan of 1980's horror, this is for you!

A fun film about a now defunct slaughterhouse owner, his interesting son (who can't talk, he only makes pig noises) and the people trying to get him to sell his slaughterhouse to a guy who's only interest is profits from selling bad pork.

The death scenes are good and sometimes very funny. The acting at times is very cliche' for 1980's, but still fun.

The plot is little more than a pretext: some businessmen want to expropriate the slaughterhouse of an old nutcase but his son takes bloody revenge (even on a group of teenage idiots). The film is also not bad though a bit derivative, you can notice the lack of budget.
It is not much gory, apart from an amputation, but some murders are very raw then this is not a problem in fact the movie plays much more like a dark comedy than a horror.
Among the extras is the audio commentary and a number of vintage featurettes that they see the beloved Buddy strolled to America to promote the film (!)

Making-Of Documentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurette: Financing and Distribution of Independent Horror Films, Buddy Tours Georgetown University (hidden camera featurette)
Featurette: Buddy Goes to Washington - Buddy cuts up with Reagan and North cutouts
92 page original screenplay, 98 page photo album, 16 page budget form, 34 page distributor contract, Thumbnail sketches of ad concepts, Newspaper clippings, ads and reviews

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I saw this film for the second time last night, when I found it on a tape along with Zombie. People look at me in horror when I tell them I like this film, but honestly, it's fun. In what other movie can you see a huge, greasy man-child make pig noises while chopping screaming teenagers into itty bitty pieces? Probabaly several, but there is a fair amount of gore as well as a lot of humor that makes for campy fun when you're in the mood for this sort of thing.

by far one of the greatest horror movies ever made!!!! like so few this is a perfect example of useing TOBE HOOPER'S "TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE" as a "BLUEPRINT" for making a good backwoods horror flick!!!while it respectfuly pays homage to TOBE HOOPERS BLUEPRINT MASTERPIECE it also contains a pinch of cheeze from the 80's wich just adds to the fun! this is a true horror CLASSIC!! a must see for any true horror fan!!! its the 80's version of "TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE" !!!!! "SLAUGHTERHOUSE" is one of my very favorite horror movies & your horror collection is not complete without this classic!!!!!!!!!!! later on fellow horror fanz!!!!

Ok, if you have actually come looking for a film with the title of "Slaughterhouse" well, you've found it. This film is basically a standard "hack and slash", with little gore and lots of "assumed depravity", ie-little actually shown.Do I like the film?, yes I do, but only because of its low budget sensiblities that raise it from the usual dreck of non-originality. On the DVD, there is a good directors commentary track which provides insight into the film's production. On the whole, it is not worth buying but could provide a decent nights rental.

I was thinking to myself couple weeks ago what was one movie that scared you when you would rent it as a kid at the local video store and there it popped up Slaughterhouse. Well I picked it up and I'm so happy I did this movie may look like a bad horror movie ,but It beats most horror movies now with the blod and guts it has. One sick and twisted family. Also tons of extras on this disc you won't be mad buying this dvd one bit.Wish they would make a 2nd one and they could if they wanted to cause horror fans would see it.