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Directed by | Tom Ropelewski |
Produced by | Leslie Dixon |
Written by | Tom Ropelewski |
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Music by | David Newman |
Cinematography | Dennis C. Lewiston |
Edited by | Michael Jablow |
Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
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90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | Unknown |
Box office | $21,036,771 (U.S.) |
Madhouse is a 1990 American comedy film starring Kirstie Alley and John Larroquette. Written and directed by Tom Ropelewski, it was produced by Boy of the Year and released by Orion Pictures.
A successful married couple with an idyllic California life see it ruined when their house is overrun by unwelcome house guests.
Because of a delay in mail forwarding, Mark and Jessie Bannister only find out that a cousin, Fred, and his pregnant wife, Bernice, are flying in from New Jersey to visit on the day they arrive. Though a little unpleasant, this only lasts five days...until Bernice falls on the way to the airport and is instructed by her doctor not to leave until she delivers six months later.
Things progressively get worse as a series of unfortunate events finds Fred gone to find himself, and more and more people moving into the house, destroying it in the process. Ultimately, after fifty days of hell, the couple reclaim their home in a violent act of revenge.
The film was written and directed by Tom Ropelewski, and produced by Leslie Dixon. The cinematographer was Denis Lewiston.
The film received a mediocre review from Roger Ebert and a poor rating from the Los Angeles Times and People magazine.