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Cries in the Night

- They were warned, they were all warned... "Don't go down to the cellar!"

A young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After they open, however, guests begin disappearing or turning up dead.

Release Date : 1980-10-03

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Incident at North Hampton ProductionsCanadian Film Development Corporation

Production Country : Canada

Alternative Titles : Funeral Home

Cast

Kay Hawtrey

Character Name : Maude Chalmers

Original Name : Kay Hawtrey

Gender : Female

Lesleh Donaldson

Character Name : Heather

Original Name : Lesleh Donaldson

Gender : Female

Barry Morse

Character Name : Mr. Davis

Original Name : Barry Morse

Gender : Male

Dean Garbett

Character Name : Rick Yates

Original Name : Dean Garbett

Gender : Male

Stephen E. Miller

Character Name : Billy Hibbs

Original Name : Stephen E. Miller

Gender : Male

Alf Humphreys

Character Name : Joe Yates

Original Name : Alf Humphreys

Gender : Male

Peggy Mahon

Character Name : Florie

Original Name : Peggy Mahon

Gender : Male

Harvey Atkin

Character Name : Harry Browning

Original Name : Harvey Atkin

Gender : Male

Robert Warner

Character Name : Sheriff

Original Name : Robert Warner

Gender : Male

Jack Van Evera

Character Name : James Chalmers

Original Name : Jack Van Evera

Gender : Male

Les Rubie

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Les Rubie

Gender : Male

Doris Petrie

Character Name : Ruby

Original Name : Doris Petrie

Gender : Female

Bill Lake

Character Name : Frank

Original Name : Bill Lake

Gender : Male

Brett Matthew Davidson

Character Name : Young Rick

Original Name : Brett Matthew Davidson

Gender : Male

Christopher Crabb

Character Name : Teddy

Original Name : Christopher Crabb

Gender : Male

Robert Craigs

Character Name : Barry Oaks

Original Name : Robert Craigs

Gender : Male

Linda Dalby

Character Name : Linda

Original Name : Linda Dalby

Gender : Male

Gerard Jordan

Character Name : Pete

Original Name : Gerard Jordan

Gender : Male

Eleanor Beecroft

Character Name : Shirley

Original Name : Eleanor Beecroft

Gender : Male

James Crammond

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : James Crammond

Gender : Male

Ronald Reece

Character Name : Developer

Original Name : Ronald Reece

Gender : Male

Paul Hubbard

Character Name : Fighter 1

Original Name : Paul Hubbard

Gender : Male

Terry Harford

Character Name : Fighter 2

Original Name : Terry Harford

Gender : Male

Peter Sturgess

Character Name : Ed

Original Name : Peter Sturgess

Gender : Male

Barbara Wheeldon

Character Name : Helena Davis

Original Name : Barbara Wheeldon

Gender : Male

Barry Allen

Character Name : Restaurant Proprietor

Original Name : Barry Allen

Gender : Male

Allison Fruet

Character Name : Georgia

Original Name : Allison Fruet

Gender : Male

Brett McAdams

Character Name : Funeral Family

Original Name : Brett McAdams

Gender : Male

Janice Pinke

Character Name : Funeral Family

Original Name : Janice Pinke

Gender : Male

Edith Bolsover

Character Name : Funeral Family

Original Name : Edith Bolsover

Gender : Male

Donald Saunders

Character Name : Funeral Family

Original Name : Donald Saunders

Gender : Male

Kate McDonald

Character Name : Funeral Family

Original Name : Kate McDonald

Gender : Female

Don Brennan

Character Name : Pall Bearer

Original Name : Don Brennan

Gender : Male

Robert Gatrell

Character Name : Pall Bearer

Original Name : Robert Gatrell

Gender : Male

Kenneth Garland

Character Name : Pall Bearer

Original Name : Kenneth Garland

Gender : Male

William Roth

Character Name : Pall Bearer

Original Name : William Roth

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2024-12-11

**_Through the woods to Grandmother's house we go_** A young woman (Lesleh Donaldson) ventures to the rural Northeast to stay with her grandmother (Kay Hawtrey) at an old home that used to be a funeral parlor. As they work on morphing it into a bed-and-breakfast, she attends to the needs of the sometimes obnoxious guests while dating a young man. But something really weird is going on, particularly in the locked basement. Shot in the dead of summer, 1979, “Funeral Home” is also known as “Cries in the Night.” It cost $1,400,000 in Canadian dollars, which would be equal to about $5,050,000 today. I point this out because that’s more than enough money to make a competent movie of this sort. Thankfully, it is proficiently made. You buy the people and their situation as a real in the manner of “Squirm” from four years earlier. Speaking of comparisons, it starts out very similar “Friday the 13th,” which is strange since this film started shooting five weeks before that way more popular one. However, it’s mostly a variation on “Psycho” with the classic Little Red Riding Hood setup. It’s similar to Tobe Hooper's “Eaten Alive,” but superior. “Mountaintop Motel Massacre” from three years later was obviously influenced by it. Lesleh is winsome as the brunette protagonist, but she’s strapped with dubious apparel. The sets, décor and costumes all have a curiously aged look. Nevertheless, the flick establishes a nice mood with the rural funeral home milieu, not to mention the nearby quarry, and strangely keeps your interest, plus I like the bit with the black cat. It runs 1 hour, 33 minutes, and was shot in the Toronto area in the outskirts of Markham (house), Elora (the town and quarry), Guelph and Lakeshore Studio near the city. GRADE: B-