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Neat old house!

posted 18 years ago by ragemanchoo
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May 27th, 3:15 am, I am watching this on AMC.

That house doesn't look like it was a prop, but an actual building somewhere. Anybody know anything about it? Its really cool looking. There are a few other buildings/structures near the house in the movie that look like they were the real deal, too...

I also get the impression this is going to be one of those 'lost' movies -- it had some fairly big stars in it and was available on VHS but it won't be transfered to DVD, at least, not for a very long time.

Thanks,
Ryan

[–] neil57 18 years ago

I just finished watching the movie after I "TiVo'ed" it on AMC. Since it was on basic cable, I am guessing all of the orgy scene and parts of several others have been cut down.

On the positive, nice work by cinematographer Reginald Morris (the famed Oswald's brother) and Dominic Frontiere (score) while Samantha Eggar looks amazing. On the down side, while there were some interesting ideas in the movie, it seems to have been put together while blindfolded. I have a feeling the three year delay in release is connected to the continuity issues.

[–] nenothtu 18 years ago

I can't imagine this ever being released to dvd. I don't understand why it was even released on VHS. It's quite possibly the worst movie I've ever tried to watch.

The house was kinda cool and that's it. It looks like it was filmed in the Pacific Northwest.

[–] miser42 9 years ago

Everybody has their opinions. I find the movie really interesting. It is such a product of its time but I keep watching it over and over again. Robert Culp supposedly went to his dying days saying this was his favorite work. Cannot argue with the man.

[–] ArmandoSerrano 18 years ago

It's actually on DVD already. Not a very good transfer, but I haven't ever seen the film in any other form so I don't really know if it ever looks that great.

http://www.spun.com/movies/product-detail.jsp?id=2539327

[–] johnmorghen 17 years ago

The DVD transfer appears to have been taken directly from the original Paragon Video pre-record. I love Paragon, but their videos were always dark and murky, and this film was no exception. Since that's the quality that I'm used to, I'm fine with this transfer. Seemingly, the film's rights have fallen into the public domain and I truly doubt that any DVD company would tackle a restored widescreen release of this film.

If anyone is interested, Dominic Frontiere's rather interesting score (which might also be the film's most redeeming element) is now available on CD. It can be purchased at buysoundtrax.com.

[–] ragemanchoo 18 years ago

I know its not very good, my point was its scary that a lot of movies are going to get lost in the change-over.

[–] rich56 17 years ago

It was filmed at an old hotel not far from Vancouver called the "Wigwam Inn". Still there as far as I know. Got this from Wikepedia:(look up 'Indian Arm')

"The Wigwam Inn, located at the north end of Indian Arm, originally opened as a luxury German Biergarten resort and fishing lodge in 1910. A daily steamship route, using the sternwheeler Skeena, brought customers and supplies to the Inn. The property was operated by Count Gustav Constantin Alvo Van Alvensleben, and other operators until 1963. The property was then sold several times, with a somewhat checkered history, including a stint as a gambling casino which led to a raid by the RCMP. Famous guests included John D. Rockefeller and John Jacob-Astor. The Inn is currently owned and operated by the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club as an outstation for RVYC members only. It is equipped with hotel-style suites, full kitchen facilities, and showers, among other amenities."

[–] ragemanchoo 15 years ago

Thanks :D I found it! Its in much better shape now than it was during the filming. In the movie, were the interiors (the rooms, at least, not the basement) the actual Inn's interiors?

[–] ragemanchoo 12 years ago

Now that its been a few years and I've been on Netflix for about that long, how much you wanna bet they'll go with the crappy Paragon transfer when they pick this up? They have a bad habit of either going with bad transfers (Royal Wedding is the first that springs to mind) or censored versions of films (The Harrad Experiment, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, etc)