Homebodies (1974)

Directed by

Larry Yust

Genre

drama film, comedy film, horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of elderly tenants in a Cincinnati apartment building learn their home will be demolished for urban renewal. To stop the eviction, they start killing the people pushing the redevelopment.

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What happens

Homebodies is a 1974 American satirical comedy horror film directed by Larry Yust, and starring Ian Wolfe, Ruth McDevitt, Peter Brocco, Frances Fuller, Paula Trueman, Linda Marsh, and Douglas Fowley. The film centers on a group of elderly residents in a Cincinnati tenement building who resort to murder when their building is condemned in the wake of urban redevelopment. Production of Homebodies began around 1973. The film was originally intended to be set in New York City, but was instead filmed and set in Cincinnati due to the significant urban redevelopment occurring there at the time. The film's cast is largely made up of veteran character actors who had appeared in numerous old Hollywood films, largely in supporting roles. Homebodies premiered in Cincinnati on August 13, 1974, distributed by Avco Embassy Pictures. Its theatrical release expanded later that month, and it screened in numerous U.S. cities over the following year. The film was met with criticism at the time of its release for its explicit violence, though several reviewers praised its performances and technical attributes, as well as its social commentary on urban displacement, corporate greed, and mistreatment of the elderly. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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