The Scare Hole (2004)

Original title

The Mummy an' the Armadillo

Directed by

J. S. Cardone

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman gets stuck at a desert diner during a storm. She gets tangled with the family that runs the place, who are hiding secrets.

tenseclaustrophobicslow-burndarktheatricalunsettlingdysfunctional

What happens

Mummy an' the Armadillo (also known as The Scare Hole) is an American independent psychological thriller film directed by J.S. Cardone and adapted from his 1980s stage play of the same name. The film stars Clare Kramer, Lori Heuring, Betty Buckley, Brad Renfro, Busy Philipps and Johnathon Schaech, and unfolds almost entirely within a single roadside diner in the Arizona desert. Set over the course of one stormy night, the story follows a young woman who becomes trapped inside the isolated Armadillo Café and entangled with a deeply dysfunctional family guarding long-buried secrets. The film had its world premiere at the sixth annual Sarasota Film Festival in 2004 and was later released on DVD in 2005. Upon release, it received mixed reviews from critics, who frequently commented on its theatrical style and confined setting, while several performances, particularly those of Kramer, Buckley, and Renfro, were noted positively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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