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The Scare Hole (2004)

The Scare Hole poster
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
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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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