**MILD SPOILERS NO ENDING GIVEN AWAY!!** I gave my girlfriend the movie list this week-end and asked her to pick one out. She said she was in the mood for a spooker. Looking through the list she asks, what is this movie Behind Locked Doors about? I said I didn't have a clue and popped in the ol DVD player. After watching the trailer, I wasn't all too sure we would be able to make it through the flick, but we gave it a go and as it turned out, we were both pleasantly surprised.
Two chicks Ann and Terri (one a virgin, one a lesbian) who work at the same job decide to go do something together, and like most women would, decide to go to a swingers barn dance. The virgin almost gets raped, but luckily a helpful near-by birdwatcher comes to her rescue. The next morning the girls find that they are not able to leave because they are out of gas and that conveniently, everyone else is gone. A beefy simpleton happens to be walking by. Ivan Agar of Shriek of the Mutilated fame here billed as Ivan Hagar probably because the flick took a couple hours to shoot and the director probably didn't hear his name right. This is one creepy dude and I wish he was in more movies, but alas IMDb only lists these two, still I smiled as I realized that simpleton was my good friend Laughing Crow from SOTM. Anyways..... They call out to Ivan and ask for help.
Ivan tells them there is only one house in the area and they can let them use a telephone and probably even give them some gas. Naturally the house is that nice old birdwatcher that "saved" Ann earlier. He introduces them to his sister who lives with him at the creepy old house. The girls soon find out that the nice old birdwatcher isn't so nice and they have been captured and locked up to take part in his bizarre experiments, which seem mainly to consist of him asking questions and then porking the girls. The stuffed corpses of previous girls that tried to escape are in the basement and the girls are told that if they try and escape the same fate will befall them. (It should be noted that Ivan is still around to help make sure the girls don't escape) The flick at this point centers around the girls attempts to escape. Can they possibly get away from the evil clutches of the frumpy mad doctor and his frail whip wielding sister? Will Ivan and the basement corpse ever get married? Does Terri's libido ever take a break? Watch this flick and find out! First off, the movie is well acted for a no-budget flick. This is a completely story driven movie as there is very little blood and gore. To keep things interesting the director was nice enough to include some ample nudity. Ann has some nice junk in the trunk if you know what I mean and I think you do. Production values are about what you would expect for a no-budget movie. Filmed on location shots, with lots of dialog. The tension builds as the story unfolds, even if you will have to suspend you dis-belief in a scene or two. That said I really liked this flick and surprisingly so did my girlfriend. I personally felt the ending was a bit of a letdown. The premise was decent enough, but the execution of it sucked. It really could have worked if the surprise was sprung at breakneck speed catching the viewer off guard. Instead everyone involved moves like a turtle riding a snail and you're left wondering. Why don't you just RUN!!?? Still, ending aside, there is a lot to recommend here. A real fine watch if low budget drive in horror flicks are your bag. I give this movie 7 out of 10 (Would have been higher if the ending was done more competently)
Two chicks Ann and Terri (one a virgin, one a lesbian) who work at the same job decide to go do something together, and like most women would, decide to go to a swingers barn dance. The virgin almost gets raped, but luckily a helpful near-by birdwatcher comes to her rescue. The next morning the girls find that they are not able to leave because they are out of gas and that conveniently, everyone else is gone. A beefy simpleton happens to be walking by. Ivan Agar of Shriek of the Mutilated fame here billed as Ivan Hagar probably because the flick took a couple hours to shoot and the director probably didn't hear his name right. This is one creepy dude and I wish he was in more movies, but alas IMDb only lists these two, still I smiled as I realized that simpleton was my good friend Laughing Crow from SOTM. Anyways..... They call out to Ivan and ask for help.
Ivan tells them there is only one house in the area and they can let them use a telephone and probably even give them some gas. Naturally the house is that nice old birdwatcher that "saved" Ann earlier. He introduces them to his sister who lives with him at the creepy old house. The girls soon find out that the nice old birdwatcher isn't so nice and they have been captured and locked up to take part in his bizarre experiments, which seem mainly to consist of him asking questions and then porking the girls. The stuffed corpses of previous girls that tried to escape are in the basement and the girls are told that if they try and escape the same fate will befall them. (It should be noted that Ivan is still around to help make sure the girls don't escape) The flick at this point centers around the girls attempts to escape. Can they possibly get away from the evil clutches of the frumpy mad doctor and his frail whip wielding sister? Will Ivan and the basement corpse ever get married? Does Terri's libido ever take a break? Watch this flick and find out! First off, the movie is well acted for a no-budget flick. This is a completely story driven movie as there is very little blood and gore. To keep things interesting the director was nice enough to include some ample nudity. Ann has some nice junk in the trunk if you know what I mean and I think you do. Production values are about what you would expect for a no-budget movie. Filmed on location shots, with lots of dialog. The tension builds as the story unfolds, even if you will have to suspend you dis-belief in a scene or two. That said I really liked this flick and surprisingly so did my girlfriend. I personally felt the ending was a bit of a letdown. The premise was decent enough, but the execution of it sucked. It really could have worked if the surprise was sprung at breakneck speed catching the viewer off guard. Instead everyone involved moves like a turtle riding a snail and you're left wondering. Why don't you just RUN!!?? Still, ending aside, there is a lot to recommend here. A real fine watch if low budget drive in horror flicks are your bag. I give this movie 7 out of 10 (Would have been higher if the ending was done more competently)