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A family moves to a suburban town only to be coerced into joining a suspicious club.A family moves to a suburban town only to be coerced into joining a suspicious club.A family moves to a suburban town only to be coerced into joining a suspicious club.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 nomination total
Patty McCormack
- Mary Peterson
- (as Patricia McCormack)
Anne Marie McEvoy
- Janie
- (as Annemarie McEvoy)
Gino De Mauro
- Jimmy
- (as Gino DeMauro)
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- TriviaMichael Berryman and Nicholas Worth, both employees of the movie's villainous location Steaming Springs, worked with director Wes Craven before. Berryman became iconic in Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (and later the sequel) and Worth played a henchman transformed into a monster in Swamp Thing.
- GoofsA pull wire is visible when Matt Winslow shoots Tom Peterson with a laser beam, throwing him back.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Bad Movie Night Podcast: Invitation to Hell (1984) (2020)
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Modern Orpheus tale with a twist.
Everything is idyllic in Suburbia when the little family moves in, as the father have got a new job in a computer company there. But no paradise would be complete without its snake. Strange things happens as the family joins the local country club without the husband, as it certainly holds secrets. The father is not a joiner, but pressure is on him to join, as everyone who is anything in the neighborhood and at work are members. Robert Urich's good guy part is a bit tepid, but Joanna Cassidy as good natured housewife turning nasty sizzles. Suspenseful and well-made chiller with a bitchy Susan Lucci as club chairperson. Look out for cult favorite Michael Berryman in a bit part as a valet. The movie captures the sense of paranoia and the special effects final is worth waiting for. I have seen this movie quite a few times.
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- Macholic
- May 31, 2002
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- Wes Craven's Invitation to Hell
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- 5612 Maricopa Drive, Simi Valley, California, USA(Winslow Home)
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