Homebodies (film)

Homebodies (film)
Directed by	Larry Yust
Produced by	Marshall Backlar James Levitt
Screenplay by	Howard Kaminsky Bennett Sims Larry Yust
Starring	Peter Brocco Frances Fuller William Hansen Ruth McDevitt Paula Trueman Ian Wolfe Linda Marsh Douglas Fowley
Music by	Bernardo Segall
Cinematography	Isidore Mankofsky
Edited by	Peter Parasheles
Production company	Cinema Entertainment
Distributed by	AVCO Embassy Pictures (United States) Astral Films(Canada)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Homebodies is a 1974 comedy horror film directed by Larry Yust. The film features a cast of veteran actors, including Ian Wolfe, Ruth McDevitt, Peter Brocco, and Douglas Fowley. The film centers on elderly residents resorting to murder to protect their condemned building.^[1]

Cast

• Peter Brocco as Mr. Blakely
• Frances Fuller as Miss Emily
• William Hansen as Mr. Sandy
• Ruth McDevitt as Mrs. Loomis
• Paula Trueman as Mattie
• Ian Wolfe as Mr. Loomis
• Linda Marsh as Miss Pollack
• Douglas Fowley as Mr. Crawford

Reception

Time Out gave the film a positive review, complimenting the film's humor, well controlled tension, as well as Trueman and Gordon performances.^[2] Allmovie called the film "an unexpectedly haunting piece of work", complimenting the film's unpredictability, strong characterization, and direction.^[3]

References

1. Tom Weaver Double Feature Creature Attack 2003 Page 69 "... of his last features (to date) is Homebodies (1974), which has a cast of veterans (Ian Wolfe, Ruth McDevitt, Peter Brocco, Douglas Fowley, more) and a horror/comic plot about oldsters resorting to murder to protect their condemned building."
2. "Homebodies, directed by Larry Yust". TimeOut.com. GB. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
3. Guarisco, Donald. "Homebodies (1974) - Larry Yust". Allmovie.com. Donald Guarisco. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

External links

• Homebodies at the Internet Movie Database
• Homebodies at AllMovie
• Homebodies at Rotten Tomatoes