The Last '80s Newsletter (You'll Ever Need)

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'80s Roulette: MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL MASSACRE

'80s Roulette: MOUNTAINTOP MOTEL MASSACRE

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I have every single movie released in theaters in the ‘80s in the United States on a hard drive and once I week, I’m going to hit shuffle and review whatever film comes up first.

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MARCH 14, 1986

Mountaintop Motel Massacre
Bill Thurman, Anna Chappell, Will Mitchell, Virginia Loridans, Major Brock, James Bradford, Amy Hill, Marian Jones, Gregg Brazzel, Jill King, Rhonda Atwood, Foster Litton, Linda Blankenship, Angela Christine
cinematography by Joseph Wilcots
music by Ron DiIullio
screenplay by Jim McCullough Jr.
produced by Jim McCullough
directed by Jim McCullough
Rated R
1 hr 35 mins

A deranged rural woman goes on a killing spree in the small seedy hotel next to her house.

Regional independent filmmaking is fascinating, especially in the ‘70s and ‘80s, because it almost accidentally serves as a documentary of when and how it was made, no matter the genre or style.

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