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Cries In The Night
''Cries in the Night'', more popularly released as ''Funeral Home'', is a 1980 Canadian slasher film A slasher film is a subgenre of horror films involving a killer or a group of killers stalking and murdering a group of people, usually by use of bladed or sharp tools. Although the term "slasher" may occasionally be used informally as a generic ... directed by William Fruet and starring Lesleh Donaldson, Kay Hawtrey, Jack Van Evera, Alf Humphreys, and Harvey Atkin. The plot follows a teenager spending the summer at her grandmother's inn—formerly a funeral home—where guests begin to disappear. Briefly released in eastern Canada in 1980, the film premiered in the United States and was re-released in its native Canada under the alternative title ''Funeral Home'' in the summer of 1982. It received mixed reviews from critics, with several noting it as starkly redolent of Alfred Hitchcock's ''Psycho (1960 film), Psycho'' (1960). Plot At the beginning of the summer, Heather arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Fruet
William Fruet (born January 1, 1933) is a Canadian film and television director, playwright and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with the drama '' Wedding in White'' (1972), based on a play he had also written. The film won Best Picture at the Canadian Film Awards in 1973. His later career included several horror films, including '' Death Weekend'' (1972), '' Cries in the Night'' (1980), and '' Killer Party'' (1986), as well as television series, including '' Goosebumps'' and '' Poltergeist: The Legacy''. Other writing credits include the influential Canadian film '' Goin' Down the Road'', which he co-wrote with Donald Shebib. Early life and education Fruet was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, and graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1952. He worked for the CBC as an actor and photographer. He appeared '' Drylanders'' (1963), the National Film Board’s first English-language feature film. Between 1962 and 1963, Fruet studied directing at the UCLA Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |