Housekeeper
by Ousama Rawi, Tommy Groszman
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Actor: Jessica Steen, Jonathan Crombie, Rita Tushingham, Ross Petty, Shelley PetersonDirector: Ousama Rawi, Tommy Groszman
Producer: Anthony Kramreither
Producer: David Pady
Producer: Harve Sherman
Producer: Jim Cole
Writer: Elaine Waisglass
Writer: Ruth Rendell
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 102 minutes
Release Date: 1995-04-26
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Housekeeper
Movie Review: The best cult classic since Rocky Horror!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Honestly, a movie with a subtitle of "She Cooks, She Cleans, She Kills" can't really be taken seriously. I really enjoyed this film because of such endearing moments of when she kills the dog for barking and when the kids yell at her for "Hoovering" too much and messing with their stuff. Some friends and I rented this for haloween a few years ago and has since been a cult favorite between us, I only wish more people would learn to love the housekeeper who captured our hearts randomly killing people so long ago!!Movie Review: Creepy, obscure curiosity for Rendell fans
Summary: 4 Stars
I tracked this down after seeing Chabrol's "La Ceremonie," a later film version of Ruth Rendell's "A Judgment in Stone". "The Housekeeper" takes more liberties with the novel - moves the setting to North America, updates it to the 80s, and radically changes the ending (for the worse). The biggest change is to make the housekeeper a fragile, nervous, sympathetic character, a victim of her upbringing and bullying employers. It's very different from the book, but I enjoyed comparing them, and the movie is a fun ride in its own right. The 80s decor and costumes have acquired a fun, trashy "period" look.
Movie Review: Intense, Hypnotic, Startling Thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Housekeeper" is a truly great film based on the novel by the inimitable Ruth Rendell. This is the story of an abused illiterate, mostly unskilled and uneducated woman, who goes to work as a housekeeper for a typical 1980s style wealthy family.The clever script makes you sympathize with the housekeeper, as she befriends a loony nut and goes off the deep end.
The ending is one of the most shockingly brutal and upsetting I have ever seen.
Rita Tushingham is perfect in this role and should be lauded for a great portrayal.
The film is truly complex and definitely enthralling. Do not miss!
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