Slaughterhouse (1987)
Generic D-grade slasher about a hillbilly farmer and his son who slaughter people as freely as they do their hogs especially when their farm is threatened by bankruptcy from a chain of slaughterhouses.
There's absolutely nothing you haven't seen before in a film that isn't exactly awash with the red stuff even though it sports one or two decent kill scenes. The film's biggest problem is in having characterization so thin it becomes boring during the often endless sequences of dialogue as the viewer has no one to empathize with and no one to root for come the end making the whole thing a bit of a scare free zone. Another of the reasons is the directors failure to make the most out of the slaughterhouse scenario which should have been a terrifying environment but it all comes across as a bit comical. Having said that some of the humorous asides are a bit of fun. The farmer and Buddy's last name is Bacon, one of the teens is named Lizzy Borden, being a couple of examples. The films main redeeming feature is Buddy as played by Joe B Barton. A huge sadistic mentally challenged brute who can't talk but grunts and squeels like a pig as he skull crushes and batters his victims to death.
The fact this was director / writer Rick Roessler's only film is a shame as he comes across as a decent guy in the extras and clearly knows how to frame a scene, giving the film a sense of higher production values than it really has.
Ultimately though if you've seen a lot of slasher films then Slaughterhouse comes across as a bit of a porker.
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