Funeral Home also known as Cries in the Night is a 1980 Canadian horrorthriller directed by William Fruet starring Lesleh Donaldson, Kay Hawtrey, Jack Van Evera, Alf Humphreys, and Harvey Atkin. Both Donaldson and Humphreys would later become cult favorites of the horror genre for the film,citation needed and also Donaldsons roles in Happy Birthday to Me 1981 and Curtains 1983, and Humphreys in Death Weekend 1976 and My Bloody Valentine 1981.vague Fruet would later direct the 1986 slasher film Killer Party.
The budget for the film was roughly 1,431,780.00 and was filmed from July 23, 1979 to September 12, 1979.According to actress Lesleh Donaldson, actress Kay Hawtrey and director William Fruet did not get along well, stating that She couldnt stand him. She hated him. Just hated him. She also recalled Hawtrey ...being a nervous wreck nearly every morning. And then she claimed Bill was making her do stuff at the end that was too much for her. In the scene where shes down in the cellar, there were a lot of crew guys doubling for her, with the axe and swinging stuff around. It wasnt her doing that. ........
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