Motel Hell


Motel Hell is an American 1980 horror comedy film directed by Kevin Connor and starring Rory Calhoun as farmer, butcher, motel manager, and meat entrepreneur Vincent Smith. It is often seen as a satire of modern horror films such as Psycho and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Farmer Vincent Smith and his younger sister Ida live on a farm with a motel attached. Its called Motel Hello, but the neon O flickers, causing the motel name to appear like Motel Hell. Vincent smokes meats which are said to be the most delicious in the area. The secret is human flesh, and Vincent sets traps on the roads near his motel to catch victims. The victims are restrained, then placed in a secret garden, buried up to their necks, and have their vocal cords cut to prevent them from screaming. They are kept in the ground and fed until they are ready for harvest. Ida helps Vincent, who feels he does no wrong and sees the victims as animals.Vincent shoots out the front tire of a couples motorcycle. The male, Bo, is placed in the garden, but Vincent brings the female, Terry, to the motel. The next morning, Idas nave brother, Sheriff Bruce, arrives. Vincent tells Terry her boyfriend died in the accident and was buried a trip to the graveyard shows his crude grave marker. Terry, having nowhere else to go, decides to stay at the motel. Vincent and Ida subsequently capture more victims for the garden. Terry gradually becomes attracted to Vincents honest manner and folksy charm, much to Bruces dismay, who tries to woo her himself without much success. ........

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