''The Hotel Manor Inn'' is a 1997 American film written and directed by Wayne Chesler and starring John Randolph, Sam Trammell, Burke Moses and Jennifer Corby.

Cast

* John Randolph as Gus * Sam Trammell as Nolan * Burke Moses as Brian Armor *Jennifer Corby as Kathy *

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as Pete * Richard Bright as Gregor * William Preston as Charlie *

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as Lucille *Lawrence Vincent as Ed *Herschel Sparber as Chief Farrell *Jack William Scott *Jane Strauss as Holly Wiley *Steve Roberts

Release

The film was released at the Quad Cinema on March 28, 1997.

Reception

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'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "This hopelessly flat, unfunny spoof of tabloid television and hotel management doesn't even generate a tingle." Lisa Nesselson of '' Variety'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Creepy and offbeat enough to sustain interest without devolving into gratuitous violence or gore, this low-key horror pic is at least as suspenseful as the

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of '' Diabolique'', although the body count is higher."

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hotel Manor Inn 1990s English-language films