Hider in the House (1991)

Creepy Man Hides in Secret Room in Walls Watching a Family

I LOVED this movie because it reminds me of the plot of "Bad Ronald" and it is a good movie to watch while it is raining and if you have ever been in a secret passage in a house.

Busey's portrayal makes it excellent as he always appears to be contemplating something new and he makes it a PLAUSIBLE story as he is CLEVER in the things he does to delay and prevent his discovery. If it is funny in parts, it is because you see the human side and kindness of a man.

But you also see rage welling up inside him and his decline & development to more violent acts. The progression of his childhood at the beginning and his falling through the cracks with the psycho-analysis, makes it particularly interesting from a criminal psychiatry standpoint. The drama is intense, especially when an exterminator sprays his area and nearly kills him!

The pace is perfect, as his feelings for the wife develop and he eavesdrops enough to cause trouble for the couple he is observing.

Great innocence & love for family shown by Mimi Rogers.
Excelllent affectionate coupled with desperation acted by Busey. March 26, 2008

gary busey. when is he not creepy?

this is classic busey, it doesnt get any better because he is playing a deranged man. much like himself in real life, so this is a snap for him. a man selling his house and then building himself a hideout inside and living there! this is a part only busey could play...god bless him. November 21, 2002

Good Thriller

Gary Busey is a disturning individual...this is well known. What happens when you put him in a movie about a man obsessed with a family, well you get a darn good movie!

Busey shines as a recently released mental patient in search of a family...the perfect family. As his dreams go astray, the Busey-man goes wild. Mimi Rogers and Michael Mckeon round out a steller cast in this early 90's straight to video classic.

A true thriller, with a great ending. Highly recommended. May 10, 2002

okay

this movie had some cool parts but some parts are boring.skip the first half hour of the movie April 24, 2000

A serious let down...

From the cover, you imagine cape fear, but with Gary Busy and Mimi Rogers. No. This is much stupider. Busey is just released from a mental hospital and sneaks into his old house and makes a room in the attick. The house is empty, but Mimi and her family move in that day. He spies on her and the family, rumages through the house at night, and tries to put moves on Mimi and fails. Thought Mimi does look good, she is not naked at all in this flick. I have seen a lot of Busey's films and though he's a good actor, this is his worst film. Stupid cast, screenplay, and story. 1 star. April 11, 2000

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