Boardinghouse (1982) [720p60]

About this film

Here is something that I've never done before: upload a full-length feature film! But this is not the kind of feature film that you're thinking of... This is the infamous, shot-on-video cult classic: Boardinghouse! Directed by John Wintergate (awkwardly misspelled in the opening credits and the box art), and stars him and his wife, Kalassu Wintergate. This is also infamous for being the very first feature-length horror movie that was shot-on-video, and released to the consumer market. Very cool! The history behind this is very interesting, as the theatrical cut of this involved them telecining the final videotaped product onto film, yet for all home media releases in the 1980's, it's videotaped. And apparently, John Wintergate got the inspiration to shoot on video from George Lucas of all people? Lucas was apparently quoted in an interview he did for American Cinematographer magazine (maybe in the late 70's) saying that he was experimenting with producing movies originally shot on videotape, but I can't seem to find any validity to this article's existence. If anyone can point me in the right direction, please let me know about that... Other than that, please enjoy this schlock-fes…

Directors & creators

John Wintergate

Subjects

vhs, tape, videotape, rare, vintage, shot-on-video, horror, horror movie, sov horror, Boardinghouse, John Wintergate, Kalassu, Paragon Video, 1982

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