A deranged father and son unleash carnage to save their doomed slaughterhouse from foreclosure.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
You'll never get out in one piece!
The owner of a slaughterhouse facing foreclosure instructs his obese and mentally disabled son to go on a killing spree against the people who want to buy his property.
Quick Answer
Slaughterhouse is a 1987 American comedy-horror film directed by Rick Roessler about a farmer and his mentally disabled son who go on a killing spree to prevent the sale and demolition of their family slaughterhouse.
Programmer's Pick
If you're craving backwoods mayhem with a side of pork, Slaughterhouse delivers with a father-son killer duo and a rundown abattoir as its playground. Rick Roessler's film slices through the slasher formula with rural weirdness and a streak of gallows comedy. It's pure hixploitation, right down to the pig-loving brute and foreclosure rage.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Cast & Crew
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Lester and Buddy Bacon's twisted partnership fuels a spree of rural carnage, setting them apart from your average slasher villain.
The film leans hard into hixploitation, with a deranged family, a run-down slaughterhouse, and a small-town setting overrun by violence.
Popular music and a rock soundtrack amp up the tension and give this slasher a uniquely energetic edge.
The Bacons’ motivation comes straight from the threat of losing their home, adding a grimly relatable twist to their rampage.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Foreclosure threat on family property
Murderous father and son
Violent killings of trespassers and local officials
Abandoned slaughterhouse and rural outskirts
Questions from the Vault
Who directed Slaughterhouse? +
Slaughterhouse was directed by Rick Roessler.
How long is Slaughterhouse? +
Slaughterhouse has a runtime of 85 minutes.
What genre is Slaughterhouse? +
Slaughterhouse is a comedy-horror film.
When was Slaughterhouse released? +
Slaughterhouse was released in 1987.