Exposé (1976)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

James Kenelm Clarke

Writer:

James Kenelm Clarke (writer)

Release Date:

March 1976 (UK)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

And you thought that other HOUSE was bad . . . [Video Australia]

Plot:

A paranoid writer (Kier) is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary (Hayden), and then his troubles really begin.

Plot Keywords:

Secretary | Paranoid | Writer | Country House | Sex

Cast

Udo Kier	...	Paul Martin
Linda Hayden	...	Linda Hindstatt
Fiona Richmond	...	Suzanne
Patsy Smart	...	Mrs. Aston
Karl Howman	...	Big Youth
Vic Armstrong	...	Small Youth

Also Known As:

House on Straw Hill (Australia)
The House on Straw Hill (UK) (working title)
Trauma

Runtime:

Australia:84 min | UK:82 min (cut version)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Singapore:R21 (cut) | New Zealand:R18 | USA:X | USA:R (edited for re-rating) | UK:X (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Hatfield Peverel, Essex, England, UK

Company:

Norfolk International Pictures

Trivia:

Along with The Evil Dead (1981) and The Driller Killer (1979), this was branded a "video nasty".

Movie Connections:

Remade as Expose (2009)

Sleazy and gruesome thriller.

Writer Paul Martin has scored a massive hit with his first novel and has retreated to a remote cottage in the heart of the English countryside to concentrate on his follow up.He's accompanied by his new secretary Linda Hinstatt,a housekeeper Mrs Aston and occasionally his lover Suzanne.However there is something strange about Linda and soon the bodies begin to pile up."Exposé" along with "Xtro" was classified as a video nasty in the UK.Admittedly it has a few sex/nudity scenes and a little bit of bloody violence,but there is not enough exploitative elements for my liking.Udo Kier is decent as a highly unlikeable writer and Linda Hayden is excellent as his secretary.She openly masturbates few times and has a great lesbian encounter with Fiona Richmond.The violence is quite tame except for the bathroom murder scene which is pretty nasty.The direction is lifeless,the characters are unpleasant and the film is slightly dull.Still I enjoyed it and you should too,if you like exploitation cinema.7 out of 10.