When a group of pensioners living in an apartment building are served with eviction notices, the property to be demolished to make way for a new development, they take matters into their own hands. They begin by sabotaging the construction site of an existing development to halt progress, causing several deaths in doing so, and then turn to murdering the corporate bigwigs who are trying to turf them out of their homes. However, not all of the oldies are happy with the extreme measures being taken, and eventually they turn on each other.
Homebodies is a bit like Spielberg produced dud *batteries not included, but without the stupid teeny-tiny flying saucers and a whole lot darker, this film's OAPs committing acts of extreme violence when threatened with relocation. There's a wide streak of black humour running through the film that makes it a whole lot of ghoulish fun, starting off on the right foot with potty pensioner Mattie happily popping prunes while watching a macho construction worker fall to his death. As daft as the film is at times, it's not without its shocking moments: the stabbing of heartless Miss Pollack (Linda Marsh) is a well-executed jolt, while the drowning of construction boss Mr. Crawford in cement is genuinely disturbing. Even a very silly chase scene involving pedalos manages to be strangely unsettling.
Great performances from the seasoned cast and a sharp script that drives home how our elderly are often treated as an inconvenience rather than given the respect they deserve all adds up to a thought provoking, perverse and wonderfully unique cult horror.
Homebodies is a bit like Spielberg produced dud *batteries not included, but without the stupid teeny-tiny flying saucers and a whole lot darker, this film's OAPs committing acts of extreme violence when threatened with relocation. There's a wide streak of black humour running through the film that makes it a whole lot of ghoulish fun, starting off on the right foot with potty pensioner Mattie happily popping prunes while watching a macho construction worker fall to his death. As daft as the film is at times, it's not without its shocking moments: the stabbing of heartless Miss Pollack (Linda Marsh) is a well-executed jolt, while the drowning of construction boss Mr. Crawford in cement is genuinely disturbing. Even a very silly chase scene involving pedalos manages to be strangely unsettling.
Great performances from the seasoned cast and a sharp script that drives home how our elderly are often treated as an inconvenience rather than given the respect they deserve all adds up to a thought provoking, perverse and wonderfully unique cult horror.