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'''''[[Nightmare on the 13th Floor]]''''' is a 1990 [[occult]] horror film directed by Walter Grauman. It was made-for-television and aired on the USA Network as a movie of the week on [[Halloween|Halloween Day]]. The plot revolves around a Los Angeles hotel with a hidden 13th floor inhabited by a cult trying to murder 16 people in order to gain eternal life. The film stars Michele Greene as travel writer Elaine Kalisher, James Brolin as Dr. Alan Lanier, and Louise Fletcher as Letti Gordon. | '''''[[Nightmare on the 13th Floor]]''''' is a 1990 [[occult]] horror film directed by Walter Grauman. It was made-for-television and aired on the USA Network as a movie of the week on [[Halloween|Halloween Day]]. The plot revolves around a Los Angeles hotel with a hidden 13th floor inhabited by a cult trying to murder 16 people in order to gain eternal life. The film stars Michele Greene as travel writer Elaine Kalisher, James Brolin as Dr. Alan Lanier, and Louise Fletcher as Letti Gordon. | ||
Many of the interior scenes were shot at the Ambassador Hotel. The scenes in the kitchen were filmed at approximately the same spot where Robert Kennedy was assassinated. Reviewers criticised the film's hackneyed premise, with Steve McKerrow of the ''Baltimore Sun'' asking: "How could four respectable actors -- Michele Greene, James Brolin, Louise Fletcher, and John Karlen -- be involved in such a mess?" | The production was a typical low budget movie intended for television. The cast and crew had three weeks for preparation followed by three weeks of shooting. Some of the actors wore their own clothes after receiving approval from the costume designer. Actress Kerry Noonan, who played Gail Myers, wore her own glasses and a dress she had purchased at Putumayo in New York (a store featured in the 8th season of ''Seinfeld''). Many of the interior scenes were shot at the Ambassador Hotel. The scenes in the kitchen were filmed at approximately the same spot where Robert Kennedy was assassinated. Reviewers criticised the film's hackneyed premise, with Steve McKerrow of the ''Baltimore Sun'' asking: "How could four respectable actors -- Michele Greene, James Brolin, Louise Fletcher, and John Karlen -- be involved in such a mess?" | ||
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