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The Cellar
The Cellar
	Promotional release poster
Directed by	Kevin Tenney
Screenplay by	John Woodward
Story by	John Woodward; Darryl Wimberley;
Based on	"The Cellar"; by David Henry Keller
Produced by	Steve Berman; Patrick Wells; John Woodward;
Starring	Patrick Kilpatrick; Chris Miller; Suzanne Savoy; Ford Rainey;
Cinematography	Tom Jewett
Edited by	Sally Allen
Music by	Dave Borden; Josh Kaplan; Harry Maslin; Pat Rettig; Donovan Stark; Will Sumner;
Production; company	Indian Neck Entertainment
Distributed by	Filmstar
Release date	November 4, 1989 (Japan);
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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The Cellar is a 1989 American monster film directed by Kevin Tenney, based on a short story by David Henry Keller. It stars Patrick Kilpatrick, Chris Miller, Suzanne Savoy, and Ford Rainey.^[2]

Plot

Comanche Indians have trapped the evil of their land in a monster made up of a mixture of other animals. The Comanche have placed a protective spear in the ground to contain the evil, along with a rabbit foot talisman for good luck. A young boy pulls the spear from the ground while pocketing the talisman. He starts to play with the spear. A Comanche catches the boy, and startled, he runs away with the rabbit's foot. The Native American places the spear back, realizing too late that the rabbits foot is now gone. After that, white men come and start drilling for oil.

Skip to current time, a divorced father, Mance Cashen, moves to the area with his new wife and baby. His son from his first marriage, Willy, is visiting. Willy notices something peculiar in the house and tries to warn his father and step-mother. They do not believe him. Willy is attacked while on a tire swing over a small water hole. The creature grabs his foot and Willy struggles, eventually getting away. He eventually befriends the local drunk, T. C. van Houten, the same man who rented the house to Mance and his wife. A nice old man with some bad memories who knows something about the evil near the oil well and was in a situation similar to Willy's.

In the meantime a Comanche Indian chief, Chief Sam John, comes to warn Mance of the evil and the need to keep it contained. Sam John informs Mance the evil was originally intended to stop the white man, but it is indiscriminate in whom it kills instead. Mance will have none of it. Willy eventually takes a spear he finds on his property to Sam John and tries to find out what is going on. Sam John convinces Willy to promise to stay out of the cellar and come get him if anything happens. Sam John is later dragged into the cellar by the monster.

Willy, of course, has plans of his own and sets booby traps in the basement. He plans to trap it in sight so he can prove he is not lying. As he lays the traps the creature gives him a scare and Willy runs away. T. C. dies shortly after by the evil. Willy decides to be more bold and makes another trip to the basement in order to stop the monster. This time armed with a flame thrower, electrical cables, and a lucky rabbit’s foot. The monster interrupts him and Willy must run away again.

Willy takes Mance's ex-boss's son, Tommy Boatwright, with him to the water hole in order to set up bait for the monster. Tommy falls in and the monster eats him. The police suspect foul play from Mance on account of him being fired. While looking for his son, under the impression he has merely run away, Tommy's father, Kyle goes into the cellar of the Cashen's house, but is caught in a bear trap that was meant for the creature and the creature itself kills Kyle. Having enough of Willy's 'lying', Mance locks Willy in the kitchen with the cellar door nailed open to scare him into reality only to find out Willy was telling the truth. Willy electrocutes the monster, saving his dad. But the monster is only stunned. Mance disappears and Willy, his step-mom, and the baby escape to the car. Mance escapes through the tunnels to the water hole. Willy grabs some dynamite and rigs it up to a toy car to kill the monster, but the explosives aren't working. Mance decides to once again go back to the cellar and hook up the explosives, barely escaping with his life. Mance and Willy blow the monster up together while escaping.

Cast

Patrick Kilpatrick as Mance Cashen
Chris Miller as Willy Cashen
Suzanne Savoy as Emily Cashen
Ford Rainey as T.C. van Houten
Lou Perryman as Kyle Boatwright (as Lou Perry)
Michael Wren as Chief Sam John
Danny Mora as Chilo
Alex Pederson as Tommy Boatwright
Don Collier as Sheriff
Mindy Spence as Girl in Schoolyard
Nick Gomez as Boy with Plane
Irv Gorman as Tony Turner
Bryson G. Liberty as Striking Eagle (as Bryson Liberty)
Sid Dawson as Joe
Patrick Wells as Earl
Michael Crawley as T.C.'s Father

Production

Director Kevin Tenney took over as director from original director John Woodward eight days into the film's shooting schedule.^[3]

Release

The Cellar was released in the United States on VHS by Southgate Video in 1989, and in Canada that same year by Cineplex Odeon.^{[citation needed]} In 2021, a 2K restoration of the film was released on Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome. In Germany was released as "Anthony II - Die Bestie kehrt zurück", without having no connection to The Kindred (1987 film), which had been released as "Anthony". This happened because of promotional reasons. ^[4]

References

^ Tahmahkera, Dustin (2022). Cinematic Comanches: The Lone Ranger in the Media Borderlands. University of Nebraska Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0803286887.
^ Weldon, Michael J. (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide to Film. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 97. ISBN 978-0312131494.
^ "The Arrow interviews...Kevin Tenney". JoBlo.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2003. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
^ "The Cellar – Vinegar Syndrome". Vinegar Syndrome. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

External links

[1] Tahmahkera, Dustin (2022). Cinematic Comanches: The Lone Ranger in the Media Borderlands. University of Nebraska Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0803286887.

[2] Weldon, Michael J. (1996). The Psychotronic Video Guide to Film. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 97. ISBN 978-0312131494.

[3] "The Arrow interviews...Kevin Tenney". JoBlo.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2003. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

[4] "The Cellar – Vinegar Syndrome". Vinegar Syndrome. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

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-{{missing information|the film's theatrical/home media releases, and reception|date=April 2019}}
+{{Missing information|the film's release and reception|date=April 2019}}
-{{one source|date=April 2019}}
+{{More citations needed|date=February 2022}}
 }}
 {{Infobox film
 | name           = The Cellar
-| image          =
+| image          = File:Cellar, The (1989) poster.jpg
 | alt            =
-| caption        =
+| caption        = Promotional release poster
 | director       = [[Kevin Tenney]]
-| producer       = [[Steve Berman]]<br>Patrick Wells<br>John Woodward
+| producer       = {{Plainlist|
+* [[Steve Berman]]
+* Patrick Wells
+* John Woodward
+}}
 | screenplay     = John Woodward
-| story          = John Woodward<br>[[Darryl Wimberley]]
+| story          = {{Plainlist|
+* John Woodward
+* [[Darryl Wimberley]]
+}}
-| based_on       = {{based on|The Cellar|[[David Henry Keller]]}}
+| based_on       = {{based on|"The Cellar"|[[David Henry Keller]]}}
-| starring       = [[Patrick Kilpatrick]]<br>Chris Miller<br>[[Suzanne Savoy]]<br>[[Ford Rainey]]<br>Michael Wren<br>[[Lou Perryman]]<br>Danny Mora
+| starring       = {{Plainlist|
-| music          = Dave Borden<br><br>Josh Kaplan<br>[[Harry Maslin]]<br>Pat Rettig<br>Donovan Stark<br>Will Sumner
+* [[Patrick Kilpatrick]]
+* Chris Miller
+* [[Suzanne Savoy]]
+* [[Ford Rainey]]
+}}
+| music          = {{Plainlist|
+* Dave Borden
+* Josh Kaplan
+* [[Harry Maslin]]
+* Pat Rettig
+* Donovan Stark
+* Will Sumner
+}}
 | cinematography = Tom Jewett
 | editing        = Sally Allen
+| studio         = Indian Neck Entertainment<ref>{{cite book|last=Tahmahkera|first=Dustin|date=2022|title=Cinematic Comanches: The Lone Ranger in the Media Borderlands|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O3pKEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA243|publisher=[[University of Nebraska Press]]|page=243|isbn=978-0803286887}}</ref>
-| studio         = Indian Neck Entertainment
 | distributor    = [[Filmstar]]
-| released       = {{Film date|df=yes/no|1989|11|04|Japan}}
+| released       = {{Film date|1989|11|04|Japan}}
 | runtime        = 85 minutes
 | country        = United States
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 }}
-'''''The Cellar''''' is a 1989 American [[monster movie]] directed by [[Kevin Tenney]], based on a short story by [[David Henry Keller]] and starring [[Patrick Kilpatrick]].
+'''''The Cellar''''' is a 1989 American [[monster film]] directed by [[Kevin Tenney]], based on a short story by [[David Henry Keller]]. It stars [[Patrick Kilpatrick]], Chris Miller, [[Suzanne Savoy]], and [[Ford Rainey]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Weldon|first=Michael J.|date=1996|title=The Psychotronic Video Guide to Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nhjsnWfFoiAC&pg=PA97|publisher=[[St. Martin's Griffin]]|page=97|isbn=978-0312131494}}</ref>
 ==Plot==
 [[Comanche]] Indians have trapped the evil of their land in a monster made up of a mixture of other animals. The Comanche have placed a protective spear in the ground to contain the evil, along with a rabbit foot talisman for good luck. A young boy pulls the spear from the ground while pocketing the talisman. He starts to play with the spear. A Comanche catches the boy, and startled, he runs away with the [[rabbit's foot]]. The Native American places the spear back, realizing too late that the rabbits foot is now gone. After that, white men come and start drilling for oil.
-Skip to current time, a divorced father, Mance Cashen (played by [[Patrick Kilpatrick]]), moves to the area with his new wife and baby. His son from his first marriage, Willy (played by [[Chris Miller (animator)|Chris Miller]]), is visiting. Willy notices something peculiar in the house and tries to warn his father and step-mother. They do not believe him. Willy is attacked while on a tire swing over a small water hole. The creature grabs his foot and Willy struggles, eventually getting away. He eventually befriends the local drunk, T. C. van Houten (played by [[Ford Rainey]]), the same man who rented the house to Mance and his wife. A nice old man with some bad memories who knows something about the evil near the oil well and was in a situation similar to Willy's.
+Skip to current time, a divorced father, Mance Cashen, moves to the area with his new wife and baby. His son from his first marriage, Willy, is visiting. Willy notices something peculiar in the house and tries to warn his father and step-mother. They do not believe him. Willy is attacked while on a tire swing over a small water hole. The creature grabs his foot and Willy struggles, eventually getting away. He eventually befriends the local drunk, T. C. van Houten, the same man who rented the house to Mance and his wife. A nice old man with some bad memories who knows something about the evil near the oil well and was in a situation similar to Willy's.
-In the meantime a Comanche Indian chief, Chief Sam John (played by [[Michael Wren]]), comes to warn Mance of the evil and the need to keep it contained. Sam John informs Mance the evil was originally intended to stop the white man, but it is indiscriminate in whom it kills instead. Mance will have none of it. Willy eventually takes a spear he finds on his property to Sam John and tries to find out what is going on. Sam John convinces Willy to promise to stay out of the cellar and come get him if anything happens. Sam John is later dragged into the cellar by the monster.
+In the meantime a Comanche Indian chief, Chief Sam John, comes to warn Mance of the evil and the need to keep it contained. Sam John informs Mance the evil was originally intended to stop the white man, but it is indiscriminate in whom it kills instead. Mance will have none of it. Willy eventually takes a spear he finds on his property to Sam John and tries to find out what is going on. Sam John convinces Willy to promise to stay out of the cellar and come get him if anything happens. Sam John is later dragged into the cellar by the monster.
-Willy, of course, has plans of his own and sets booby traps in the basement. He plans to trap it in sight so he can prove he isn't lying. As he lays the traps the creature gives him a scare and Willy runs away. T. C. dies shortly after by the evil. Willy decides to be more bold and makes another trip to the basement in order to stop the monster. This time armed with a flame thrower, electrical cables, and a lucky rabbits foot. The monster interrupts him and Willy must run away again.
+Willy, of course, has plans of his own and sets booby traps in the basement. He plans to trap it in sight so he can prove he is not lying. As he lays the traps the creature gives him a scare and Willy runs away. T. C. dies shortly after by the evil. Willy decides to be more bold and makes another trip to the basement in order to stop the monster. This time armed with a flame thrower, electrical cables, and a lucky rabbit’s foot. The monster interrupts him and Willy must run away again.
-Willy takes Mance's ex-boss's son, Tommy Boatwright (played by [[Alex Pederson]]), with him to the water hole in order to set up bait for the monster. Tommy falls in and the monster eats him. The police suspect foul play from Mance on account of him being fired. While looking for his son, under the impression he has merely run away, Tommy's father, Kyle goes into the cellar of the Cashen's house, but is caught in a bear trap that was meant for the creature and the creature itself kills Kyle. Having enough of Willy's 'lying', Mance locks Willy in the kitchen with the cellar door nailed open to scare him into reality only to find out Willy was telling the truth. Willy electrocutes the monster, saving his dad. But the monster is only stunned. Mance disappears and Willy, his step-mom, and the baby escape to the car. Mance escapes through the tunnels to the water hole. Willy grabs some dynamite and rigs it up to a toy car to kill the monster, but the explosives aren't working. Mance decides to once again go back to the cellar and hook up the explosives, barely escaping with his life. Mance and Willy blow the monster up together while escaping.
+Willy takes Mance's ex-boss's son, Tommy Boatwright, with him to the water hole in order to set up bait for the monster. Tommy falls in and the monster eats him. The police suspect foul play from Mance on account of him being fired. While looking for his son, under the impression he has merely run away, Tommy's father, Kyle goes into the cellar of the Cashen's house, but is caught in a bear trap that was meant for the creature and the creature itself kills Kyle. Having enough of Willy's 'lying', Mance locks Willy in the kitchen with the cellar door nailed open to scare him into reality only to find out Willy was telling the truth. Willy electrocutes the monster, saving his dad. But the monster is only stunned. Mance disappears and Willy, his step-mom, and the baby escape to the car. Mance escapes through the tunnels to the water hole. Willy grabs some dynamite and rigs it up to a toy car to kill the monster, but the explosives aren't working. Mance decides to once again go back to the cellar and hook up the explosives, barely escaping with his life. Mance and Willy blow the monster up together while escaping.
 ==Cast==
+{{Cast list|
 * [[Patrick Kilpatrick]] as Mance Cashen
-* [[Chris Miller (animator)|Chris Miller]] as Willy Cashen
+* Chris Miller as Willy Cashen
 * [[Suzanne Savoy]] as Emily Cashen
 * [[Ford Rainey]] as T.C. van Houten
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 * Patrick Wells as Earl
 * Michael Crawley as T.C.'s Father
+}}
 ==Production==
 {{expand section|date=April 2019}}
-Director [[Kevin Tenney]] took over as director from original director John Woodward eight days into the film's shooting schedule.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://joblo.com/arrow/interview69.htm|title=The Arrow interviews Kevin Tenney|publisher=joblo.com|accessdate=2011-04-19}}</ref>
+Director [[Kevin Tenney]] took over as director from original director John Woodward eight days into the film's shooting schedule.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://joblo.com/arrow/interview69.htm|title=The Arrow interviews...Kevin Tenney|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030628063236/https://joblo.com/arrow/interview69.htm|website=[[JoBlo.com]]|access-date=September 16, 2021|archive-date=June 28, 2003}}</ref>
 ==Release==
 {{expand section|date=April 2019}}
-''The Cellar'' was released in the [[United States]] on [[VHS]] by Southgate Video in 1989 and in Canada that same year by [[Cineplex Odeon]].{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
+''The Cellar'' was released in the United States on [[VHS]] by Southgate Video in 1989, and in Canada that same year by [[Cineplex Odeon]].{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} In 2021, a [[2K resolution|2K]] restoration of the film was released on [[Blu-ray]] by [[Vinegar Syndrome (company)|Vinegar Syndrome]].
+In Germany was released as "Anthony II - Die Bestie kehrt zurück", without having no connection to [[The Kindred (1987 film)]], which had been released as "Anthony". This happened because of promotional reasons.
+<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/the-cellar|title=The Cellar – Vinegar Syndrome|publisher=[[Vinegar Syndrome (company)|Vinegar Syndrome]]|access-date=February 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208004906/https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/the-cellar|archive-date=February 8, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* {{Allmovie|8725|The Cellar}}
 * {{IMDb title|id=0099235|title=The Cellar}}
 * {{Rotten tomatoes|cellar|The Cellar}}
-* {{tcmdb title|508111|The Cellar}}
+* {{TCMDb title|508111|The Cellar}}
 {{Kevin Tenney}}
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 [[Category:1989 horror films]]
 [[Category:1980s monster movies]]
-[[Category:American films]]
 [[Category:American monster movies]]
 [[Category:American supernatural horror films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
 [[Category:Films based on short fiction]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Kevin S. Tenney]]
+[[Category:1980s English-language films]]
+[[Category:1980s American films]]
+[[Category:1989 science fiction films]]
+[[Category:English-language science fiction horror films]]