Motel Hell (1980)
"It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters!"
ThumbScore
👍 74%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 65%
(RT: 65%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Rory Calhoun as Vincent Smith
Paul Linke as Sheriff Bruce Smith
Nancy Parsons as Ida Smith
Nina Axelrod as Terry
Wolfman Jack as Reverend Billy
Elaine Joyce as Edith Olson
Monique St. Pierre as Debbie
Is Motel Hell good?
Most people think so. 74% audience score, estimated from 280 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 65%.
Overview
Farmer Vincent Smith and his sister Ida run a motel attached to a farm where they capture unsuspecting travelers, bury them alive, fatten them up and then harvest their bodies as ingredients for his famous brand of "smoked meats." Wikipedia ↗
