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Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel (1991)

PG-13 · 1991-01-01 · 1h 27m · EN
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Right after Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California, in 1955, a toy salesman in town for a convention brings his wife with him so they can both go to Disneyland. They stay at a rundown place called the Sunset Motel nearby. Soon the wife is having an affair with a man staying at the motel. The husband hires a psychotic criminal to spy on them, the wife and her lover plan to murder the husband, and the voyeuristic motel manager is spying on everybody.

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Alien CastleDirector, Writer

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David HewlettDavid HewlettDeadpanSherilyn FennSherilyn FennBridget DeSotoWhip HubleyWhip HubleyChester DeSotoDavid JohansenDavid JohansenAuggieKenneth TobeyKenneth TobeyCaptain HolidayPaul BartelPaul BartelThe ManagerParker WhitmanParker WhitmanThe BossShannon SturgesShannon SturgesLouellaEric WelchEric WelchEddieLarry SpinakLarry SpinakWaiterChuck SwainChuck SwainHula Hoop BoyBryan ScottBryan Scott(voice)

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Genre affinityComedy · Thriller · MysteryNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference710110Actor preference137103 · 554658 · 85461

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What is Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel about?

Right after Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California, in 1955, a toy salesman in town for a convention brings his wife with him so they can both go to Disneyland. They stay at a rundown place called the Sunset Motel nearby. Soon the wife is having an affair with a man staying at the motel. The husband hires a psychotic criminal to spy on them, the wife and her lover plan to murder the husband, and the voyeuristic motel manager is spying on everybody.

How long is Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel?

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel has a runtime of 87 minutes.