While on their way through a dark south Louisiana night as a hurricane is brewing, Dr. Zack Peters (C. Thomas Howell) and his female companion are driven off the road by an unseen assailant. Dr. Peters awakes alone in a ... more »remote old house having his wounds tended by a strange nurse (Savannah Bouchér). Groggy from his injuries and the sedatives that she gave him, he is incoherent, unable to walk, and doesn?t know where his companion is. He soon learns that his companion is missing and that he is the prisoner of this sadistic nurse along with other long-term patients in this eerie hospice of torture, pain, and cruelty. Dr. Peters must fight off and out-wit Nursie and her deranged brother Raymond (David Parker) if he and a beautiful mysterious girl (Frieda Jane), whom he discovers trapped in the house, are to escape this bayou hell and save their own lives.« less
Horror Fan | Los Angeles via New Orleans | 09/29/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This chick is nuts and over-the-top hysterically out of touch! A great campy little gem of a film that is tongue-in-cheek and winking at the genre with
good fun and some real scares. Maxwell gets some great angles and some
gothic rawness from the Louisiana swamps. The chase scene in the marshy bayou is great fun! The music grabs the horror atmosphere by the throat and there's some great rural tunes as source. Love the Strauss during the tour of the house to visit the patients. A nod to the offbeat musical choices of Kubrick.
A fun, sleeper, independent popcorn film! Swampy!"
BEST NEW MOVIE!
Sally Talley | louisiana | 09/23/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I loved Nursie! It was a combination of Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, and Misery. I have not had such a good time watching a movie in years. Check it out--Then spread the word!!!"
NURSIE IS A GREAT MOVIE
Susie L. Coward | 09/29/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I saw Nursie at the premier in Shreveport. It is a movie that keeps you spellbound. It is very exciting and one is holding baited breath waiting for what is coming next.
Savannah was the best as Ada in the movie; no one could have been better.
Thomas C. Howell (Zack) worked his magic as the captured Doctor.
Frieda Jane was great as the abused daughter of Ada.
I liked the movie, because of the great directing and all the actors
were great.
The music was well done and went the script.
The picture quality was excellent."
Campy, Guilty Pleasure
Michael Henry | Natchez, MS USA | 09/23/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This indie feature made on a shoestring made me thankful I came across it. My emotions ran the gamut on this one. I laughed at some of the really scary parts, then looked around to see if anyone heard me. I wasn't sure I was supposed to. It's funny and suspenseful in the strangest, most original way. After I saw it, I went to bed with the following prayer:
"Please God, when I get full-blown dementia, please don't send me to Nursie's assisted living home.""
A sneaky little sleeper
E. Recknor | Scottsdale, AZ USA | 09/24/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This film is a unique terrifying/hysterical black comedy, and a ready-made cult film in search of a cult. You can tell that Ms. Boucher is having the time of her life playing "Nursie", a sadistic woman who runs an isolated home for the elderly and infirm in the deep south. Mr. Howell is also in top form as the young doctor who falls into Nursie's clutches. He finds himself duped, dazed and drugged, and a prisoner surrounded by crazy little old ladies, a pale and mysterious young girl, Nursie's zombie-like (and homocidal) brother, and of course...Nursie, herself--who fancies him for something a little more romantic. If she doesn't kill him, first."