Review of MadHouse (1990) by Scott Weinberg for eFilmCritic.com — 25 Jul 2002

It's like a sitcom exploded onto the big screen.

This review of MadHouse (1990) was written by Scott Weinberg and published by eFilmCritic.com on 25 Jul 2002.

MadHouse has generally received mixed reviews.

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