Basements (1987)
Basements is the title for the omnibus film that brings together two plays by Harold Pinter – The Dumb Waiter and The Room – each, once again, set in a single location.
Top billed cast
John TravoltaBen (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
Tom ContiGus (segment "The Dumb Waiter")
Linda HuntRose (segment "The Room")
Annie LennoxMrs. Sands (segment "The Room")
Julian SandsMr. Sands (segment "The Room")
David HemblenMr. Hudd (segment "The Room")- Abbott Anderson
Donald PleasenceMr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
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