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Last House on the Left

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Teenagers Mari and Phyllis head to the city for a concert, then afterward go looking for drugs. Instead, they find a gang of escaped convicts who subject them to a night of torture and rape. The gang then kills the girls in the woods, not realizing they're near Mari's house. When they pose as salesmen and are taken in by Mari's mother and father, it doesn't take the parents long to figure out their identities and plot revenge.
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Its visceral brutality is more repulsive than engrossing, but The Last House on the Left nevertheless introduces director Wes Craven as a distinctive voice in horror.

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Chuck Bowen Slant Magazine Apr 29
This is horror cinema as punk rock. Go to Full Review Keith Phipps AV Club 05/13/2025
It wouldn't work without the violence, but the violence alone doesn't make it work. Go to Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader 09/26/2007
It isn't artistically adroit, but if success in this genre is counted by squirms, it's a success. Go to Full Review Bill Gibron PopMatters Apr 29
Thanks to the brilliant direction, this film is really two long fuses that are lit one after the other. The audience can only sit back and wait for each volatile circumstance to explode. Go to Full Review George Anderson Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Apr 29
Recommended only for card-carrying sadists. Go to Full Review Michael Gingold Fangoria Apr 29
Beyond the fact that it pushed violence past any previous boundaries back in 1972, Last House’s power has been attributed to its rough-around-the-edges, documentary-style shooting. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Rio P @Ericraymond111 May 16 Disturbing but a good movie See more Sérgio N @RT03383691 May 6 Awful! Bad performances, completely out-of-context soundtrack, etc. I don't remember the remake, but from the trailer I just watched, it really seems infinitely better. Spoiler alert: Commentary containing parts of the film. And what was that about the guys suddenly showing up at her house? And what was that about the parents suddenly finding her at the lake? See more bret A @RT57082650 Mar 12 cravens first movie david hess is sexy See more Steven F. @SteveGotScored Feb 13 Such a brutal classic! See more Robson C @RT82519826 Nov 1 Mari e sua amiga vão à cidade para assistir um show de rock, porém elas acabam cruzando o caminho de bandidos violentos e sádicos. Primeiro filme de Wes Craven, o filme sofre da inexperiência do seu diretor e do orçamento baixo. Um detalhe que acaba indo contra o filme é o elemento de humor, totalmente desconexo da proposta do filme. Os personagens dos policiais são totalmente inúteis, além de que suas cenas quebram o ritmo do filme. Temos a boa atuação dos bandidos. Outro detalhe risível é todo o planejamento da execução da vingança dos pais de Mari, principalmente o seu pai. Em um determinado momento, me lembrou um Esqueceram de Mim adulto. Ainda bem que Wes Craven pode demonstrar o seu talento para o horror em outros filmes como Quadrilha de Sádicos, Hora do Pesadelo e Pânico. Aniversário Macabro se encaixa mais como curiosidade e cult. See more Meatatarian T @Meatatarian Sep 13 If your looking for a disturbing film, this isn't it. It's dated and a little silly about a couple of escaped convicts that terrorize some teen girls. It's OK but not what it's claimed to be. See more Read all reviews
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Wes Craven

Director

Sandra Peabody

Mari Collingwood

Lucy Grantham

Phyllis Stone

David Hess

Krug Stillo

F.J. Lincoln

Fred 'Weasel' Podowski

Jeramie Rain

Sadie

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Synopsis Teenagers Mari and Phyllis head to the city for a concert, then afterward go looking for drugs. Instead, they find a gang of escaped convicts who subject them to a night of torture and rape. The gang then kills the girls in the woods, not realizing they're near Mari's house. When they pose as salesmen and are taken in by Mari's mother and father, it doesn't take the parents long to figure out their identities and plot revenge.
Director
Wes Craven
Producer
Sean S. Cunningham
Screenwriter
Wes Craven
Distributor
Hallmark Releasing Corp., Vestron Video, MGM Home Entertainment
Production Co
The Night Co, Sean S. Cunningham Films, Lobster Enterprises
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 30, 1972, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 10, 2017
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Mono
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