House on the Edge of the Park

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House on the Edge of the Park

1980

1h 31m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Two punks crash a party at a posh villa and torture the guests after they take them hostage.

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

Hits deep with hints of class disparity, cruel violence, and a disturbing look at how tragic events push people into becoming someone far from themselves.

Rated: 3/5

May 6, 2019

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David Keyes

Cinemaphile.org

What we are left with is a bunch of clueless faces standing around, submitting to the cause of a mistaken screenplay, and a director who has studied nothing of mood or context.

Rated: 0.5/4

Aug 11, 2018

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Jacob Knight

Birth.Movies.Death.

The active misogyny and disregard for humanity come off like a mutant fetishist's wet dream.

Jun 6, 2018

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

Deodato's control over the movie is incredibly precise, the sign of a much better filmmaker than the material arguably deserves.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 8, 2010

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Oct 1, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Rated: 1/5

Jul 26, 2002

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Jules N

Ils ont juste un peu trop abusés sur le sexe, cela rend le film plus vraiment intéressant et on a presque parfois l'impression d'être dans un porno

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Justin T

I was expecting to be shocked and horrified like I was with The Last House on the Left (1972) but this film doesn't seem to have the same shock value. The violence seems empty and the sexual attacks more erotic for the girls than horrific. The human factor seems to have been left out. The story is a bit of nothing but at least they tried and not steal every beat from Last House. The little violence is quite well done and convincing but bad dubbing and rubbish sound effects spoil the effect. Not as shocking as its American predecessor and counterpart.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/01/24

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Audience Member

My absolute favorite David Hess flick!! This film takes a man's sexual tendencies to the absolute limit that they can go, even more shocking than Wes Cravens "Last House". Watch only if you're a tough guy with a strong stomach though!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Could not sit through this movie. It made me uncomfortable.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

An Italian ripoff of Last House on the Left, that goes so far as to even steal the lead actor from that film. It's clear they were trying to cash in on that films success, but somehow this movie ends up being kind of better. In a way, it's a study of class separation, and not a pretty one. It kind of gives you more to chew on.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/18

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delysid d

great movie reminds me of last house on the left

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/18

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Ruggero Deodato

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David Hess

Alex

Annie Belle

Lisa

Christian Borromeo

Tom

Giovanni Lombardo Radice

Ricky

Lorraine De Selle

Gloria

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Synopsis

Two punks crash a party at a posh villa and torture the guests after they take them hostage.

Director: Ruggero Deodato
Producer: Franco Palaggi, Franco Di Nunzio
Screenwriter: Gianfranco Clerici, Vincenzo Mannino
Production Co: F.D. Cinematografica
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (DVD): Mar 1, 2011
Runtime: 1h 31m

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