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      Last House on the Left

      R Released Aug 30, 1972 1 hr. 31 min. Horror List
      65% 40 Reviews Tomatometer 50% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Teenagers Mari (Sandra Cassel) and Phyllis (Lucy Grantham) 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 (Cynthia Carr) and father (Gaylord St. James), it doesn't take the parents long to figure out their identities and plot revenge. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jul 26 Buy Now

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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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      Jeffrey P A bit of a hodge podge mess for much of it's duration with goober police, cheesy villains, and corny protagonists. Even the violent retribution was kinda ham-fisted. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review Kalin D "Krug" was hot af but overall this film was just mindless sexual violence with no point. Also much of the story was too far fetched to be believable. Who invites a gang of obvious crooks into your home for a sleepover? Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review Boffa_ 4 Watching this film was an odd experience with a lot of flaws, which I was willing to overlook- but left me overall disappointed and expecting more by the end. I would only recommend this film to horror and shock film fans. Otherwise, you can save yourself the time and skip this one. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/05/23 Full Review Mike S Horrible and vile. Avoid this at all cost Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/23/23 Full Review Julio A Continua perturbador...mas envelheceu super mal.... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/19/23 Full Review Jlio A Continua perturbador...mas envelheceu super mal.... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Dave Kehr Chicago Reader It isn't artistically adroit, but if success in this genre is counted by squirms, it's a success. Sep 26, 2007 Full Review Jo Berry Empire Magazine Sartorially dated certainly, but still powerful, disturbing and raw. Rated: 3/5 Sep 26, 2007 Full Review Nigel Floyd Time Out Craven's cold, flat style of filming emphasises the fact that the violence dehumanises not only the victims but the aggressors. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Craven gives his film an uncomfortable verisimilitude, setting it squarely in the heartland of modern America. While it’s at times awkward and inconsistent, with distracting comic interludes, his handling of the brutal horror scenes is unsettling ... Oct 27, 2023 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills It struck a nerve at a moment when the Summer of Love already seemed ancient history, when the Manson murders, the never-ending Vietnam War and other factors had curdled idealism into escapism and reactionary paranoia. Sep 7, 2022 Full Review Piers Marchant Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Beyond clumsy and amateurish, Craven dispenses with such niceties as plot logic and character development . Rated: 5.1/10 Aug 21, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Teenagers Mari (Sandra Cassel) and Phyllis (Lucy Grantham) 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 (Cynthia Carr) and father (Gaylord St. James), it doesn't take the parents long to figure out their identities and plot revenge.
      Director
      Wes Craven
      Screenwriter
      Wes Craven
      Distributor
      Hallmark Releasing Corp., Vestron Video, MGM Home Entertainment
      Production Co
      Sean S. Cunningham Films, The Night Co, Lobster Enterprises
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 30, 1972, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 10, 2017
      Sound Mix
      Mono
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