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Last House on the Left

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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.
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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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Keith Phipps AV Club It wouldn't work without the violence, but the violence alone doesn't make it work. May 13, 2025 Full Review 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 Alan Jones Radio Times With David Hess giving one of the most evil performances in cinema history as the gang leader, this highly upsetting and uncomfortable viewing experience remains a benchmark in the annals of cinematic offensiveness. Rated: 3/5 May 23, 2025 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 Read all reviews

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thiago s Filme bacana, o roteiro é mais ou menos, o filme mostra um grupo de caras e uma garota, que estrupam duas garotas e depois matam as duas, quando a família de um das garotas perceberam que ela estava desaparecida, ouviram uma gritaria na mata e acharam a garota ainda vida, depous no final a família da garota mataram os estrupradores junto com a vagabunda do grupo, e acabou o filme, com tudo isso, o filme tem cenas pesadas de estrupo, e eu meio que recomendo esse filme pela forte violência nele. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/17/25 Full Review Shawn R Not a good movie at all.. avoid at all costs Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/25 Full Review Farah R A Wes Craven flop that lacks intelligence and goes overboard with depictions of brutality. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review Luis Otavio F The last house on the left manages to be extreme to the limit and at the same time it is a horrible slapstick comedy, yikes. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/24 Full Review Brad M Just f÷%##& dumb. Even in the 70's. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/07/24 Full Review John F A minor entry for Craven but worth a watch for its depiction of how seemingly ordinary people are capable of doing awful things, for whatever reasons (be it revenge or otherwise). Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Wes Craven

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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 (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
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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