The Last House on the Left is a 1972 rape and revenge horror film written and directed by Wes Craven in his directorial debut, and produced by Sean S. Cunningham. The film stars Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, and Marc Sheffler. Additionally, Martin Kove appears in a supporting role. The plot follows Mari Collingwood (Peabody), a teenager who is abducted, raped, and brutally murdered by a group of violent fugitives led by Krug Stillo (Hess). When her parents discover what happened to her, they seek vengeance against the killers, who have taken shelter at their home.
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This movie was my first foray into revenge horror, it’s been on my radar for awhile as I have parents who remember seeing this movie in theaters. The first two-thirds of the movie involves the situation where two girls are assaulted and then subsequently murdered. It’s drawn-out savage affair staged to make the audience hate the group of bad guys (though one of them seems to be an actual good person, he just happened to not know how to make things right, and has loyalty to the wrong people).
The last third is what this movie is known for – the parents of one of the girls find out who these people are and what they’ve done to their daughter. There’s not a lot of discussion before the parents decide to take matters in their own hands, and there are some scenes where it looks like they are enjoying themselves a little bit.
I enjoyed it for what it was, but I’m not sure I can say that I like this subgenre just yet.
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