The Last House on the Left

1972 84 min ★ 6.0 Horror, Crime

On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs on the way, the pair run afoul of a group of vicious crooks, headed up by the sadistic Krug.

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Cast

Sandra Peabody

Mari Collingwood (as Sandra Cassell)

Lucy Grantham

Phyllis Stone

David Hess

Krug Stillo

Fred J. Lincoln

Fred 'Weasel' Padowski

Jeramie Rain

Sadie

Marc Sheffler

Junior Stillo

Richard Towers

Dr. John Collingwood

Cynthia Carr

Mrs. Estelle Collingwood

Ada Washington

Ada

Marshall Anker

Sheriff

Details

Director

Wes Craven

Tagline

"To avoid fainting keep repeating, it's only a movie... Only a movie... Only a movie..."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$90,000

Production

Lobster Enterprises, Sean S. Cunningham Films, The Night Co.

Reviews

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tmdb17996075

February 14, 2017

★ 5/10

While a lot of people seem to praise this film as a horror gem, I myself consider it more like a drama… a mildly gruesome drama, but certainly not horror. I can enjoy horror films that don't contain some of the expected traits, like: jumps, creepy music, lots of screaming or tons of gore… but there has to be something to remind us that this is, in fact, a horror movie after all. To be honest thoug...