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American Gothic
American Gothic

American Gothic

1987 90 min ★ 5.9 Horror

When six friends fly off on a weekend getaway and are suddenly plagued by engine trouble, they're forced to land on a remote island. Looking for shelter, they're grateful to encounter Ma and Pa and their children - an eccentric family living in the island's backwoods. But what begins as simple hospitality turns into a terrifying race for survival as the friends start disappearing one by one ... and turning up dead.

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Cast

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Pa

Yvonne De Carlo

Yvonne De Carlo

Ma

Michael J. Pollard

Michael J. Pollard

Woody

Fiona Hutchison

Fiona Hutchison

Lynn

Stephen Shellen

Stephen Shellen

Paul

Janet Wright

Janet Wright

Fanny

Sarah Torgov

Sarah Torgov

Cynthia

Mark Lindsay Chapman

Mark Lindsay Chapman

Rob

Caroline Barclay

Caroline Barclay

Terri

William Hootkins

William Hootkins

Teddy

Details

Director

John Hough

Screenplay

Burt Wetanson

Tagline

"The family that slays together stays together."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

manor Ground, Pinetalk

Reviews

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tmdb17996075

February 17, 2017

★ 7/10

In "American Gothic", the story revolves around Cynthia, a young woman mourning the death of her baby daughter, for which blames herself (and she really should!). Following her psychiatrist's advice, Cynthia and her husband, Jeff, go on a trip with some friends, but their trip is cut short when they find themselves stranded in a deserted island. During a walk around the woods, the group finds a wo...

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Arrrrrrrach

February 18, 2017

★ 8/10

3 couples fly away for a holiday but encounter engine trouble and are marooned on an island with a dysfunctional and deadly family. There are some stupid decisions made including one which almost pulls you out of the film but it's all so crazy and is played straight enough to elevate this far above what it could've been. I'd say it feels a bit like a feature length Tales from the Crypt episode,...

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Wuchak

April 3, 2023

★ 6/10

**_Young castaways encounter a strange family on a remote island in the Great Northwest_** Three couples from Seattle take a small plane trip to celebrate the anniversary of the pilot & his wife. Unfortunately, mechanical problems force them to land at an isolated isle in Puget Sound where they meet some backwoods kinfolk (with Rod Steiger playing the patriarch). Will any of them make it back a...

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