The Last House on the Left (1972 film)


The Last House on the Left is a 1972 American exploitationhorror film written, edited, and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Sean S. Cunningham. The film follows two teenage girls who are taken into the woods and tortured by a gang of murderous thugs. The story is inspired by the 1960 Swedish film The Virgin Spring, directed by Ingmar Bergman, which in turn is based on a Swedish ballad Tres dttrar i Wnge.

Mari Collingwood plans to attend a concert with her friend, Phyllis Stone, for her 17th birthday. Her parents, Estelle and John, express concern at the band and at Maris friendship with Phyllis, but let her go and give her a peace symbol necklace. Phyllis and Mari go to the city for the concert. On the way, they hear a news report on the car radio of a recent prison escape, involving criminals Krug Stillo, a rapist and serial killer his son Junior Sadie, a promiscuous psychopath and sadist and Fred Weasel Podowski, a child molester, peeping tom, and murderer. Before the concert, Mari and Phyllis encounter Junior when trying to buy marijuana. He leads them to an apartment where they are trapped by the criminals. Phyllis tries to escape, then reason with the criminals, but she fails and is gangraped by Krug, Weasel and Sadie. Meanwhile, Maris unsuspecting parents prepare a surprise party for her.Mari and Phyllis are transported to the woods by the criminals. Mari recognizes that the road is near her home. Mari and Phyllis are forced to have sex with each other and Sadie performs oral sex on a weeping Mari. Phyllis absconds to distract the kidnappers and offer Mari an opportunity to escape but is chased by Sadie and Weasel, while Junior stays behind to guard Mari. Mari tries gaining Juniors trust by giving him her necklace and naming him Willow. Phyllis is cornered and stabbed to death by Weasel. Sadie reaches into Phylliss wounds and pulls out the insides. ........

Source: Wikipedia


RELATED SEARCHES

CAST