|
 THE
LAST
HOUSE
ON
THE
LEFT
With
David
Hess,
Sandra
Cassell,
Lucy
Grantham,
Richard
Towers,
Cynthia
Carr,
Fred
J.
Lincoln,
Jeramie
Rain,
Marshall
Anker
Written
&
Directed
by
Wes
Craven
(Based
on
an
early
screenplay
by
Ulla
Isaksson
for
Ingmar
Bergman’s
The
Virgin
Spring)
The
original
tag-line
for
Wes
Craven’s
directorial
debut
read:
To
Avoid
Fainting,
Keep
Repeating,
“It’s
Only
A
Movie…
Only
A
Movie….
Only
A
Movie…"
By
today’s
standards
the
movie
is
hardly
that
intense,
due
to
our
desensitization
of
being
exposed
to
violence
on
the
news,
TV
shows
and
movies.
Here
a
young
girl
(Mari)
and
her
friend
try
to
score
some
dope,
but
land
in
the
hideout
of
a
violent
gang
led
by
the
recently
escaped
Krug.
They
kidnap
the
girls,
humiliate
and
violate
them,
ending
in
murder.
Coincidence
has
the
Krugs
end
up
seeking
refuge
at
the
home
of
Mari’s
parents.
When
they
discover
that
the
gang
has
harmed
their
child,
they
retaliate
with
full
force.
With
its
low
budget
the
tacky
and
grainy
look
aides
in
giving
the
movie
a
more
gritty
feel
as
the
viewer
is
forced
to
witness
the
evil
deeds
of
these
immoral
creatures,
and
the
vengeance
unloaded
upon
them
for
their
wrongdoing.
The
movie
has
been
targeted
as
being
a
gratuitous
orgy
of
rape
and
murder,
while
others
would
see
it
as
a
reaction
to
the
post-hippie
era,
a
reflection
on
man’s
sadistic
capabilities,
or
the
moral
question
of
whether
we
as
normal
people
are
capable
of
lashing
out
in
violence
as
reprisal.
This
Australian
DVD
release
of
the
movie
includes
two
commentary
tracks,
one
by
writer/director
Wes
Craven
and
Producer
Sean
S.
Cunningham,
and
another
with
stars
David
Hess,
Marc
Sheffler
and
Fred
Lincoln;
a
40
minute
interview
featurette
with
Writer/Director
Wes
Craven,
Producer
Sean
S.
Cunningham
and
cast
members
David
Hess,
Martin
Kove,
Fred
Lincoln,
Jeramie
Rain
and
Mark
Sheffler,
entitled
"Celluloid
Crime
Of
The
Century";
a
featurette
on
the
scoring
of
Last
House;
Image
Gallery;
Theatrical
Trailers;
TV
&
Radio
Spots.
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