Longtime readers of Arrow in the Head will probably remember the article series The Test of Time. Now The Test of Time has been revived as a video series, and you can check out the premiere episode in the embed above! With this one, we’re looking back at the 1972 film The Last House on the Left (watch it Here), the feature directorial debut of Wes Craven. To find out whether or not The Last House on the Left stands the test of time, click play on the video.
Scripted by Craven and inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s 1960 film The Virgin Spring (which was itself an adaptation of the Swedish ballad “Töres döttrar i Wänge”), The Last House on the Left has the following synopsis:
Teenagers Mari and Phyllis head to the city for a concert, then afterward go looking for drugs. Instead, they find a gang of escaped convicts...
Scripted by Craven and inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s 1960 film The Virgin Spring (which was itself an adaptation of the Swedish ballad “Töres döttrar i Wänge”), The Last House on the Left has the following synopsis:
Teenagers Mari and Phyllis head to the city for a concert, then afterward go looking for drugs. Instead, they find a gang of escaped convicts...
- 11/8/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Near the top of the list of movies we do not recommend as a date picture, no way no how, Wes Craven’s gut-wrencher presented a real problem for critics. Whose movie exactly is this? The producer wanted a commercially daring pornographic gore shocker. The writer-director envisioned a political scream of rage against America he considered Evil. Is the film an abomination, or an honest reflection of society in chaos?
The Last House on the Left
Blu-ray
Arrow Video USA
1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 84, 92 min. / 3-Disc Limited Edition / Street Date July 3, 2018 / 3-Disc Limited Edition / Available from Arrow Video
Starring: Sandra Cassel, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, Marc Sheffler, Gaylord St. James, Cynthia Carr.
Cinematography: Victor Hurwitz
Film Editor: Wes Craven
Special Effects: Troy Roberts
Original Music: David Hess
Produced by Sean S. Cunningham
Written and Directed by Wes Craven
For an unsuspecting audience Wes Craven’s The Last House on the Left...
The Last House on the Left
Blu-ray
Arrow Video USA
1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 84, 92 min. / 3-Disc Limited Edition / Street Date July 3, 2018 / 3-Disc Limited Edition / Available from Arrow Video
Starring: Sandra Cassel, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, Marc Sheffler, Gaylord St. James, Cynthia Carr.
Cinematography: Victor Hurwitz
Film Editor: Wes Craven
Special Effects: Troy Roberts
Original Music: David Hess
Produced by Sean S. Cunningham
Written and Directed by Wes Craven
For an unsuspecting audience Wes Craven’s The Last House on the Left...
- 6/19/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Tmp is back to wrap up the 15 best movie about revenge, courtesy of guest writer Arcee from NFamousGamers. We've got more blood, guts, and hatred than we know what to do with on this list, so come in and see if your favorite revenge flicks made it on the list.
[Much like last time, spoilers for these films will ensue. And if for some reason you missed the beginning, be sure to check out Part 1 to get caught up!]
The Last House on the Left (1972)
To be honest, I like the 2009 version of the film slightly more than the original but the original film’s acts of vengeance and the reasons for it are more compelling. Two friends Mari (Sandra Cassell) and Paige (Lucy Grantham) go to a concert to celebrate Mari’s 17th birthday. In search of some marijuana, they run into a vicious criminal (David Hess) and his gang who just escaped from prison. Brutally victimizing and raping both girls, Paige is murdered for attempting to escape. Mari is then shot in the back and left for dead in a nearby lake.
[Much like last time, spoilers for these films will ensue. And if for some reason you missed the beginning, be sure to check out Part 1 to get caught up!]
The Last House on the Left (1972)
To be honest, I like the 2009 version of the film slightly more than the original but the original film’s acts of vengeance and the reasons for it are more compelling. Two friends Mari (Sandra Cassell) and Paige (Lucy Grantham) go to a concert to celebrate Mari’s 17th birthday. In search of some marijuana, they run into a vicious criminal (David Hess) and his gang who just escaped from prison. Brutally victimizing and raping both girls, Paige is murdered for attempting to escape. Mari is then shot in the back and left for dead in a nearby lake.
- 8/22/2011
- Cinelinx
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