American Gothic (1987)

Note des utilisateurs:

4.9/10   

Réalisateur:

John Hough

Writers:

Burt Wetanson (screenplay) and
Michael Vines (screenplay)

Release Date:

mai 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Accroche:

The family that slays together stays together.

Plot:

On a lonely island in the Pacific Northwest, a group of travelers find themselves targeted by a crazed, homicidal family.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Necrophilia | Mouth Organ | Skipping Rope | Horseshoe

Awards:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

A Real Creepfest

Ensemble

Rod Steiger	...	Pa
Yvonne De Carlo	...	Ma
Sarah Torgov	...	Cynthia
Janet Wright	...	Fanny
Michael J. Pollard	...	Woody
William Hootkins	...	Teddy
Mark Ericksen	...	Jeff
Caroline Barclay	...	Terri
Mark Lindsay Chapman	...	Rob
Fiona Hutchison	...	Lynn
Stephen Shellen	...	Paul
Terry Kelly	...	Psychiatrist

Autre(s) titre(s):

Hide and Shriek

Durée:

USA:90 min | Canada:85 min (Ontario) | Argentina:89 min

Pays:

UK | Canada

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Son:

Stereo

Classification:

Canada:R (Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Brent Walker PLC

Anecdotes:

The poster art, and all related media were based on the famous painting by Grant Wood.

Guillemet:

Ma: Don't you want to join the clean plate club?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Svengoolie: American Gothic" (1998)

A Real Creepfest

American Gothic is a horror movie that is truly horrible and scary: Because what it portrays is a completely psychotic and homicidal family living on an isolated island in the Pacific Northwest who become the only beacon of help for several young people who become temporarily stranded on the island. The lighting in the film is almost nonexistent; it seems as though it were filmed in a basement, which adds to the creepiness. Even though there are some extremely cheezy elements in the film, there's a constant suspicion that something not just bad, but terrible and downright terrifying is going to happen. Rod Steiger and Yvonne de Carlo are absolutely brilliant in this film as "Pa" and "Ma" and are so extreme in their character portrayals that they almost become parodies of themselves and are therefore on the threshold of being humorous. But the 'kids' (who are actually 3 deranged siblings in their 40's and seemingly quite comfortable in their maritime never never land) are so creepy that they make not only your skin but lining of your bones crawl. On a scale of 1--10, I'd give this an 8.5.