The Last House on the Left
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Country
Production
Budget
$90 000
Box office
$3 100 000
Director
Actors
Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, Marc Sheffler, Richard Towers, Cynthia Carr, Ada Washington, Marshall Anker
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Victor Hurwitz
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Short description
On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs on the way, the pair run afoul of a group of vicious crooks, headed up by the sadistic Krug.
What's left behind the scenes
- Craven used the name and surname of his classmate, Mary Collingwood, as the name of one of the main characters.
- According to some members of the film crew (specifically David Hess and Fred J. Lincoln), actress Sandra Peabody was genuinely frightened during filming, and once even simply walked off the set. She had to be chased down and persuaded to return.
- According to Wes Craven, he did not expect such a reaction from the public. It is claimed that some viewers vomited, others fainted from what they saw, and at least one viewer suffered a heart attack.
- According to Wes Craven, he himself did not expect such a reaction from the audience. It is claimed that some viewers vomited, others fainted from what they saw, and at least one viewer had a heart attack.
- Initially, the film received the highest MPAA rating of X. Wes Craven then shortened the film by 10 minutes and resubmitted it to the commission. The film again received the same rating. The undeterred director cut another 10 minutes, but that didn't help either. Then Craven simply took a print with an R rating from a friend and stamped it on himself. This is how he managed to release the film.
- Filming was a difficult ordeal for Sandra Peabody. She felt uncomfortable during the filming of sexual scenes, and David Hess and the other actors playing the escaped criminals tormented her both on and off set, getting into character and frankly going too far. Fred J. Lincoln also disliked all of this very much, and later repeatedly spoke about how he regretted appearing in this film. Neither Peabody nor Lincoln ever spoke about the film in interviews again, while Lucy Granthem and David Hess had no difficulty with it.
- Initially, a hardcore pornographic script was written, and the entire creative team was prepared for what lay ahead, but shortly after filming began, Wes Craven decided to change the script and remove the particularly explicit pornographic scenes.
- To create the fake blood, blue and red food coloring was mixed with caramel syrup. The resulting substance actually looked like blood, unlike how it is usually shown on screen.
- Martin Cohen was initially offered the role of Krug Stillo, but he declined the offer and asked for a less significant role (which is the character he eventually played), suggesting his friend David Hess for the part of Stillo. In the end, Hess played the role and also served as the film's composer.
- According to director Wes Craven, a special editing department had to be organized to restore copies of the film that were returned from theaters, because theater owners consistently returned them “cut up.”
- Martin Kove was initially offered the role of Krug Stillo, but he declined and asked to be given a less significant role (which he ultimately played), and suggested his friend David Hess for the role of Stillo. Hess eventually played the role and also became the film's composer.
- In the United Kingdom, the film was banned until 2002.
- Initially, a script for hard-core pornography was written, and the entire creative team was prepared for what lay ahead, but shortly after filming began, Wes Craven decided to change the script and remove the particularly explicit pornographic scenes.
- The film was initially given the highest MPAA rating, X. Wes Craven then shortened the movie by 10 minutes and resubmitted it to the commission. The film received the same rating again. The undeterred director cut another 10 minutes, but this also yielded no results. Finally, Craven simply borrowed an R-rated stamp from a friend and applied it himself. In this way, he managed to release the film.
- According to director Wes Craven, he had to set up a special editing suite to restore copies of the film returning from cinemas, because theater owners invariably returned them 'sliced up'.
- Initially, the wide shot of the pond after the criminals washed away the blood ended with a frame of Marie desperately clinging to a tree branch, but during editing this frame was removed and immediately followed by the next scene, so the audience never saw Marie alive again.
- The film was shot in Westport, Connecticut.
- According to some members of the production crew (specifically David Hess and Fred J. Lincoln), actress Sandra Peabody was indeed terrified during filming, and on one occasion, she simply walked off the set. She had to be chased down and persuaded to return.
- Filming the movie was a grueling ordeal for Sandra Peabody. She felt awkward during the filming of sexual scenes, while David Hess and the other actors playing the fugitives mocked her even off-set, staying in character and blatantly taking things too far. Fred J. Lincoln also strongly disliked the experience and later spoke several times about how he regretted appearing in the film. Neither Peabody nor Lincoln ever spoke about the movie in interviews again, whereas Lucy Grantham and David Hess had no such reservations.
- When the distribution companies Hallmark and Atlas released the film in Germany, they attempted to pass it off as a snuff film (a film featuring actual killings).
- For the name of one of the main characters, Craven used the first and last name of his classmate, Mary Collingwood.
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