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American Gothic (1987)

17/08/1987 (CA)Horror1h 30m
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The family that slays together stays together.

Overview

When six friends fly off on a weekend getaway and are suddenly plagued by engine trouble, they're forced to land on a remote island. Looking for shelter, they're grateful to encounter Ma and Pa and their children - an eccentric family living in the island's backwoods. But what begins as simple hospitality turns into a terrifying race for survival as the friends start disappearing one by one ... and turning up dead.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Rod Steiger

      Rod Steiger

      Pa

    2. Yvonne De Carlo

      Yvonne De Carlo

      Ma

    3. Michael J. Pollard

      Michael J. Pollard

      Woody

    4. Fiona Hutchison

      Fiona Hutchison

      Lynn

    5. Stephen Shellen

      Stephen Shellen

      Paul

    6. Janet Wright

      Janet Wright

      Fanny

    7. Sarah Torgov

      Cynthia

    8. Mark Lindsay Chapman

      Mark Lindsay Chapman

      Rob

    9. Caroline Barclay

      Caroline Barclay

      Terri

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    A review by Wuchak

    6.0
    Written by Wuchak on Apr 3, 2023

    **_Young castaways encounter a strange family on a remote island in the Great Northwest_** Three couples from Seattle take a small plane trip to celebrate the anniversary of the pilot & his wife. Unfortunately, mechanical problems force them to land at an isolated isle in Puget Sound where they meet some backwoods kinfolk (with Rod Steiger playing the patriarch). Will any of them make it back alive? “American Gothic” (1987) combines the odd yokels of “Deliverance” (1972) with the basic set-up of “Humongous” (1982) and the religious legalism of “Carrie” (1976). The first act suggests an a...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • island
    • rape
    • necrophilia
    • slasher
    • family
    • washington state
    • degeneration
    • isolated house