American Gothic
1987 · Movie · R · 90 min · ★ 5.9 · 56% critics
After engine trouble forces a group of friends to land on a remote island, they accept shelter from an isolated family in the woods. The uneasy hospitality soon gives way to fear as the visitors realize they are trapped in a deadly fight to survive.
Also known as Dark Paradise
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-08-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 56/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (122 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like offbeat backwoods horror with a campy streak and escalating menace, somewhere between April Fool's Day and The Amityville Horror; Not for you if you want serious drama or lots of graphic gore.
Pros: creepy island setup; memorably bizarre family; fun campy tone | Cons: thin victim characters; some silly choices; light gore payoff
Themes
- island
- rape
- necrophilia
- slasher
- family
- washington state
- degeneration
- isolated house
Cast & crew
Rod Steiger
as Pa
Yvonne De Carlo
as Ma
Michael J. Pollard
as Woody
Fiona Hutchison
as Lynn
Stephen Shellen
as Paul
Janet Wright
as Fanny
Sarah Torgov
as Cynthia
Mark Lindsay Chapman
as Rob
Caroline Barclay
as Terri
William Hootkins
as Teddy
Directed by John Hough