I Spit on Your Grave
1978 · Movie · NC-17 · 101 min · ★ 6.0 · 35% critics
A young writer retreats to a secluded rural cabin to focus on her first novel, only to face a brutal assault that shatters her sense of safety. Left for dead, she survives and sets out on a grim, personal path to confront those responsible and reclaim control.
Also known as The Housatonic Revenge
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Details
- Original title
- Day of the Woman
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-11-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NC-17
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 35/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (718 votes)
About
If you can handle extreme, disturbing content, this controversial revenge thriller may grip you with its raw intensity and bleak mood; Not for you if you avoid sexual violence, exploitative shock, or want a more crowd-pleasing slasher like Friday the 13th Part 2.
Pros: intense, unsettling atmosphere; bold revenge premise; strong lead performance | Cons: exploitative assault scenes; uneven acting and audio; slow, uneven pacing
Themes
- rape
- castration
- revenge
- gang rape
- writer
- cruelty
- brutality
- hanging
- misogyny
- mentally handicapped man
- rape and revenge
- video nasty
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award · 1978
Cast & crew
Camille Keaton
as Jennifer Hills
Eron Tabor
as Johnny
Richard Pace
as Matthew Lucas
Anthony Nichols
as Stanley
- GK
Gunter Kleemann
as Andy
- AM
Alexis Magnotti
as Johnny's Wife
- TZ
Tammy Zarchi
as Johnny's Daughter
- TZ
Terry Zarchi
as Johnny's Son
- TF
Traci Ferrante
as Waitress
- WT
William Tasgal
as Porter
Directed by Meir Zarchi