The Last House on the Left1972

Name: The Last House on the Left
Genre: Slasher, Survival, Splatter & Gore
Released: 1972-08-30
Rating: 6

“To avoid fainting keep repeating, it's only a movie... Only a movie... Only a movie...”

Directed by Wes Craven

6.0

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 5.8Rotten Tomatoes 67%Metacritic 68TMDB 6.0

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Year

1972

Runtime

84 min

Box Office

Budget

$90,000

🏆 1 nomination total

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

Two teenage girls heading to a city concert make a fateful detour that puts them in the hands of a merciless criminal gang led by the notorious Krug. What follows is an unflinching descent into cruelty that earned this low-budget shocker its reputation as one of the most controversial films of its era. When the horror finds its way back to a quiet family home, the film pivots into raw, visceral territory that blurs the line between victim and perpetrator. Wes Craven's debut remains a punishing, deliberately rough-edged experience that still provokes debate decades on.

Content: Sexual Violence And Rape, Graphic Violence And Torture, Kidnapping, Strong Gore, Extremely Disturbing Scenes Involving Minors