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User Rating:
5.8/10   264 votes
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Director:
William Fruet
Writer:
William Fruet (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 March 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
It began with a rape. It ended with a massacre! more
Plot:
A rich playboy has a large house in the countryside. One weekend he invites a fashion model. On his way to the house... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Assorted Code Red DVDetails...
 (From Fangoria. 25 June 2009, 11:17 PM, PDT)

Producer talks My Bloody Valentine sequel, etc.
 (From Fangoria. 4 February 2009, 8:24 AM, PST)

User Comments:
It began with a rape... and ended with a massacre! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Brenda Vaccaro ... Diane
Don Stroud ... Lep

Chuck Shamata ... Harry
Richard Ayres ... Runt
Kyle Edwards ... Frankie
Don Granberry ... Stanley
Ed McNamara ... Spragg
Michael Kirby ... Ralph
Richard Donat ... Policeman

Denver Mattson ... Smokey
Al Bernardo ... Mr. Doobie
Roselle Stone ... Mrs. Doobie
Elaine Yarish ... Campground Girl
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Fin de semaine infernale (Canada: French title) (video title)
The House by the Lake
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Runtime:
87 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1985) (video) | Finland:(Banned) (1984) (theatrical) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:18 (re-rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:R | Norway:18 | Sweden:(Banned) | Sweden:15 (re-release) | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Despite being described as an "appalling orgy of destruction" by the 1976 August Bulletin the film was passed relatively intact by the BBFC after a personal visit by Brenda Vaccaro to chief censor James Ferman to plead for a certificate. Some of the female examiners on the board described the film's violence as "acceptable, even justifiable" and the only UK cut made to the movie was the removal of the word "cunt". more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the opening car chase, the Camero smashes into an Oldsmobile, smashing a corner of the Camero's front end. Immediately after, the damage is gone. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into 42nd Street Forever, Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion (2008) (V) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
It began with a rape... and ended with a massacre!, 2 April 2002
10/10
Author: Ray from Birmingham, England

Rich playboy (Chuck Shamata) and his 'supposed weekend fling' (Brenda Vaccaro) embark in some road rage with four thugs. The thugs track them down at their weekend mansion, then a weekend of terror begins.

A well acted and directed thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. Not as violent as other similar titles such as 'Last House on the Left', 'Fight for your Life', and 'Late Night Trains' but far more exciting.

A film well worthy of a re-release.

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