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Director:
Writer:
William Fruet (written by)
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Release Date:
4 March 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
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
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(3 articles)
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Exhilarating in parts. more (23 total)

Cast

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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
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
William Fruet said the inspiration for the road-attack opening of the movie was based off of an actual event he was involved in. Fruet and a friend were once driving the back roads of Alberta, Canada when they were harassed by a car load of drunken thugs that tried to wreck them. The event inspired Fruet to write Death Weekend. more
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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
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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Exhilarating in parts., 17 May 2001
Author: Paul English from Ireland

"Death Weekend" is a more complex film than it appears on the surface.

The violence is initially against Harry's property which he values more than anything else. Even though Diane has spurned him one gets the impression that he considers her his property too. Her resilience against the grotesque mob of ugly greasers is exhilarating to watch and is comparable to the revenge actions that take place in the later "I Spit On Your Grave".

The film's closing images are unnerving, keeping in tone with the somewhat excessive terror factor of the second half.

Stroud and Vaccaro are excellent.

7/10

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