La casa sperduta nel parco (1980)

Director:

Ruggero Deodato

Writers:

Gianfranco Clerici (writer)
Vincenzo Mannino (writer)

Release Date:

February 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Delivers Shocks To The Maximum ... Pushes The Limits Of Acceptability

Plot:

Two lowlife punks invite themselves to a party at a posh villa and after being taunted by their snobbish hosts, hold everybody hostage and subject them to various torture and mayhem.

Plot Keywords:

Party | Mentally Challenged | Torture | Villa | Rape

Cast

David Hess	...	Alex (as David A. Hess)
Annie Belle	...	Lisa
Christian Borromeo	...	Tom
Giovanni Lombardo Radice	...	Ricky
Marie Claude Joseph	...	Glenda
Gabriele Di Giulio	...	Howard
Brigitte Petronio	...	Cindy
Karoline Mardeck	...	Susan
Lorraine De Selle	...	Gloria

Also Known As:

House of the Park on the Edge (USA) (trailer title)
House on the Edge of the Park (USA)
The House on the Edge of the Park (International: English title)

Runtime:

91 min | UK:79 min (heavily cut)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:R (original rating: 1981) | Australia:Refused Classification | Singapore:(Banned) | Sweden:15 (uncut) | Norway:18 (uncut) (2007) | Finland:(Banned) (1986) | Finland:K-18 (2007) | Canada:(Banned) (Ontario) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Italy:VM18 | UK:(Banned) (1984-2002) | UK:18 (heavily cut) | USA:Unrated | Norway:(Banned) (video rating) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

F.D. Cinematografica

Trivia:

The film was initially rejected for a UK cinema certificate by the BBFC when first submitted in March 1981, and later found itself on the DPP list of "video nasties" when it was revealed that the uncut version was readily available on UK video. When it was eventually passed by the BBFC in July 2002 it was cut by 11 minutes and 43 secs, with almost all of the rape and violence either replaced or removed entirely.

Quotes:

Ricky: And you, Howard?

Movie Connections:

References "Kojak" (1973)

Let's boogie!

Hello lady! House on the Edge of the Park (1980) is a starring vehicle for David Hess. Hess is reprising his sadistic psycho role from Last House on the Left. He's good in this movie. Playing a grease monkey that has a hankering for raping pretty young ladies. Well, that was in the past. He and a buddy from work are off to go boogie the night away. That's until a couple of socialites hire them to fix their car. After they complete the job, they ask David and Ricky if they want to come along. Angry about it being "too late to boogie", Hess and Ricky take off to party with the couple. Before they go, David brings along his trusty straight razor. Later on they arrive at a nice house outside the city limits. An hour into the party, David doesn't like the idea of him and his friend being brought along so the guests could have some "entertainment". David Hess goes Krug on the party goers. This is when the fun begins! The next hour is one hell of a joy ride. If you loved Last house on the Left then you'll dig this flick. Watching David Hess go Krug on a group of rich socialites is loads of fun.

Highly recommended.