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14 August 1981 (USA)
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A gruesome secret, protected for generations, rises to give its... more
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This film is set in Amish Country, at a local farm, where a woman's husband is mysteriously killed by his own tractor! full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination
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(3 articles)
The Unseen (DVD Review)
(From Fangoria. 23 March 2009, 7:00 PM, PDT)
Stone Slammed By PETA Over Spider Amputation
(From WENN. 13 July 2008, 4:06 PM, PDT)
(From Fangoria. 23 March 2009, 7:00 PM, PDT)
Stone Slammed By PETA Over Spider Amputation
(From WENN. 13 July 2008, 4:06 PM, PDT)
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Amish Paradise
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Maren Jensen | ... | Martha Schmidt | |
| Sharon Stone | ... | Lana Marcus | |
| Susan Buckner | ... | Vicky Anderson | |
| Jeff East | ... | John Schmidt | |
| Colleen Riley | ... | Melissa (as Coleen Riley) | |
| Douglas Barr | ... | Jim Schmidt (as Doug Barr) | |
| Lisa Hartman | ... | Faith Stohler | |
| Lois Nettleton | ... | Louisa Stohler | |
| Ernest Borgnine | ... | Isaiah Schmidt | |
| Michael Berryman | ... | William Gluntz | |
| Kevin Cooney | ... | Sheriff | |
| Bobby Dark | ... | Theatre Manager | |
| Kevin Farr | ... | Fat Boy | |
| Neil Fletcher | ... | Gravedigger | |
| Jonathon Gulla | ... | Tom Schmidt |
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100 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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Iceland:16 |
Norway:(Banned) (1981-2003) (cinema release) |
Germany:16 (re-rating) (2007) |
Singapore:M18 |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:M |
France:-12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Finland:K-18 (1987) |
Finland:(Banned) (1982) |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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When Jeff East meets Susan Buckner in town, the marquee at the theatre shows the title "Summer of Fear" (aka Stranger in Our House (1978) (TV)), a made-for-TV movie by Wes Craven in which East also starred.
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Revealing mistakes: In the opening sequence when William breaks Faith's painting and throws it, the painting is clearly attached to wires of some sort.
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Referenced in "Eisai to tairi mou: (#1.2)" (2001)
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Maggie May
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A solid shocker, ruined by a botched story and a ridicolous finale, but already demonstrating the greatness of his director, Wes Craven. A couple of scenes in the movie (like the dream spider sequence with a young and pretty Sharon Stone, and the almost heartstopping snake in the bath scene) are really good and even the movie is good for more than half is length. Alas, the botched explanation of the resolution of the story (really stupid and very similar to another movie of those years - Sleepaway Camp) and the really ridicolous demon apparition at the end of the movie soften the total impact of this otherwise more than watchable thriller with mildly supernatural tones.