The Pit (1981)

Director:

Lew Lehman

Writer:

Ian A. Stuart (writer)

Release Date:

23 October 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

Jamie wouldn't kill anyone...unless Teddy told him to!

Plot:

An autistic boy wreaks revenge on the people who harasses him when he discovers something weird in the forest.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Forest | Pit | Psychic Power | Rope

Cast

Sammy Snyders	...	Jamie Benjamin
Jeannie Elias	...	Sandy O'Reilly
Sonja Smits	...	Mrs. Lynde
Laura Hollingsworth	...	Marg Livingstone
John Auten	...	Library Janitor
Laura Press	...	Mrs. Benjamin
Paul Grisham	...	Freddy
Wendy Schmidt	...	Christina
Andrea Swartz	...	Abergail
Edith Bedker	...	Louise
Lillian Graham	...	Mrs. Oliphant
Richard Alden	...	Mr. Benjamin
Gerard Jordan	...	Allan
Cindy Auten	...	Library Clerk
Patrick Patterson	...	Butcher

Also Known As:

Teddy
Teddy, la mort en peluche (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

97 min | Denmark:92 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:16 | Australia:M | Norway:18 (video) (1982) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, USA

Company:

Amulet Pictures

Trivia:

The director's wife refused to let him shoot the nude scenes, so the screenwriter shot them instead. The only shot involving nudity that the director was allowed to film was the "skinny dipping" scene and only because the actress was his daughter.

Quotes:

Jamie Benjamin: Abergail's missing and so is Mrs. Oliphant, aren't they? And Freddy and Christina... They don't eat chocolate bars. You know what they eat?

Strange horror film...but rather good.

Why the plot outline says the boy here was autistic is beyond me. A bit strange and maybe a little introverted, but he just was not autistic. This movie is about a rather unique boy who has conversations with his teddy bear. This is really one of the more stranger aspects of this movie. You are led to believe he is just having imaginary conversations with the bear, but in one scene the teddy actually turns its head. This aspect of the film is never explained in any kind of detail. For the most part it is about the boy having a crush on a woman. This boy also has a rather dark secret. He knows of a pit of monsters near where he lives and he feeds these monsters. What does he feed them you ask? Why people that tick him off of course. It is rather funny seeing him find ways to feed the monsters the best being the football scene. After awhile though the kid actually frees the monsters from the pit where they then go on a rampage. A good movie as long as you don't take it to seriously and the ending is good too.