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Director:
Writers:
Burt Wetanson (screenplay) and
Michael Vines (screenplay)
Release Date:
May 1988 (USA) more
Tagline:
The family that slays together stays together.
Plot:
On a lonely island in the Pacific Northwest, a group of travelers find themselves targeted by a crazed, homicidal family. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
The Best Horror Movie Ever more (66 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Rod Steiger | ... | Pa |
 | Yvonne De Carlo | ... | Ma |
 | Sarah Torgov | ... | Cynthia |
| Janet Wright | ... | Fanny |
 | Michael J. Pollard | ... | Woody |
 | William Hootkins | ... | Teddy |
| Mark Ericksen | ... | Jeff |
 | Caroline Barclay | ... | Terri |
 | Mark Lindsay Chapman | ... | Rob |
| Fiona Hutchison | ... | Lynn |
 | Stephen Shellen | ... | Paul |
| Terry Kelly | ... | Psychiatrist |
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Also Known As:
Hide and Shriek
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Runtime:
USA:90 min | Canada:85 min (Ontario) | Argentina:89 min
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Canada:R (Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16
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The poster art, and all related media were based on the famous painting by Grant Wood. more
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Touch of Satan (#10.8)" (1998) more
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American Gothic...this movie has taken such a beating by all kinds of people who in my view really never gave it the chance it needed. The movie has the best acting in a horror film that i have ever seen(yes i just said that)For sure Ma(Yvonne De Carlo)is the best in this film she's so down right evil but you'd never know it.She tricks them right up to the end well or so she thinks.Fanny really scares me in this film i mean a dead baby she has is really out there but then again the whole family is.There's Teddy who is just plain dumb...as well as Woody..then Pa(Rod Steiger)pretty good in this film himself.Very evil in my eyes is Pa he's always one step ahead of the people on the island or so he acts up until the end.This movie is a sure Horror Cult Classic..it gets a 10 out 10 from me and should from you too!