The Girl Next Door (2007)

Based on the Jack Ketchum novel of the same name, The Girl Next Door follows the unspeakable torture and abuses committed on a teenage girl in the care of her aunt...and the boys who witness and fail to report the crime.

Director:

Gregory Wilson

Writers:

Daniel Farrands (screenplay), Philip Nutman (screenplay),

Stars:

William Atherton, Blythe Auffarth, Blanche Baker

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Atherton	...	Adult David Moran
Blythe Auffarth	...	Meg Loughlin
Blanche Baker	...	Ruth Chandler
Kevin Chamberlin	...	Officer Jennings
Dean Faulkenberry	...	Kenny
Gabrielle Howarth	...	Cheryl Robinson
Benjamin Ross Kaplan	...	Donny Chandler (as Ben Kaplan)
Spenser Leigh	...	Denise Crocker
Daniel Manche	...	David Moran
Mark Margolis	...	Homeless Man Hit By Car
Graham Patrick Martin	...	Willie Chandler Jr.
Michael Nardella	...	Tony
Greg Northrop	...	Police Officer #2 (as Gregory Northtrop)
Grant Show	...	Mr. Moran
Santo Silvestro	...	Ice Cream Vendor

Storyline

Based on the Jack Ketchum novel of the same name, The Girl Next Door follows the unspeakable torture and abuses committed on a teenage girl in the care of her aunt...and the boys who witness and fail to report the crime.

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Plot Keywords:

abuse | teenage girl | torture | spanking | degradation | 

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Taglines:

In this town murder became the neighborhood game

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sadistic torture and sexual abuse, nudity, language and strong sexual dialogue - all involving children

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 October 2008 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door

Filming Locations:

Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Modernciné, Modern Girl Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the backyard tent scene where the boys are looking at the Playboy magazine, they refer to 1950's actress and pinup girl Carroll Baker, the real-life mother of actress Blanche Baker, who portrays Ruth Chandler in this movie.

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Goofs

In the scene at the park where Meg is seen talking to Officer Jennings, on his police car it clearly is labeled "Highway Patrol". It is not a Highway Patrol officer's job to preside over such events, nor is it to investigate possible child abuse situations.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Charlie Franklin: [on David's voice mail] Hey David, it's Charlie Franklin calling to say Happy Birthday. Sorry I couldn't get those tickets, man. I know you were counting on me, but my brother-in-law's in town. I'll give you a call next week, and maybe we can get together. Okay, have a good birthday. Take care.

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Connections

Version of An American Crime (2007)

User Reviews

Pushes it genre to the limit

Its been a really really long time since I seen a movie this intensely horrifying. This is the type of movie that starts off soft and ends at the climax, leaving viewers breathlessly shocked. I have never before seen children ages probably ranging between 8-13 commit the inhumane acts as seen in this movie. The boy children were given permission by their sick twisted foster mother to torture a beautiful innocent girl. As the torture worsen you feel more and more sympathy for the girl; this is what makes the movie excellent because it captures the audience in a very powerful way. To make this movie even more horrifying is realizing the movie is based on a true story. I would not recommend anyone to watch this movie before they go to bed because it will be hard to sleep having to think about the poor girl being tortured. I have a feeling this movie will be banned because its too explicit for the general public to watch.