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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.
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Director:

Gregory Wilson

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Farrands (screenplay) &
Philip Nutman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 October 2008 (Italy) more

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller more

Tagline:

In this town murder became the neighborhood game more

Plot:

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. | full synopsis

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1 win more

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(3 articles)

Interview with Andrew van den Houten
 (From SoundOnSight. 27 October 2009, 11:37 AM, PDT)

Fright Exclusive Interview - DVD Producer Dan Farrands!
 (From Icons of Fright. 17 September 2009, 8:23 PM, PDT)

User Comments:

WOW! What a powerful punch this one packs! more (101 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)

Blythe Auffarth ... Meg Loughlin
Daniel Manche ... David Moran

Blanche Baker ... Ruth Chandler
Grant Show ... Mr. Moran

Graham Patrick Martin ... Willie Chandler Jr.
Benjamin Ross Kaplan ... Donny Chandler

Austin Williams ... Ralphie 'Woofer' Chandler

William Atherton ... Adult David
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Kevin Chamberlin ... Officer Jennings

Dean Faulkenberry ... Kenny

Gabrielle Howarth ... Cheryl Robinson

Spenser Leigh ... Denise Crocker

Catherine Mary Stewart ... Mrs. Moran

Peter Stickles ... EMT

Madeline Taylor ... Susan Loughlin

Michael Zegen ... Eddie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door (USA) (complete title)
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MPAA:

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

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 more

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:18 | Australia:R (2009)

Filming Locations:

Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA more

Company:

Modernciné more


Fun Stuff

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. more

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Megan has her shorts taken off as she's hung up in the basement, and left in her panties, she's in hipster style panties with a "multi-colored" waistband, which if as in the scene, her panties are white, cotton, circa, 1960s, there would not have been a colored waistband. It would have been white. Rarely if ever were girls' panties other than white in those days. more

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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Movie Connections:

References Halloween (1978) more


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77 out of 99 people found the following comment useful.
WOW! What a powerful punch this one packs!, 26 November 2007
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Author: alanmora from United States

Before I get into the film let me briefly surmise the actual case that this film is based on. Firstly, the actual case of Sylvia Likens was in reality much more brutal than this movie portrays. If you can try for a moment to wrap your mind around that fact than you can begin to fathom the unbelievable torture that this young woman actually endured. The actual case took place in the 1960s but for some odd reason this story is set in the 1950s this is where the confusion begins. Also, in the actual case, Sylvia was not raped nor was she forced to suffer the final indignity that the character in this movie does. That aside, this is a shockingly brutal and powerful film...yes the acting is stiff but I do believe that this was intentional in order to reflect the times. This film is a period piece and should be taken as such. When you take a look at the cast and realize the caliber of actors/actresses in this film anyone can easily see that these are not bad actors. Much of the brutality in this film is implied violence rather than in your face blood and guts. There are cut-aways during some of the more intense moments of the torture scenes but in many ways this makes things even worse! In this sense, this is genius film making. It makes the viewer believe that they have seen something much more horrific than they actually have, not to say that this makes the images seen in this film any less disturbing. A friend of mine who watched this film with me told me that he was unable to sleep for the rest of the night because of this film...and we're talking about a grown man in his late thirties! That's the sort of impact a film like this has. I am looking forward to "An American Crime" which is based on the court transcripts of the actual case and should adhere more to the facts but nonetheless "The Girl Next Door" is a film that punches you in the gut and refuses to relinquish it's grip on your senses.

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