The Girl Next Door (2007)

Director:

Gregory Wilson

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Farrands (screenplay) &
Philip Nutman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

17 October 2008 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

In this town murder became the neighborhood game

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Abuse | Torture | Teenage Girl | Incest | Psychological Torture

Awards:

1 win

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

Also Known As:

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

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

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Modernciné

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.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Though set in 1958, kids call one another "dork" and "doofus" - gradeschool put-downs that weren't in common use until Seventies or Eighties.

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.

Movie Connections:

Version of An American Crime (2007)

True Horror is real horror

I Like the horror genre and THE GIRL NEXT DOOR is on a different level.

This movie is so realistic to the teeth, that it makes you think about life. It makes you think that all the flashy movies you have ever seen are like cartoons compare to this.

It's about child abuse, torture, and manipulation.

It shows how powerful a parent affects a child's mind.

I don't know, I'm still very disturbed by the movie.

Although, I would want more bad things to happen to that witch and her boys, the movie ends very well.

It's not about revenge, more like a lesson to be thought, that there are sick people out there who are actually doing this to children, and the question is what are you going to do about it?