The Last House on the Left (2009)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Dennis Iliadis

Writers (WGA):

Adam Alleca (screenplay) and
Carl Ellsworth (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 March 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

If bad people hurt someone you love, how far would you go to hurt them back?

Plot:

After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang led by a prison escapee unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging the parents of one of the victims -- a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.

Plot Keywords:

Kidnapping | Revenge | Prison Escapee | Burnt Head | Bare Chested Male

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Tony Goldwyn	...	John Collingwood
Monica Potter	...	Emma Collingwood
Garret Dillahunt	...	Krug
Aaron Paul	...	Francis
Spencer Treat Clark	...	Justin
Riki Lindhome	...	Sadie
Martha MacIsaac	...	Paige
Sara Paxton	...	Mari Collingwood
Michael Bowen	...	Morton
Joshua Cox	...	Giles (as Josh Cox)
Usha Khan	...	Maid

MPAA:

Rated R for sadistic brutal violence including a rape and disturbing images, language, nudity and some drug use.

Runtime:

110 min | 114 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44897) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | UK:18 | South Korea:18 | Ireland:18 | Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16 | France:-16 | Germany:18 (nf) | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Mexico:C | Australia:R | Norway:18 | New Zealand:R18

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Rogue Pictures

Trivia:

Star Tony Goldwyn was at first reluctant about appearing in the film because of its violent content. Goldwyn changed his mind however after viewing director Dennis Iliadis's earlier film Hardcore (2004).

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Usually microwave ovens don't work while the door is open, as depicted at the end of this movie, however earlier on in the film it is stated that the microwave is broken.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Morton: [telling joke to Giles] So the next week, he's even hornier. And this time, he's got twenty bucks instead of ten. He goes back to the whorehouse, he slaps down the twenty, and tells the madam he needs to get off, but he ain't going to screw no goddamn chicken this time. She says it still ain't much, but she can help. She tells him to go to the room at the top of the stairs. This time there's just a bunch of guys jerking off, but one of the jerk off guys assures him "oh hey, it's cool, it's cool" and he waves him over to this whole toilet they're all looking through...
Krug: Oh, can we stop please? I really gotta take a piss.
Morton: Fuck you.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Southland: Mozambique (#1.2)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Dirge

Brutal & sick, one of the best remakes ever....

I thought that The Last House On The Left was one of the best horror movies that i have seen in the last few years Emma (Monica Potter), John (Tony Goldwyn), and Mari Collingwood (Sara Paxton) head out on holiday to their lake house. not long after arriving, Mari borrows the family car and drives into town to spend time with her friend Paige (Martha MacIsaac). Paige works at a local store, she and Mari meet Justin (Spencer Treat Clark), a teenager who is passing through town who invites them both back to his hotel room to smoke some weed. While the three of them are in the hotel room, Krug (Garret Dillahunt),Justins father, Francis (Aaron Paul), Justins uncle, and Sadie (Riki Lindhome), Krug's girlfriend, arrive. Krug shows Justin a newspaper that has Krug's and Sadie's pictures on the front page which shows that Krug got out of police custody he believes that it is too risky to let Paige and Mari go, so Krug kidnaps them and escapes in their vehicle to try and leave town.

Mari tells him to take a road that leads him to her parents house. Mari trys to jump out of the car which causes Krug to crash into a tree. Mari trys to escape from the wreckage. So Sadie and Francis beat Mari as she crawls away from the wreckage. Krug decides to rape Mari. Paige begins shouting at him to make him stop which causes Krug to stab Paige in the stomach twice. Mari has enough strength to escape them and get to the lake so that she can get to safety. Before she can swim far enough Krug shoots her in the back, leaving her to bleed in the lake. A bad storm forces Krug and his gang to stay with John and Emma, Mari's mother and father whose home is nearby. Justin then realises that they are Mari's parents, and leaves a necklace Mari was wearing on the counter. John and Emma find Mari, hardly alive, on their porch, they realise that the people who did this to Mari are in their home. they decide to get revenge on those responsible. I thought that this was one of the best horror remakes i have seen in years. I found it to be brutal, sick and disgusting with some disturbing scenes. 8/10