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Axe

Original title: Lisa, Lisa
  • 1977
  • R
  • 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.5K
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Axe (1977)
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Three criminals on a murder spree arrives at a farmhouse, where a girl is living with her paralyzed grandfather.Three criminals on a murder spree arrives at a farmhouse, where a girl is living with her paralyzed grandfather.Three criminals on a murder spree arrives at a farmhouse, where a girl is living with her paralyzed grandfather.

  • Director
    • Frederick R. Friedel
  • Writer
    • Frederick R. Friedel
  • Stars
    • Leslie Lee
    • Jack Canon
    • Ray Green
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frederick R. Friedel
    • Writer
      • Frederick R. Friedel
    • Stars
      • Leslie Lee
      • Jack Canon
      • Ray Green
    • 60User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
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    Axe (1977)
    Frederick R. Friedel in Axe (1977)
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    Leslie Lee and Douglas Powers in Axe (1977)
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    Leslie Lee
    Leslie Lee
    • Lisa
    Jack Canon
    • Steele
    Ray Green
    • Lomax
    Frederick R. Friedel
    Frederick R. Friedel
    • Billy
    Douglas Powers
    Douglas Powers
    • Grandfather
    Frank Jones
    • Aubrey
    Carol Miller
    Carol Miller
    • Storewoman
    George J. Monaghan
    • Harold
    Hart Smith
    • Detective
    Scott Smith
    • Policeman
    Jeff MacKay
    Jeff MacKay
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    David Hayman
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    Don Cummins
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    • Director
      • Frederick R. Friedel
    • Writer
      • Frederick R. Friedel
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    • Trivia
      Leslie Lee had done some modeling prior to playing her sole lead role as Lisa. Lee declined an offer to be interviewed for the release of this movie by Severin Films in both the DVD and Blu-ray formats.
    • Goofs
      When Lomax is making holes in clothes with his cigar, the amount of holes, his position and position of the clothes is not synchronized between shots.
    • Quotes

      Steele: Lomax, why don't you get me a glass of water.

      [pause]

      Steele: Then drink it yourself, it'll give you somethin' to do.

    • Alternate versions
      For its original UK cinema release (as "California Axe Massacre") cuts were made to a razor slashing during a rape scene, the beating of Aubrey, and heavy edits to the infamous scene where the salesgirl is shot at and splashed with ketchup, and the film later found itself on the official DPP list of video nasties in the 80s. It was eventually issued on the Exploited video label, under its cinema title, in 1999 but received 19 secs of cuts to the previous razor slashing scene. The BBFC said they would have passed it uncut but previous illegal distribution of the uncut version led to a prosecution under the obscene publications act (the same reason The House by the Cemetery (1981) and Blood Feast (1963) were slightly cut). The cuts were fully waived for the 2005 ILC release and the film reverted to its original title of "Axe".
    • Connections
      Edited into Bloody Brothers (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Smellin' Up The Kitchen
      Written and Sung by George Newman Shaw and John Willhelm

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    She Hacks Her Way Into Our Hearts...
    AXE (aka: LISA, LISA) is the story of three desperate criminals, two of whom are sadistic murderers, and one with a working conscience. After committing mayhem, the trio decide to hide out at an isolated farmhouse inhabited by a young woman named Lisa (Leslie Lee) and her paralyzed grandfather. Unbeknownst to these crooks, Lisa is a tad unbalanced. All goes well until one of the miscreants tries to rape her, causing Lisa to show these bums some cold, hard steel!

    Ms. Lee could have played Lisa to the hilt, but downplays her madness instead. She's quiet, rarely uttering a word. This actually makes her creepier! A decent low-budget feature worth checking out...
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    • azathothpwiggins
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    • Release date
      • 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Virgin Slaughter
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel Charlotte, in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA(hotel)
    • Production companies
      • Frederick Productions
      • Empire Studios (I)
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    • Budget
      • $25,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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