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Violated

  • 1984
  • R
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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Violated (1984)
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An actress in New York City goes against a group of gangsters who are abusing her "party girl" friends.An actress in New York City goes against a group of gangsters who are abusing her "party girl" friends.An actress in New York City goes against a group of gangsters who are abusing her "party girl" friends.

  • Director
    • Richard Cannistraro
  • Writers
    • Richard Cannistraro
    • Bennett Sims
  • Stars
    • J.C. Quinn
    • John Heard
    • Daniel Balin
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    129
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Cannistraro
    • Writers
      • Richard Cannistraro
      • Bennett Sims
    • Stars
      • J.C. Quinn
      • John Heard
      • Daniel Balin
    • 6User reviews
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    J.C. Quinn
    J.C. Quinn
    • Kevin McBane
    John Heard
    John Heard
    • Skipper
    Daniel Balin
    • Jack Diamond
    • (as D. Balin)
    Richard Cannistraro
    • Derrick Solo
    Kaye Dowd
    • Shirley Robb
    Lisanne Falk
    Lisanne Falk
    • Judy Engels
    Samantha Fox
    Samantha Fox
    • Joan
    Carl Gordon
    Carl Gordon
    • District Attorney
    Carole Francis
    Carole Francis
    • Katy Carson
    • (as Carol Francis)
    Juliet Graham
    • Marilyn Diamond
    • (as Chris MacLeod)
    Jonathan Ward
    Jonathan Ward
    • Danny Robb
    Randy Jurgensen
    Randy Jurgensen
    • Police Sergeant
    William Galarno
    • Dave
    • (as Bill Galarno)
    Elizabeth Kaitan
    Elizabeth Kaitan
    • Liz Grant
    Roger Caine
    Roger Caine
    • Frank Lyon
    • (as Alec Massey)
    Charles Gilbert
    • Zimmerman
    Claude Vincent
    • Manley
    Daisy White
    Daisy White
    • Lisa Robb
    • (as April Daisy White)
    • Director
      • Richard Cannistraro
    • Writers
      • Richard Cannistraro
      • Bennett Sims
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    • Trivia
      Future Men in Black (1997) director Barry Sonnenfeld worked on this movie as the additional photographer.
    • Alternate versions
      The film was banned in Australia in 1985. It was passed with an R rating after being cut from 85min to 82min.

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    2/10
    And that's exactly how you'll feel afterwards... Violated!
    Okay, wow, there are so many things wrong with this film I don't even properly know where to begin! "Violated" is a bad film in terms of plotting, acting, and directing, but that really isn't the main issue. It's also just plain wrong from every moral and ethical perspective. We've seen a lot of extremely misogynistic and brutally graphic slashers and exploitation movies during the 70s and early 80s, but even they had more of an overall sense of decency than this (righteously) obscure low-budget piece of filth.

    The plot, for as far as you can refer to it as such, revolves around how a beautiful, young, and very nave actress - Lisa Robb - is lured to the house party of a rich producer, and then getting viciously raped by him, his buddy and even his shrew of a wife. When the girl presses charges, she's laughed at by the police, humiliated in court, and loses her role in a popular TV-sitcom. So far, so good. I mean, it's trash, but there are quite many 70s/80s "rape and revenge" movies dealing with the same, or a very similar, plot.

    What makes "Violated" unacceptable and morally repulsive are a bunch of sequences and assumptions that are downright sick, and yet incorporated into the film like they are the most common things in the world. The first rape victim is treated more disrespectful by the police than by the actual rapist. One of Lisa's actress friends is literally begging to get raped as well. The 40-year-old, and very unattractive, cop starts a relationship with an 18-year-old rape victim. It's suggested that a raped girl went into the prostitution business afterwards because it makes good money. A 13-year-old brother walks into the room of his naked sister, but they act like it's totally normal. Etc. The only reason why I'm giving the film one extra point is because the actresses (Daisy White, Elizabeth Kaitan, Juliet Graham, ...) are very good-looking, and they certainly do have talent, but they sadly ended up in the wrong movie.

    I have my own theory of why "Violated" is such a rejectable effort. Richard Cannistraro wrote, directed, produced, and played the part of the most loathsome rapist, all by himself. He did everything alone, but do you know how many other movies he worked on in his "career"? None. Zero. This individual isn't a filmmaker, and he never intended to be one. He's simply a perv who wanted to film his own twisted fantasies, and somehow succeeded.
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    • Release date
      • January 2, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Eiskalt geschändet
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Cinematronics
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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