In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.
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Cast
Mia Goth | ... |
Maxine / Pearl
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Jenna Ortega | ... |
Lorraine
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Brittany Snow | ... |
Bobby-Lynne
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Kid Cudi | ... |
Jackson
(as Scott Mescudi)
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Martin Henderson | ... |
Wayne
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Owen Campbell | ... |
RJ
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Stephen Ure | ... |
Howard
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James Gaylyn | ... |
Sheriff Dentler
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Simon Prast | ... |
Televangelist
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Geoff Dolan | ... |
Deputy
(as Geoffrey Dolan)
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Matthew J. Saville | ... |
Officer Mitchell
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Bryony Skillington | ... |
Store Clerk
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Directed by
Ti West | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Ti West | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Jared Connon | ... | line producer |
Kid Cudi | ... | executive producer (as Scott Mescudi) |
Dennis Cummings | ... | executive producer |
Jacob Jaffke | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
Harrison Kreiss | ... | producer (produced by) |
Ashley Levinson | ... | executive producer |
Sam Levinson | ... | executive producer |
Karina Manashil | ... | executive producer |
Peter Phok | ... | executive producer |
Kevin Turen | ... | producer (produced by) |
Ti West | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
Tyler Bates | ... | (music by) |
Chelsea Wolfe | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
Eliot Rockett | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
David Kashevaroff | ||
Ti West |
Editorial Department
Dan Best | ... | head of production: Park Road Post Production |
Ian Bidgood | ... | technical supervisor: Park Road Post Production |
Mathieu Fraser | ... | media operator: Park Road Post Production |
Rob Gordon | ... | online editor: Park Road Post Production |
Amanda Heatley | ... | post producer: Park Road Post Production |
Damian McDonnell | ... | colorist: Park Road Post Production |
Scott Milligan | ... | assistant editor |
Rajeev Mishra | ... | media operator: Park Road Post Production |
Wattana Moeung | ... | senior data wrangler: Park Road Post Production |
Dean Watkins | ... | general manager: Park Road Post Production |
Casting By
Rebecca Dealy | ||
Jessica Kelly |
Production Design by
Tom Hammock |
Art Direction by
Alex Falkner |
Set Decoration by
Thomas Salpietro | ... | (as Tom Salpietro) |
Costume Design by
Malgosia Turzanska |
Makeup Department
Sofia Bue Pedersen | ... | additional makeup/special effects/hair artist |
Brad Cunningham | ... | additional makeup/special effects/hair artist |
Luigi D'Andrea | ... | prosthetics sculptor: for Mimic FX |
Cody Dysart | ... | wigmaker |
Katie Fox-Heywood | ... | additional makeup/special effects/hair artist |
Frankie Karena | ... | key hair artist |
Jose Noriega | ... | makeup/special effects/hair artist |
Cristina Patterson | ... | contact lens painter |
Robert Pickens | ... | wigmaker |
Sanchia Reed | ... | makeup/hair artist |
Sarah Rubano | ... | makeup/hair designer department head |
Blair Ryan | ... | additional makeup/special effects/hair artist |
Kevin Wasner | ... | key makeup special effects artist |
Franca Gallo | ... | makeup/special effects/hair artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Austin Hobson | ... | assistant unit manager |
Jacob Jaffke | ... | unit production manager |
Peter Phok | ... | post-production supervisor |
Nathan Reinhart | ... | executive in charge |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benjamin Bamford | ... | third assistant director |
Ant Davies | ... | second assistant director |
Tomas Deckaj | ... | first assistant director (as Tomas 'Dutch' Deckaj) |
Sophie Massey Broadbery | ... | second second assistant director (as B. Massey Broadbery) |
Art Department
Grace Acheson | ... | standby property |
Daniel Aird | ... | plasterer (as Dan Aird) |
Craig Ashworth | ... | greens person |
Martin Bath | ... | armorer |
Harrison Begg | ... | greens person |
Donna Brooker | ... | greens person |
Jared Brownlie | ... | carpenter |
Gareth Cairns | ... | construction foreperson |
Jayden Chant | ... | carpenter |
Rachael Cooper | ... | art coordinator |
Piripi Couch | ... | construction runner |
Gillie Coxill | ... | textiles |
Scott Davis | ... | assistant set dresser |
Kelvin De Wit | ... | construction runner |
Clive Denham | ... | welder |
Ryan Dobbin | ... | paint laborer |
Andrew Driver | ... | lead person (as Andy Driver) |
Sarah Dunn | ... | graphic designer |
Yasmin Dupont | ... | scenic painter |
Tony Ferrier | ... | wallpaperer |
Ruby Fitzgerald | ... | assistant property master |
Mark Grenfell | ... | senior buyer |
Andy Hastings | ... | construction foreperson |
Mike Hills | ... | paint laborer |
Jason Holland | ... | scenic plasterer |
Dean Hudson | ... | on set dresser |
Ethan Hurley | ... | scenic painter |
Zachary Hyland | ... | assistant set dresser |
Colin Jackson | ... | standby property assistant |
Anna Jenkins | ... | paint foreperson |
Daniel Jensen | ... | carpenter |
Jeremiah Kawana | ... | paint laborer |
Hancey Koning | ... | scenic painter |
Jeffrey Koning | ... | sign writer (as Jeff Koning) |
Andrew Lloyd | ... | construction manager (as Andrew 'Hunger' Lloyd) |
John Lott | ... | assistant art director |
Julia Mansford | ... | textiles |
Abby Mariama | ... | property assistant |
Olivia Masicz | ... | art production assistant |
Leonie May | ... | buyer |
Sue Mercer | ... | graphic designer |
Codey Morris | ... | on set dresser |
Gerald Morse | ... | set decorator practical electrician |
Johno Morton | ... | carpenter |
Kate Muir | ... | scenic painter |
River O'Brien | ... | construction runner |
Patrick Pabalan | ... | assistant set dresser |
Phred Palmer | ... | property master |
Jack Reid | ... | set builder |
Ngaere Robertson | ... | set dresser |
Tony Rush | ... | lead scenic painter |
Karijus Schlogl | ... | set designer |
Winks Schmidt | ... | construction foreperson (as William 'Winks' Schmidt) |
Lauren Stewart | ... | standby painter |
Mahana Thompson | ... | carpenter |
Nicholas Thorns | ... | greens foreperson |
Richard Te Ua | ... | scenic painter |
Anthony Verhoeven | ... | scenic painter |
Anna Walsh-Wrightson | ... | art coordinator |
Ben Wootten | ... | illustrator |
Sound Department
Davi Aquino | ... | foley editor |
Joe Birkman | ... | stage engineer |
Tom Efinger | ... | adr engineer / dialogue and adr editor |
Matthew Ericson | ... | sound effects editor |
Steve Finnigan | ... | adr engineer |
Pascal Garneau | ... | sound effects editor |
Jonathan Greber | ... | supervising sound editor |
Allan Gus | ... | adr engineer |
Chris Hiles | ... | sound mixer |
Goro Koyama | ... | foley artist |
Tim Limer | ... | stage engineer |
Bill Meadows | ... | re-recording mix technician |
Phil Minard | ... | adr engineer |
Frank A. Montaño | ... | re-recording mixer |
Michael A. Morongell | ... | stage engineer (as Mike Morongell) |
Jacob Ortiz | ... | adr engineer |
Graham Reznick | ... | re-recording mixer / sound design by / supervising sound editor |
Abigail Savage | ... | sound effects editor |
Ken Saville | ... | sound mixer |
Kevin Schultz | ... | foley mixer |
Jeff Seelye | ... | audio post producer |
Sam Spicer | ... | boom operator |
James Wright | ... | dolby atmos engineer (as Jim Wright) |
Eliza Zolnai | ... | second sound assistant |
Special Effects by
McGregor Allen | ... | creature fabrication: Scale Studios |
Kim Beaton | ... | creature fabrication: Scale Studios |
Bam Blaikie | ... | special effects technician |
Sofia Bue Pedersen | ... | prosthetics project supervisor: Weta Workshop (as Sofia Person) |
Karl Chisholm | ... | pyro technician |
Daniel Cockersell | ... | prosthetics sculpting supervisor: Weta Workshop |
Sam Cotter-Dephoff | ... | creature fabrication: Scale Studios |
Stephen Crowe | ... | prosthetics art director: Weta Workshop |
Cody Derbyshire | ... | creature fabrication: Scale Studios |
Jason Docherty | ... | prosthetics designer: Weta Workshop |
Kim Docherty | ... | prosthetics supervisor: Weta Workshop |
Taylor Docherty | ... | prosthetics: Weta Woskshop |
Brian Duff | ... | special effects on set coordinator |
Vaughan Flanagan | ... | prosthetics senior concept artist: Weta Workshop |
Rob Gillies | ... | prosthetics head of manufacture: Weta Workshop |
Milli Griffin | ... | prosthetics production coordinator: Weta Workshop |
Chris Guise | ... | prosthetics senior concept artist: Weta Workshop |
Dylan Hutton | ... | prosthetics: Weta Woskshop |
Shaan Ingram | ... | special effects technician |
Steve Ingram | ... | special effects consultant |
Kathryn Jackson | ... | prosthetics senior production manager: Weta Workshop |
Craig James | ... | prosthetics casting: Weta Workshop |
Bryn Jones | ... | prosthetics: Weta Woskshop |
Michael Kenna | ... | prosthetics: Weta Woskshop |
Trevor Kiely | ... | special effects senior technician (as Trevor 'Bubbles' Kiely) |
Manny Lemus | ... | prosthetics: Weta Woskshop |
Cassandra Lopez | ... | prosthetics: Weta Woskshop |
Joaquin Loyzaga | ... | creature fabrication: Scale Studios |
Dongjun Lu | ... | prosthetics concept artist: Weta Workshop |
Rita Maxim | ... | prosthetics production manager: Weta Workshop |
Freya Milner | ... | prosthetics: Weta Woskshop |
Richard Reiss | ... | prosthetics: Weta Woskshop |
Steven Saunders | ... | creature fabrication: Scale Studios |
Talei Searell | ... | prosthetics supervising production manager: Weta Workshop |
Robert Skene | ... | prosthetics mold making supervisor: Weta Workshop |
Scott Sutherland | ... | special effects consultant |
Richard Taylor | ... | prosthetics creative lead: Weta Workshop |
Will Toft | ... | prosthetics mold making: Weta Workshop |
Tahiwi Trenor-Hunt | ... | prosthetics senior concept artist: Weta Workshop (as Tahiwi Trevor Hunt) |
Mike Wallace | ... | prosthetics mold making: Weta Workshop |
Petar Zivkovic | ... | special effects prep coordinator (as Peter Zivkovic) |
Bas Schwarz | ... | mouldmaker and special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Niki Bern | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX |
Paul Campion | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX |
Troy Darben | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX |
Rhys Dippie | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX |
Julia Egerton | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX |
Nick Elliott-Pimm | ... | visual effects production: OHUFX |
Petra Lovrencic | ... | visual effects production: OHUFX |
Kurt Morissette | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX |
Marc Morissette | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX |
Tom Morissette | ... | visual effects production: OHUFX |
Yvonne Muinde | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX |
Jared Pejkovic | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX |
Dean Richichi | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX |
Frank Rueter | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX / visual effects supervisor: OHUFX |
Grace Testa | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX |
Kara Vandeleur | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX / visual effects production: OHUFX |
Randy Vellacott | ... | visual effects artist: OHUFX (as Randy Vallacott) |
Reed Yerien | ... | roto/prep artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
Ditha Angraini | ... | stunt double: Bolly-Lynne |
Abigail Buchan | ... | stunt double: Maxine & Pearl |
Rodney Cook | ... | stunt coordinator |
Augie Davis | ... | stunt coordinator |
Jacqueline Lee Geurts | ... | stunt double: Maxine & Pearl (as Jacqueline Guertz) |
Jess Johns | ... | stunt duble: Lorraine |
Thomas McGinty | ... | stunt duble: RJ |
Megan Morrison | ... | stunt double: Bobby-Lynne |
Karlie Newport | ... | stunt double: Maxine & Pearl |
Adam Richards | ... | stunt duble: Wayne |
Camera and Electrical Department
Laetitia Belen | ... | first assistant camera |
Kerry Brown | ... | special photographer: behind the scenes |
Matthew Brown | ... | camera trainee |
Angelu Cayanan | ... | second assistant camera |
Oliver Crawford | ... | stills assistant: Behind the Scenes |
Dominic Crossman | ... | electrician |
Brendan Dee | ... | video playback operator |
Travis Edwards | ... | rigging grip |
Dion Hartley | ... | key grip |
Conrad Hawkins | ... | company grip |
Adrian Hebron | ... | gaffer (as Adrian 'Rookie' Hebron) |
Jan Kleinheins | ... | best person grip |
Martin Le Breton | ... | digital image technician |
Harrison Macharg | ... | ronin technician |
Andy MacRae | ... | electrician |
Peter McCaffrey | ... | camera operator |
Ezra McDonald | ... | dut/data wrangler |
Dusty Millar | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / first assistant camera |
Chris Moss | ... | still photographer |
Chris Murphy | ... | electrician |
Mark Papalii | ... | best person electric |
Jay Rei | ... | senior lighting rigger |
Justin Sykes | ... | dolly grip |
Hansel Verkerk | ... | generator operator |
James Williams | ... | company grip |
Daimon Wright | ... | scorpio technician |
Casting Department
Rebecca Birstock | ... | casting associate |
Desiree Rose Cheer | ... | background casting |
Karla Spika | ... | casting assistant: New Zealand |
Stu Turner | ... | casting: New Zealand |
Joe Fisher | ... | casting associate: New Zealand (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Taipua Adams | ... | dyer technician/laundry |
Lucy Edwards | ... | costume production assistant |
Sally Gray | ... | assistant costume designer |
Cilla Harnett | ... | costume supervisor |
Daisy Marcuzzi | ... | costume buyer |
Melissa Mundt | ... | costume machinist |
Jess Neff | ... | standby/truck assistant |
Jasmine Rogers-Scott | ... | key set costumer (as Jasmine Roger Scott) |
Holly Williamson | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
Molly Cattell | ... | location assist |
Emma Chapman | ... | location production assistant |
Jarred Collins | ... | location production assistant |
David Curtis | ... | locations scout |
Paul Stieglbauer | ... | location manager |
Connor Summerton | ... | location production assistant |
Music Department
Matias Ambrogi-Torres | ... | music preparation |
Jaeson Brooks | ... | music licensing coordinator |
Ben Chisholm | ... | composer: additional music |
Lorena Perez Batista | ... | music preparation |
Joe Rudge | ... | music supervisor |
Cheryl Wang | ... | music licensing coordinator |
Script and Continuity Department
Carol A. Compton | ... | script clearances: IndieClear (as Carol Compton) |
Melissa Lawrence | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Joel A.D. | ... | vehicle upholsterer (as Joel A D) |
Sonia Bass | ... | swing driver |
Warren Beatey | ... | swing driver |
Gina Beecroft | ... | swing driver |
Al Brooks | ... | picture vehicle wrangler |
Jim Carroll | ... | Cast Driver |
Michael Chew | ... | swing driver |
Dean Clarke | ... | swing driver |
John Clement | ... | swing driver |
Wayne Cottle | ... | swing driver |
Ruby Crawshaw | ... | swing driver |
Philip Deibert | ... | transport driver (as Philip C Deibert) |
Sally Foster | ... | transport coordinator |
Mean Gene | ... | swing driver |
Laura Hallberg | ... | swing driver |
Tim Harris | ... | transport supervisor |
Huriana Hokianga | ... | swing driver |
Phil Horrocks | ... | swing driver |
Daniel Kiripatea | ... | swing driver |
Rohit Kumar | ... | swing driver |
Phil Lamberg | ... | swing driver |
E. Lefever | ... | swing driver (as E Lefever) |
Josh Loomb | ... | swing driver |
Lexi Luo | ... | swing driver |
Wayne Mackenzie | ... | swing driver |
David Mansfield | ... | swing driver |
Linda Martin | ... | picture vehicle assist |
Paul Mcilwee | ... | swing driver |
Kevin MIllanta | ... | swing driver |
Bernie Mulhern | ... | swing driver |
Kirsten Muxlow | ... | cast driver |
Craig Poll | ... | swing driver |
Martin Pringle | ... | swing driver |
Hayden Robinson | ... | swing driver / waste technician |
Megan Robinson | ... | swing driver |
Glenn Shaw | ... | transport captain |
Michael Sturm | ... | swing driver |
Wayne Subritzky | ... | picture vehicle coordinator |
Kevin Taylor | ... | swing driver |
Wayne Underhill | ... | swing driver |
Dave White | ... | swing driver |
Darian Wislang | ... | picture vehicle painter/finisher |
Alan Woodfield | ... | transport electrician |
Jesse Woollett | ... | swing driver |
Additional Crew
Monique Andrews | ... | assistant accountant |
Margaret Austin | ... | double: Pearl |
Turara 'Junior' Bates | ... | personal security (as Junior Bates) |
Wade Beaven | ... | craft/unit assistant |
Lucy Burns | ... | production secretary |
Alice May Connolly | ... | double: Maxine & Pearl |
Phil Couch | ... | medic |
Steve Cronin | ... | barge crew |
Seanne Culhane | ... | assistant production office coordinator |
Sarah Cull | ... | production counsel: New Zealand |
Stacey Davis | ... | production counsel |
Joe Fragassi | ... | post production accountant |
Julie Gower | ... | craft service manager |
Leona Hayes | ... | caterer: Billionaires Catering |
Hannah V. Henderson | ... | on set production assistant (as Hannah V Henderson) |
Nicola Higham | ... | caterer: Billionaires Catering |
Kyle Hooker | ... | assistant accountant |
Neal Jonas | ... | titles designer |
Sarah Kernochan | ... | film clip courtesy of: Marjoe |
Karen Kong | ... | payroll accountant |
Jack Launder | ... | office production assistant |
Pearl Lieberman | ... | additional clearances |
Rick Lipton | ... | dialect coach |
Verity Mackintosh | ... | production coordinator |
Greg Marsden | ... | skipper |
Courtney Mayhew | ... | publicist |
Claire McCann | ... | accommodation assistant |
Gamel Kate O'Brien | ... | office production assistant (as Gamel O'Brien) |
John Osborne | ... | marine coordinator |
Kelly Palmer | ... | caterer: Billionaires Catering |
Murray Pike | ... | health & safety supervisor |
Anthony Pizzini | ... | clearance supervisor |
Anastasya Achita Putri | ... | post production accountant (as Anastasya Putri) |
Ayler Raven-Pearce | ... | accounting clerk |
Celia Rowlson-Hall | ... | movement coach (as Celia Rowlson) |
Nathan Roy | ... | craft/unit assistant |
Darren Shead | ... | caterer: Billionaires Catering |
Jane Simons | ... | on set production assistant |
Reneau Skinner | ... | production accountant |
Fletcher Stevenson | ... | water safety |
Richard Te Ua | ... | medic |
Tandi Wright | ... | intimacy coordinator |
Jack Mensah | ... | body double (uncredited) |
William Michael Redman | ... | audio description narrator (uncredited) |
Inman Young | ... | head of production (uncredited) |
Thanks
Amanda Mescudi | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- KinoVista (2022) (France)
- A24 (2022) (United States) (theatrical)
- Capelight Pictures (2022) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Entertainment Film Distributors (2022) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Gussi Films (2022) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Tanweer Alliances (2022) (Greece) (theatrical)
- The Searchers (2022) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- The Searchers (2022) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- VVS Films (2022) (Canada) (theatrical)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2022) (Portugal)
- eOne Films Spain (2022) (Spain)
Special Effects
- Weta Workshop (prosthetics design and manufacture by)
- Scale Studios (creature fabrication)
- Mimic FX (additional prosthetics)
- Cluster Films (visual effects in collaboration with)
- Assembly (visual effects in collaboration with)
- Ohu FX (visual effects by)
- Stage 23 (visual effects in collaboration with)
- NZFX (special effects equipment provided by)
Other Companies
- AVID Technology (acknowledgement)
- AVID Technology (editorial system)
- Alterian (special thanks)
- American Humane Association (acknowledgement: American Humane monitored the animal action. No animal was harmed® (AH 10623))
- Ausfilm (special thanks)
- Autoglyph Endcrawl (acknowledgement)
- Autoglyph Endcrawl (end credits made with)
- Avalon Studios Limited (production facility)
- Avalon Studios Limited (special thanks)
- Avid Non-Linear Editing Systems (editoria system)
- Billionaire's Catreing (catering)
- Caravan Sam (caravans)
- Cast and Crew (payroll services provided by)
- Cinehook (special thanks)
- D.O.C. Security Protective Services (security services provided by)
- Digital Vortechs (editorial facilities)
- Dolby Laboratories (acknowledgement)
- Endcrawl.com (end credits made with)
- Filmtec (grip equipment provided by)
- Footsteps Post-Production Sound (foley recording studio)
- Goldcrest Post Production New York (adr recording facilities)
- Images and Sound (adr recording facilities)
- Imagezone (camera equipment provided by)
- IndieClear (script clearance)
- IndieClear (script clearances provided by)
- Monkeyland Audio (adr recording facilities)
- NBC Universal Studio Post (rerecording sound services)
- New Zealand Film Commission (the filmmakers acknowledge the assistance of: the New Zealand Government's Screen Production Grant)
- Park Road Post Production (editorial facilities)
- Park Road Post Production (mastering services)
- Portsmouth Rentals (lighting equipment provided by)
- Pro Services (special thanks)
- Quick Sounds (sound effects from)
- Red Hook Post (acknowledgement)
- Red Hook Post (adr recording facilities)
- Rubber Band (special thanks)
- SAG-AFTRA (acknowledgement)
- Screen Wellington (special thanks)
- ScreenWest (special thanks)
- Skywalker Sound (post-production sound services)
- Stone Street Studios (sound stages)
- The Law Frm of Stacey A. Davis (production counsel: UntedStates)
- Wildhart Workshop (special thanks)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Set in 1979, adult movie actors and a small film crew arrive to a farmhouse occupied by an elderly couple in the desolate Texas countryside to film an adult movie. As the day shifts to night, the visitors slowly realize that they are not safe, and are being targeted by a nearby enemy. |
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Taglines | Dying to Show You a Good Time See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | There was an actual adult film called The Farmer's Daughters (1976), which is infamous because it starred future acclaimed mainstream writer and actor Spalding Gray. See more » |
Goofs | Maxine's blue eye shadow has washed off after swimming in the lake, but it's fully reapplied as she enters the farmhouse, despite her not stopping to reapply it. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in X (2022). See more » |
Soundtracks | Landslide See more » |
Crazy Credits | After the credits, there is a trailer for the prequel "Pearl" starring Mia Goth, with the events taking place in 1918. See more » |
Quotes |
Wayne:
We're gonna be rich! Feel how hard my cock is! See more » |