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American Gothic

Synopsis:

This eccentric, amusingly sick Canadian production involves a group of annoying yuppies who charter a plane for a camping getaway, only to find themselves making an emergency landing on an isolated, forest-covered island. They are taken in by the only inhabitants, the rabidly-religious "Ma & Pa" (Yvonne De Carlo and Rod Steiger), who seem trapped in a Norman Rockwellian time-warp and are invited to stay the night. This proves to be every bit as unpleasant as it seems -- especially after the hapless campers are introduced to the psychotic, middle-aged "children" (Michael J. Pollard and Janet Wright) -- who appear to be pushing 50.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: John Hough
  • Studio: Pinetalk Ltd., Manor Ground, Brent Walker, Vestron
  • Year: 1987
  • Run Time: 89 minutes
  • Country: Canada
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Horror
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 1988 06 10 (USA)

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