Synopsis
On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs on the way, the pair run afoul of a group of vicious crooks, headed up by the sadistic Krug.
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Cast
- Sandra PeabodyMari Collingwood
- Lucy GranthamPhyllis Stone
- David HessKrug Stillo
- Fred J. LincolnFred 'Weasel' Padowski
- Jeramie RainSadie
- Marc ShefflerJunior Stillo
- Richard TowersDr. John Collingwood
- Cynthia CarrMrs. Estelle Collingwood
- Ada WashingtonAda
- Marshall AnkerSheriff
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
A tough, bitter little sleeper of a movie that's about four times as good as you'd expect. - 83
The A.V. Club
Wes Craven's The Last House On The Left occasionally plays like the longest, grisliest drug-scare film ever made. - 80
Time Out
This sub-$100,000 exploitation movie fused the sleazy intensity of the grindhouse with the piercing intelligence of an art film, and remains a brutal but rewarding experience. - 75
Slant Magazine
It’s the ultimate Vietnam allegory, except there’s no room for peace here, just war. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
An ugly, disturbing, passionately conceived cult favorite, Last House on the Left is much more complex (albeit crudely made) than its controversial reputation would suggest. - 63
Chicago Reader
Ruthless, poundingly violent horror film, directed by Wes Craven. It isn't artistically adroit, but if success in this genre is counted by squirms, it's a success. - 60
Empire
Sartorially dated certainly, but still powerful, disturbing and raw. - 30
The New York Times
The party who wrote this sickening tripe and also directed the inept actors is Wes Craven.
