The controversial rape-revenge horror was met with disgust at the time but there remains something compelling about its deranged worldview
David Hess and Jeramie Rain in The Last House on the Left.Last modified on Tue 30 Aug 2022 07.09 BST
And here’s the epigraph: “The events you are about to witness are true. Names and locations have been changed to protect those individuals still living.”That second quote about the film’s supposed veracity is a little William Castle-style gimmicky, like putting buzzers under theater seats. But before the first image even appeared on the screen, audiences 50 years ago were asked to brace themselves for an experience they weren’t used to having, even in other exploitation films.
On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari has blossomed into liberated womanhood, but she’s about to step into a world of burnouts and lowlifes that are eager to take advantage. Though her parents are concerned about her vulgar friend Phyllis driving her from their country home to an urban “slum” to see a rock concert, they reluctantly respect the fact that she’s growing up.
The Last House on the Left wouldn’t gain much appreciation until much later, after The Texas Chainsaw Massacre affirmed the power of horror realism.
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