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The Last House on the Left (2009) -- After kidnapping and butchering a young woman, a gang unknowingly finds refuge with the parents of the victim -- hosts who devise gruesome revenge.
The Last House on the Left (2009) -- Clip; Emma pretends to seduce Francis
The Last House on the Left (2009) -- Behind the scenes: Banister fall
The Last House on the Left (2009) -- Interview: Wes Craven "On trusting Dennnis to create his own vision"
The Last House on the Left (2009) -- Trailer: A remake of the classic Wes Craven film

Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   6,806 votes
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Director:
Dennis Iliadis
Writers (WGA):
Adam Alleca (screenplay) and
Carl Ellsworth (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
13 March 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
If bad people hurt someone you love, how far would you go to hurt them back?
Plot:
After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang led by a prison escapee unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging the parents of one of the victims -- a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics. | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(47 articles)
Writer/director talks his (blood) Red, White & Blue
 (From Fangoria. 29 June 2009, 1:41 PM, PDT)

The Turnpike Killer hits the road in New York
 (From Fangoria. 25 June 2009, 2:17 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Pretty good, for a re-make more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for sadistic brutal violence including a rape and disturbing images, language, nudity and some drug use.
Runtime:
110 min | 114 min (unrated version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #44897) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | UK:18 | South Korea:18 | Ireland:18 | Finland:K-18 | Netherlands:16 | France:-16 | Germany:18 (nf) | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/18 | Mexico:C
Filming Locations:
Cape Town, South Africa
Company:
Rogue Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Producer Jonathan Craven actually appeared as a child in the original The Last House on the Left (1972). He was the young boy with the balloon that Krug bursts as he walks past on the street. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The boat in the film for which they could not find the keys was a newer model Ski Nautique. These particular boats DO NOT use keys. They use a four digit start code which you must input into the key-less ignition panel. You can in fact see this panel in one of the first shots of the boat which shows the dash. It is marked by a big red START button. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Morton: [telling joke to Giles] So the next week, he's even hornier. And this time, he's got twenty bucks instead of ten. He goes back to the whorehouse, he slaps down the twenty, and tells the madam he needs to get off, but he ain't going to screw no goddamn chicken this time. She says it still ain't much, but she can help. She tells him to go to the room at the top of the stairs. This time there's just a bunch of guys jerking off, but one of the jerk off guys assures him "oh hey, it's cool, it's cool" and he waves him over to this whole toilet they're all looking through...
Krug: Oh, can we stop please? I really gotta take a piss.
Morton: Fuck you.
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Movie Connections:
Remake of The Last House on the Left (1972) more
Soundtrack:
Catch Me If You Can more

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12 out of 20 people found the following comment useful:-
Pretty good, for a re-make, 23 March 2009
7/10
Author: alanmora from United States

If you've ever read any of my other reviews you know how I feel personally about re-makes. Most horror fans feel the same way I do (yet we still watch these things!) so needless to say I went into this movie expecting to be disappointed. I was actually pleasantly surprised by how well this one was. Yes there are the usual cases of character name changes, scene and dialog changes and complete story line changes for no apparent reason but the basic premise that made the original film so creepy was somehow still retained. The major story line change in this one has been discussed in previous reviews and revolves around main character Mari (I won't reveal any major changes for the benefit of those who haven't seen it yet) and yes I was EXTREMELY disappointed with these changes but as I said I went into the film expecting to be let down so this helped to soften the blow. This version of "Last House on the Left" has a considerable amount of added gore sequences as well but they are not overly done or thrown in for no apparent reason other than shock value (as was the case in the unofficial 'Last House on the Left' re-make 'Chaos' directed by David DeFalco). Nowadays there really is no way to re-create the grainy, almost documentary like filming style of the original which is one of the main elements that added to the general feel of the film, but these filmmakers did an exceptional job of making the viewer curl in disgust at the actions of the villains and cheer and applaud the violence that befalls them. If you enjoyed the original you will most likely enjoy this one as well...just make sure you watch it and avoid the aforementioned "Chaos".

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